CCLEANER Setup Instructions
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Download and install Ccleaner
When installing, watch out for the tick box that will install the Yahoo Toolbar if left ticked
Once installed, click Check For Updates (bottom right of the screen)

Ccleaner. Initial Setup and Operation.

After initial setup, all settings will be saved and only the Instructions In Bold Underline need be
carried out to run Ccleaner on a regular basis

Options -> Cookies
Transfer all the cookies that you recognise and use to the righthand column, by highlighting them and clicking the >> arrow button. You can highlite more than one at a time by holding down the Ctrl key and left clicking each cookie that you want to keep. (This only needs to be done once OR prior to cleaning when you have visited new sites that may have lodged cookies for sign-in purposes).

Options -> Settings
Tick -> Auto check for updates
Dot -> Normal File Deletion ( You can change this if you want to over write the deleted files for securer
deletion)

Options -> Advanced
Tick -> All options except minimize to systray.

Tools -> Uninstaller
Handy for uninstalling and also if you have uninstalled using Add/Remove but the name remains in the list, click it in this list and click Delete Entry.

Tools -> Startup
Saves going into Start -> Run -> msconfig to disable programs from running at Startup and you can remove items from the startup list.

Cleaner -> Windows Tab
Tick IE to put a tick in all, then Untick Autocomplete form history
Tick Win Explorer to put a tick in all.
Tick System to put a tick in all, then Untick Clipboard, Start Menu Shortcuts & Desktop
Shortcuts.
Leave Advanced unticked.

Cleaner -> Application Tab
Tick All Boxes except Saved Form Information if there is a non-IE browser section.

Click Registry
Tick Registry Integrity to place ticks in all boxes in the list.


Operation

With all browsers shut down click ‘Cleaner’ then ‘Analyze‘.
When complete, click Run Cleaner, the Are You Sure screen will popup, click OK

Click Registry, then Scan For Issues
When complete, click Fix Selected Issues.
The offer to Backup will show, click Yes.
It will offer to save in My Documents, click Save.
Then click Fix All Selected Issues, OK.
Then Close.



NEW For 2009!

The latest version now has System Restore points listed in the Tools section.
The list enables you to remove restore points if you wish.

I recommend that you only delete the older points and not delete randomly in the list. That is, unless you have tried to do a System Restore to a specific date and time and it failed, then use Ccleaner to remove that point and try again with another date.

Clicking the column heading 'Date and Time' will force the list to appear in chronological order so you can check the oldest restore points if you wish to delete some to save space on your hard drive.


NEW for 2010!

The latest version now comes with a ‘Drive Wiper’ to erase any data on the free space of the HD or, to erase ALL DATA on a HD. Be VERY CAREFUL about using this feature.


[i]Edited to update to 2010/11

A good guide, but I'd also recommend running the registry clean part more than once until it doesn't come up with more problems. Usually it will remove some items on the first pass that then makes other items in the registry redundant..