Turning off avast to defrag

[bob3160]

I use the registry cleaning feature in CCleaner frequently and 95% of the time elect not to back up the changes. I have never had a problem doing things that way.

Unless you're an expert at cleaning the registry, the safest thing to do is to NOT clean the registry.

[HDW38]

I use the registry cleaning feature in CCleaner frequently and 95% of the time elect not to back up the changes. I have never had a problem doing things that way.

Unless you're an expert at cleaning the registry, the safest thing to do is to NOT clean the registry.

Hi!

A few hours ago I downloaded 'CCleaner' to see, what's the better choice: 'CCleaner' or 'Sweepi'. After installing 'CCleaner' I run it and after that running 'Defraggler' (for MS-Defrag is s..t).
After the restart of the system (XP) I ran 'Sweepi' and that saved 10 MB extra space! 

BTW: I missed starting a Registry-backup in 'CCleaner', 'Sweepi' asks before starting!

HDW38

[bob3160]

@HDW38,
How does what I posted and what you quoted relate to your post

[HDW38]

@HDW38,
How does what I posted and what you quoted relate to your post

I'd never turn off avast before defrag. 

[bob3160]

@HDW38,
How does what I posted and what you quoted relate to your post

I'd never turn off avast before defrag. 

The quote referred to "not cleaning the registry"

[HDW38]

@HDW38,
How does what I posted and what you quoted relate to your post

I'd never turn off avast before defrag. 

The quote referred to "not cleaning the registry"

Dear Bob!

I got that.  But i just wanted to remark, that kind of those programs need a registry-backup. 
Please excuse, if I misunderstood you.

HDW38

[bob3160]

 

[HDW38]

That's kind of 'nice', you ever use in your profile. 

[Dch48]

I use the registry cleaning feature in CCleaner frequently and 95% of the time elect not to back up the changes. I have never had a problem doing things that way.

Unless you're an expert at cleaning the registry, the safest thing to do is to NOT clean the registry.

With CCleaner you don't need to be an expert. It's totally safe, especially if you back up the changes. It really doesn't do any more (or less in my experience) than something like Revo Uninstaller does.

[bob3160]

It really doesn't do any more (or less in my experience) than something like Revo Uninstaller does.

Funny but that's something else I will not use because it has on several occasions removed shared .dll files
rendering programs other than the one being removed inoperable.
Safer to leave a few items in the registry than to remove things that shouldn't have been removed. 

[safetynut]

Okay, guys, I'm doing things bit by bit as I can.

I just installed CCleaner. Two questions at the moment:

1. Should I delete the "ccsetup319.exe" desktop file it created?

2. I see that CCleaner has an "Uninstaller" in the Tools section. Might that be a better uninstaller to use for removing MSE than the Windows Add/Remover Programs??

Appreciate all your help.

Not exactly sure when I'll set the uninstall of MSE in motion. Hopefully, tomorrow given the time and the ability to work up the courage.

[iroc9555]

1. Should I delete the "ccsetup319.exe" desktop file it created?

That would be the installer that you saved to install CCleaner. I created a folder where I keep up to date installers for the programs I usually run in my comp just in case I have to reinstall them again, but yes if you want to remove it, go ahead.

2. I see that CCleaner has an "Uninstaller" in the Tools section. Might that be a better uninstaller to use for removing MSE than the Windows Add/Remover Programs??

No. It just runs the program uninstaller. It is there for better access to Add/Remove Programs.

[CraigB]

Not exactly sure when I'll set the uninstall of MSE in motion. Hopefully, tomorrow given the time and the ability to work up the courage.

Doesn't take long (20 seconds) to uninstall MSE via remove programs reboot and run the removal tool link i posted earlyer (10 seconds) and finish with run of CCleaner. The registry cleaning with CCleaner is safe to do, iv never seen it remove something that it shouldn't unlike Revo and many other system tools.

[YoKenny]

I use the registry cleaning feature in CCleaner frequently and 95% of the time elect not to back up the changes. I have never had a problem doing things that way.

Unless you're an expert at cleaning the registry, the safest thing to do is to NOT clean the registry.

Hi!

A few hours ago I downloaded 'CCleaner' to see, what's the better choice: 'CCleaner' or 'Sweepi'. After installing 'CCleaner' I run it and after that running 'Defraggler' (for MS-Defrag is s..t).
After the restart of the system (XP) I ran 'Sweepi' and that saved 10 MB extra space! 

BTW: I missed starting a Registry-backup in 'CCleaner', 'Sweepi' asks before starting!

I tried 'Sweepi' on my Windows 7 system and it removed so much stuff that I had to restore my system to its last backup. 

I will stick to CCleaner from now on as it has never had had that problem! 

[HDW38]

I use the registry cleaning feature in CCleaner frequently and 95% of the time elect not to back up the changes. I have never had a problem doing things that way.

Unless you're an expert at cleaning the registry, the safest thing to do is to NOT clean the registry.

Hi!

A few hours ago I downloaded 'CCleaner' to see, what's the better choice: 'CCleaner' or 'Sweepi'. After installing 'CCleaner' I run it and after that running 'Defraggler' (for MS-Defrag is s..t).
After the restart of the system (XP) I ran 'Sweepi' and that saved 10 MB extra space! 

BTW: I missed starting a Registry-backup in 'CCleaner', 'Sweepi' asks before starting!

I tried 'Sweepi' on my Windows 7 system and it removed so much stuff that I had to restore my system to its last backup. 

I'd never had a problem like that during several years (in the meantime) on 7 computers.
Didn't you correct the settings?
I'm really very sorry about that. 

HDW38