Vista - Latest CCleaner version released

Thanks :P Im gonna download it right now... ill check out the website before though. Seems legit + helpful to my lappy Thanks Brink + All

You're welcome DarkDavil.

Oh yea, this (CCleaner) combined with Auslogics BoostSpeed = Wow! Even try out the free. version of it, the few days you can use the BoostSpeed, it will make your computer go crazy with speed, And i.. luckily got an illegal but fully operational version of it... so im allll good..

Hi Brink,

Thanks for starting this thread on CCleaner!

I recently reistalled WinXP Pro from scratch and loaded all MS Updates, drivers and core software that I use. The system is still clean and pristine to this point.

If I run CCleaner's "analyze" on the registry, I assume it will show what it thinks can be safely removed, even if WinXP Pro is running perfectly right now. Should I go ahead and let CCleaner do what it thinks is necessary?

How do you experts determine what to allow CCleaner do to your registry?

Thanks,Sky

Hello Sky,

Normally what CCleaner finds for the registry is safe to remove, but I like to look at the DATA and PROBLEM column to check and make sure that nothing is listed that I do not want removed. To be extra safe, you can create a restore point in case something gets deleted that messes up your system so you can do a System Restore to undo it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi Shawn,

I'll review what CCleaner thinks is safe to remove, since my current situation is probably the best time to see what is OK "not" to remove, since my system is currently clean and pristine. It's probably as good a time as any to start gaining experience with CCleaner to be able to do what you're doing in making registry decisions.

Thanks for the system restore suggestion too,
Sky

You're welcome.

New CCleaner 2.22.968 version released. See first post for more details.

Shawn

I was following the "Setting up Vista for Speed Guide" found here: Setting Up Vista for Speed Guide and the author seems to not like CCleaner very much.

I have used the program before and it seems just fine, but is there any reason why someone shouldn't use this program to clean up their computer?

What do you think of CCleaner vs TuneUp Utilities?

Thanks.

Hello Odd,
As long as you backup your registry before doing anything with CCleaner, you will not have a problem.
When using CCleaner it will prompt you to do this.
I am not familiar with Tuneup Utilities, so i cant comment on that, but if you use CCleaner responsibly, you wont have a problem.
Hope this helps, good luck.