Cleanup program

We used it years ago but dropped it in favor of CCleaner that stays current. CleanUp is quite old and supports only Win95-XP. If I remember correctly, there was no way to restore the registry entries that were removed by CleanUp. Once they were deleted by CleanUp they were gone. CCleaner on the other hand has a way of restoring the backups..

Thanks BB. I thought there was a reason that I never saw cleanup mentioned on the forum. I was also concerned when I saw him use it. He is using windows 7, so I think that is another reason he should use a more up todate program, instead of cleanup. I will pass the word. Thanks

You're welcome.

Please, yes, if he is using Windows 7 he really should change to CCleaner. It updates every so often. Here are the instructions in case he would like to refer to this forum:

Download and scan each user profile with CCleaner (a good utility to keep and use regularly.):

http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds

** Select to download the SLIM version.

** Because CCleaner removes everything in temp folders, if you have anything saved in a temp folder, back it up or move it to a permanent folder prior to running CCleaner.

** We will be cleaning cookies as well. Make a note of any passwords, etc. that you want to save. If you do not want to delete cookies, simply uncheck that option.

1. Before first use, select Options > Advanced and UNCHECK "Only delete files in Windows Temp folder older than 48 hours"

2. Then select the items you wish to clean up. In the Windows Tab:

• Clean all entries in the "Internet Explorer" section.
• Clean all the entries in the "Windows Explorer" section
• Clean all entries in the "System" section.
• Clean all entries in the "Advanced" section.
• Clean any others that you choose. In the Applications Tab:
• Clean all in the Firefox/Mozilla section if you use it.
• Clean all in the Opera section if you use it.
• Clean Sun Java in the Internet Section.
• Clean any others that you choose.

3. Click the "Analyze" button. When the list of files comes up, click the "Run Cleaner" button.

4. A pop up box will appear advising this process will permanently delete files from your system.

5. Click "OK" and it will scan and clean your system.

6. Click "exit" when done. REBOOT.