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Thanks JB

anyone planning to use this would do well to follow these instructions

Temporary File & Cookie Cleaning
Download CCleaner and save it to your Desktop or other location where you can find it
When the file has been saved, go to the location you saved it, and double-click on ccsetup219.exe
Follow the prompts to install the program

Start the CCleaner program. How To
1. Click on the Options block on the left, then choose Cookie,

Under Cookies to Delete, highlight any cookies you would like to keep. You can select multiple cookies at the same time by holding Ctrl & left clicking ​

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Click the right arrow to move them to the Cookies to Keep window​

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2. Now choose Advanced block, and un ‘Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours​

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3. Click Cleaner on the left, then Run Cleaner on the right to run the program ​

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Exit CCleaner after it has cleaned your file system

Sorry JB had them tucked away in the reference library, ready for when they were needed

 

May I recommend that Inexperienced users use the ATF cleaner program as follows


Step One
Temporary File Cleaning
Please download ATF Cleaner by Atribune. and save it to your Desktop or other location where you can find it.


Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Under Main choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the bottom of each menu.
This will remove all files from the items that are checked so if you have some cookies you'd like to save. please move them to a different directory first.

Notes for Windows Vista users:
On Windows Vista that Windows Temp is disabled, to empty Windows Temp ATF-Cleaner must be Run as an Administrator.
Prefetch has been disabled on Windows Vista. As Atribune are not sure the effects that emptying prefetch on Windows Vista will have for the time being it won't enable that function.

 

I've got CCleaner installed but have been hesitant to use it until now lest I inadvertently did something and the computer went poof!

Really appreciate the information, including cautions, added here - thank you!

 

Mara, it's a very easy and safe way of clearing cookies, temp' Internet files etc etc, I tend to use it it each time I shut down as a little house keeping.
Please take note of others comments though regarding the Registry cleaning.

 

Always read the instructions,if your not sure leave well alone.

Here is my fav:

Revo Uninstaller.

 

Thanks for the heads up to remember what others have said about using a 'registry cleaner', I4N - I used to blithely one every couple days (eep!) and now steer completely clear of them.

Love love love the Revo Uninstaller and join with you in recommending it, Jelly Bean. It's especially great for a non-tech computer user as it's pretty darn hard to go wrong with it.

The regular uninstaller provided by Windows kept leaving bits and pieces of uninstalled programs behind - or worse, would swipe bits and pieces of another program will it was doing the uninstall. Since Doug recommended Revo, I've installed literally dozens upon dozens of programs to test and never had a single problem uninstalling them. (Gosh, I sound like a commercial for their program ).

 

For safely uninstalling programs and getting rid of all the other junk left behind by just using the windows add/remove, Revo is in my mind the best you can get, either the fully free but basic version will do in most instances, though the paid for version can be tried on a trial basis for I think one month. I have been using the free version for several years now and always use it for removing programs I have tried, but don't like, right through to fully working firewall and anti-virus programs where I felt they weren't right for me.
Nev.