Someone posted Keith's e-mail saying he used Wise as a registry cleaner in lieu of CCleaner. Wise is the one that deleted Office Pro files from my computer and I had to reinstall those files. And AOL messed up showing how cookies have changed in appearance. I'm showing them again here without AOL messing it up: EXAMPLE: Before: woody@ancestry[1].txt Now: WPCDXCB7.txt Woody ========================================== BogusWoody@aol.com writes: I, too, use CCleaner as a registry and file cleaner, and it has been very effective over the years. Keith didn't use CCleaner because it removed some files he needed, and he had to reinstall them. I don't recall what he used, but I tried what he used and it removed files that I needed -- files from MS Office Pro 97. So Keith and I use different cleaners only because of what the cleaners didn't like on our respective computers. In the cleanup section, I unchecked those files I don't want removed, such as history and cookies, and those I'm not sure of. On a related note: In the past one could view cookies and easily figure out their source and whether one needed to retain or delete certain cookies. Has anyone else noted that recently installed cookie file names are now gobbledygook and difficult to determine their source without going into the confusing text portion and searching for a domain name? EXAMPLE: Before: _woody@ancestry[1].txt_ (mailto:woody@ancestry[1].txt) Now: WPCDXCB7.txt Woody +++++++++++++++++++ ylstrong@charter.net writes: Thanks Elaine, I use CCleaner as well and do back up before I clean. I might be using Registry recklessly however because when I receive the result of the scan, then backup, I "Fix Selected Issues". Perhaps I need to Google and find out if I am using it properly. Actually on my Registry Cleaner all the boxes are checked - I have never changed it so that must be default right? I will do some studying up on CCleaner and make sure I am using it correctly. Yvonne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 12/8/2011 8:41 AM, ETM wrote: > Windows 7 also doesn't do a CAD. We just have to > learn. CCleaner has a "scan for issues" that will > check out the registry. Be sure to back it up (it > will offer) and do not alter the default settings > unless you are removing an item. I.E., I like to > keep my search history, it's as easy to find > something there as in bookmarks. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > On Thursday, December 8, 2011, Yvonne wrote > Hi Les, > ...... I can't use "scanreg" or "scanreg /fix" on my Windows 7 from my prompt it says error message can't find the program. yun - error message saysit can't find the program. I'm just wondering why - is it a program that has to be installed? >> Thanks. >> Yvonne > >> On 12/8/2011 12:39 AM, Les Hardy wrote: >>> At a command prompt run scanreg /fix >>> > > ******************** >