Re: clean up programs



In news:%2324UHwCUGHA.4132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Cynanthis <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> typed:
Hi lanwench! Well the program I am talking about is kind of like crap
cleaner. which appareantly does more than the disk clean up. When I
run "cleanup" on my desktops, it cleans and removes prefetch files,
temp files, etc. which, they say, can free up disk space and help a
pc run smoother. and since my desk tops only have 256 ram and 40 gb,
AND I have alot of pictures from my work, then I use it in hope of
doing what it says. And YES,,,,, I do wonder if it does make a difference.
Now, in regards to the laptop, it has twice as much (512ram and 80
gb). and I dont plan to clutter it up with my work photos. but you
know how that goes.
Here is the link to the program clean up. perhaps you have heard
about it. http://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/
(I first used this program on my friends pc that I was helping her
with, because she had an infestd pc-a reputable Ngroup person
rcommended it)....And I justt thought that I can keep my LT a bit
less cluttered by using such programs.thanks for any input

It's really not that hard to keep your computer 'clean' without using third
party software. Some of that stuff is good, some is sketchy, and I'm too
much of a control freak to run any of it myself. Your mileage may vary. :)


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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In news:OMwuHy6TGHA.424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Cynanthis <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> typed:
Hi. I use 'clean up' on 2 of my desk tops. It appears to work fine
and have never had a problem with that progrm. I installed 'clean
up" on my new HP Laptop.and as soon as I finished runing the
program, everything went weird. I did a system restore in safe
mode, and all is fine now. luckily for me. after this I did a bit
of reading and it appears that this has been the case for HP
laptops from other people. Can anyone recomend a clean up program
that is safe to use and does not require for me to be a pro at
computers . I like keeping my pc's junk free (as can be) thnks

I don't know what software you're talking about (what exactly is
'clean up' and who makes it?)

Why do you actually think you need such a program in the first
place? With regards to keeping your computers 'clean', it's mostly a
matter of practicing safe hex...and you can periodically run disk
cleanup to get rid of temp files, etc.

I tend to avoid third party products that purport to "clean up"
Windows. Especially anything that touches the registry. Yes, you'll
always have some shards of old stuff in there, but they don't really
do any harm--whereas a piece of software that goes in and removes
things it doesn't believe you need, can do a great deal of harm.


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