Originally posted by CrowleyDo you advise this Revo Uninstaller even if one already has CCleaner? Normally I use CCleaner to uninstall programs.
Whatever, this would be a crappy place to look for pity and I wasn't giving you any...
Get a program called Revo Uninstaller when you start cleaning out programs. It helps with the uninstall and deletes the leftovers for you.
My PC is also running much smoother since I canned AVG and started using MS Security Essentials.
Regular use of CCleaner will ...[text shortened]... Start->Run->services.msc
Find Themes, double click it, Stop and set to Disabled, click OK.
Another thing I've seen that does help increase performance a little is to convert to NTFS if your disk is possibly formatted as FAT.
NTFS can bring some performance increase, although it's minimal, but it helps with fragmentation issues, which definitely does become an issue on FAT32 and FAT16 formatted drives.
Bring up[ the properties dialog for your hard drive and check the file system. If it's not NTFS, then check out this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881
Originally posted by CrowleyDoes anyone actually have a FAT 32 hard drive these days?
Another thing I've seen that does help increase performance a little is to convert to NTFS if your disk is possibly formatted as FAT.
NTFS can bring some performance increase, although it's minimal, but it helps with fragmentation issues, which definitely does become an issue on FAT32 and FAT16 formatted drives.
Bring up[ the properties dialog for your ...[text shortened]... he file system. If it's not NTFS, then check out this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881
Originally posted by CrowleyCCleaner will remove all the leftover temp files.
I haven't compared the two, but CCleaner may help you out in the registry. It won't remove leftover files and folders though.
It won't go into your Application Data folder and remove the user settings that the application leaves behind in the event that you decide to install the program later.
I prefer to do that manually anyway.
Originally posted by hopscotchHmm, it doesn't tell me what it's doing, so that is a giant red X in CCleaner's column.
CCleaner will remove all the leftover temp files.
It won't go into your Application Data folder and remove the user settings that the application leaves behind in the event that you decide to install the program later.
I prefer to do that manually anyway.
Revo shows you all the files, folders and reg entries found that may be related to the uninstalled software and let's you decide which to remove.
Originally posted by CrowleyAs you already know: When you uninstall something with CCleaner, it just runs that application's uninstaller. It's not CUninstaller.
Hmm, it doesn't tell me what it's doing, so that is a giant red X in CCleaner's column.
Revo shows you all the files, folders and reg entries found that may be related to the uninstalled software and let's you decide which to remove.
Revo is pretty cool. I use it from time to time. The junk files scan takes really long though and doesn't tell me what it's doing, so that is a giant red X in Revo's column. 😛
Originally posted by hopscotchUgh, I missed TEMP FILES in your post. So sue me.
As you already know: When you uninstall something with CCleaner, it just runs that application's uninstaller. It's not CUninstaller.
Revo is pretty cool. I use it from time to time. The junk files scan takes really long though and doesn't tell me what it's doing, so that is a giant red X in Revo's column. 😛