Cleaning files/registry after fresh install

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Athanasian Creed

Greetings all,

I just recently reinstalled Win Vista Ultimate and approx. 25 programs along
with it (all up-to-date versions)

After doing all that, i wanted to run CCleaner to get rid of whatever crap
buildup was present. To my absolute horror, there was approx. 2.5 GIGS of
garbage after a clean install plus around 100 registry entries. Where the
heck did all the crap come from??? I've never experienced having so much,
much less on a clean, fresh install!!! When i went to clean the build up, i
noticed that CCleaner (??) had placed some files, around 15 or so (eg.
notepad.exe, explorer.exe) in C:/Windows, individually under all the file
folders.

I (foolishly) deleted all the files, thinking they were duplicates (they
weren't!!!) Obviously, deleting explorer.exe meant that upon restart
Windows won't boot (thank GOD for Rollback Rx!!!)

I'm at a loss as to what to do - clean or leave be??



Ray :(
 
Only one thing you should do: READ before you click!
There are a heap of options in CCleaner.
If you don't read them, don't use it!
 
Greetings all,

I just recently reinstalled Win Vista Ultimate and approx. 25 programs along
with it (all up-to-date versions)

After doing all that, i wanted to run CCleaner to get rid of whatever crap
buildup was present. To my absolute horror, there was approx. 2.5 GIGS of
garbage after a clean install plus around 100 registry entries. Where the
heck did all the crap come from???
Click to expand...

CCleaner gives you a list to check. You didn't? As to the volume of
files... probably mostly temporary files from all the installations.
No big deal.
I've never experienced having so much,
much less on a clean, fresh install!!! When i went to clean the build up, i
noticed that CCleaner (??) had placed some files, around 15 or so (eg.
notepad.exe, explorer.exe) in C:/Windows, individually under all the file
folders.
Click to expand...

CCleaner doesn't move a thing.
I (foolishly) deleted all the files, thinking they were duplicates (they
weren't!!!) Obviously, deleting explorer.exe meant that upon restart
Windows won't boot (thank GOD for Rollback Rx!!!)

I'm at a loss as to what to do - clean or leave be??
Click to expand...

Run the System File Checker.

Google it if you don't know what it is or how to do it.
 
Mick Murphy said:
Only one thing you should do: READ before you click!
There are a heap of options in CCleaner.
If you don't read them, don't use it!
Click to expand...


You're assuming i've never used CCleaner before when, in fact, i've used it
for years!

I DO "read before (i) click" I'm very careful.

Sheesh - thanks for nothin' 'MATE'


Ray :(
 
Paul Montgomery said:
CCleaner gives you a list to check. You didn't? As to the volume of
files... probably mostly temporary files from all the installations.
No big deal.
Click to expand...

** Correct - it was temp files from the installations. I deleted them from
the C:\User\Raymond\AppData\Temp file.
CCleaner doesn't move a thing.
Click to expand...

** Well, i certainly didn't move it nor did i run the 'chkdsk for
consistency' when prompted upon startup, so that operation didn't move any
files either. Really strange.

Now my problem is, after deleting via 'Windows Explorer', i got a BSOD upon
reboot, restarted and it booted into Windows. I immediately rebooted and
Windows wanted to check the disk for consistency (which i allowed) Moved a
few files around, restarted and everything was OK EXCEPT that when i reran
CCleaner, thinking it would show 1.8 GB less clutter, it still showed 2.5 GB
of clutter to delete!!! Something like that makes me think that there is
something wrong with CCleaner and how it's calculating the junk to delete,
at least in my case.

Oh well, c'est la vie!



Ray :)
 
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