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From: Bobby Johnson on 28 Jun 2010 11:04
CCleaner also removes some files you don't want removed. I tried it on
my computer and it removed some files that really messed up a few programs.

I'm with Charlie on this one - stay away from it!


On 2010-06-28 10:08, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 28/06/2010 in message
> <51DFBF23-78F0-4EBC-819B-155983F8FB67(a)microsoft.com> Charlie Russel -
> MVP wrote:
>
>> Why not just uninstall CCleaner? It provides no useful service, and
>> clearly isn't well behaved. Personally, I avoid programs that claim to
>> do what CCleaner claims to do like the plague. The LAST thinkg I want
>> is an application that "cleans" my system, automatically. Windows
>> doesn't need cleaning, thank you, and if it I want to remove
>> something, I want to know exactly what is being removed. And why. And
>> how.
>
> It is the best temp file remover and registry cleaner around by a
> million miles. It is excellent at removing redundant registry entries
> that un-installers leave behind, MSFT seem particularly bad at not
> cleaning up after an un-install.
>
> It runs fine on x32 and x64 Windows, the issue with Win 7 is UAC, it
> needs to be turned off to enable the user to get control of his/her OS
> back.
>
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