Remove Junk – Optimize your PC
If a Virus can be pesky, Spyware can cause most people to pull their hair out! Fortunately, there are some really good options available to clean out this crap. Virus and Spyware can be taken care of to a large extent. But the biggest problem that remains is the OS (Windows) itself.
CCleaner
Windows tend to become slower and slower as you keep working on it. Why does this occur? There are 3 main reasons.
- Over a period of time it often accumulates lots of junk and old files which occupy a larger chunk of your space.
- We do many installations in our system and each time we do this windows registry is updated. When you uninstall the software the Windows Registry entries need not necessarily be deleted. So the Registry if filled with Junk.
- When you browse the Internet, the temporary files get accumulated and this could well be the biggest cause of the system slowdown.
The solution for a better, efficient and a faster system is CCleaner. One can really understand the features of this software only by using or also by looking at it’s features. Here are the features of CCleaner and I call it a Crap Cleaner!
Cleans the following Windows components
- Temporary files, URL history, Cookies, Hidden index.data files, downloaded files section for all your browsers.
- It cleans your Recycle bin, clipboard, Windows Temporary Files, Windows log files, Recent Documents & Run history on the start menu.
- Windows XP search assistant history, Windows XP old prefetch data
- Windows memory dumps after crashes and CHKDSK file fragments
Advanced options allow cleaning of
Menu order cache, Tray notification cache, Window size and location cache, User Asset history, IIS log files and custom folders.
Application cleaning
It can also clean the settings and temporay files left by standard windows components like Firefox, Opera, Safari, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip…
Registry Cleaning
This is the best part of CCleaner. It uses an advanced Registry Cleaner to check for problems and inconsistencies. It does the following checks in the Registry
File Extensions, Active X Controls, ClassIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help File references, Application paths, Icons, Invalid shortcuts and more…
Safety
It performs multiple levels of checks to ensure it does not delete useful information or documents that you still need. They also certify that it contains no Spyware or Ad ware. In other words, 100% Spyware free.
Multiple Languages
This wonderful software is available in 35 different languages.
The best part is that it’s Small, Fast and Free!
Technorati Tags: Optimize PC, Registry Cleaner, Windows Optimizer, Utilities, Free Software
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Comments
I’m suspicious of free programs that are that intimate with my registry.
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Arun, I use this tool every week to clean up the PC. Very nice tool and a must.
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I’ve been using CC Cleaner since it was beta. The best I’ve found so far thats freeware.
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I use Window Washer v 4.0 to perform these functions but will give this a try.
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@Dennis, I talk abt XP as it’s widely used than Vista. Yes, it also works on Vista.
@Witchypoo, this is among the widely used software for Registry cleaners.
@Nihar, I was not aware that you are using it. Yes, I heard that from many of them and experiencing it now.
@Trench, though I started late… I like it!
@Film-Book, Do try it. Lemme check abt Window Washer!
Wow. That cleaner is great. My computer is loading web pages almost as fast as when I first had my computer built. Very cool. I’m going to start using cc first then window washer after it.
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@Film-Book, good to know that the performance is so good!
@Dennis, you may now want to try it on your system 
I use to twice a month. Thats enough for me! Hey, btw what happened to my first post here? LOL. I see you responding, but I dont see it posted. Is it still waiting for approval?
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You speak a lot of XP…is it Vista compatible?
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