I am still studying CCleaner and have registered so I can participate in the forum. Would it be wise to set a System Restore before running the Cleaner? And are the default settings pretty much what works best? Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:03 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Java Update > Glo and Gman, > > I am 177% confident in CCleaner. I have never had it "clean" anything I > ever had cause to regret. I admit I do, on occasion, tell it to backup > the parts of the registry it will clean but again, it has never cleaned > anything I needed and I have never used a backup. Probably 98% of what > it finds is references to files no longer on the hard drive or no longer > needed or references left behind after an install, update or uninstall. > > CCleaner also does an excellent job cleaning up unnecessary files > similar to what CleanUp! 4.x or Window's own "Disk Cleanup" does. I > have never regretted using this feature either. > > Revo Uninstaller is an uninstall utility that will first try using the > programs uninstall utility, if not available, it will use XP's or > Vista's uninstall utility. Afterwards, if so instructed, it will do a > thorough inspection of your system and remove some, most or all of the > leftovers. I always use CCleaner after all uninstalls just to be sure > everything is removed. It almost always finds something that was missed > by both of those. > > I suggest finding and downloading the "portable" version of these > programs. The virtues of portability have been discussed here on > several occasions so I will not repeat them now. > > ccleaner ver 2.22.968 - portable is available here: > http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds (so is the "normal" version) > > revo uninstaller is available here: > http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html > > > Don > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------