Gerry
Wed Mar 19 11:01:09 PDT 2008
John
Disk CleanUp only works for the user profile it is run from. cCleaner
removes items that Disk CleanUp otherwise overlooks. However, you need
to use Disk CleanUp to remove excess System Restore points -see the More
Optionds tab.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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John wrote:
> Bullwinkle:
>
> Out of curiosity, doesn't Windows XP's Disk Cleanup utility perform a
> temp file cleanup? If so, what makes CCleaner better?
>
> "Bullwinkle" wrote:
>
>>
>> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:VrWdnYb-7-dZOEDanZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@athenet.net...
>>>
>>> "cf" <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net> wrote in message
>>> news:20080316152152.1b86ba0e.cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net...
>>>> Of historical note on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:06:00 -0700
>>>> John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> scribed:
>>>>
>>>>> Is using the utility, CCleaner, a good (and safe) idea?
>>>>
>>>> IMHO yes for deleting temp type files, i.e., Temporary Internet
>>>> Files etc.
>>>>
>>>> But unless you are a very experienced computer user do not use the
>>> registry cleaner portion of the program. If you look back through
>>> posts in this group as well as windowsxp.general and
>>> windowsxp.help_and_support about
>>> registry cleaners, ther're evel. Overall they create more problems
>>> than they
>>> correct.
>>>>
>>>> hth
>>>
>>>
>>> I agree .
>>>
>>> Clearing internet cache is a safe operation and it will usually help
>>> performance.
>>>
>>> OTOH: Cleaning the registry can involve some sort of risk, yet even
>>> if it does no harm, is unlikely to effect any noticeable improvement
>>>
>> I agree that using CcCleaner is very good as long as you stay away
>> from the Registry portion and leave the Applications portion out of
>> it.
>>
>> I've used it for a long time and found it cuts short some of the
>> cleaning needed to be done with regard to the temp files cleanup.
>>
>> Regards,