Cclean and what shoudn't or can't be removed:

[MilesAhead]

laziness does pay off!

well when you're working on several systems at a time you learn to document them or you wind up wasting your time

but I hear ya

Heh!!! Sometimes Laziness does pay off!!! I found that NirSoft MyUninstaller freeware not only lets you list applications sorted according to installation date, but it will export the list in HTML!!!! Instant log!!! Now I just put a one-liner in a text file with the date and type of last backup!!!

[dr_ml422]

MilesAhead;Nightblade

thnx to both of you for the tips on disabling services. the system folder suggestion is well noted as is the manual logging of services before disabling anything. i'll also keep in mind that freeware on the listing of applications. i'll put this together 1 step at a time like you guys suggested. this is a burning's man paradise. the wealth of info here is priceless. keep up the good work.

[blutach]

Services which I have disabled are:

• Messenger
• Indexing
• Universal Plug & Play
• Network DDE
• Network DDE DSDM
• Alerter
• SSDP Discovery
• Clipbook
• Routing & Remote Access

Regards

[dr_ml422]

Services which I have disabled are:

• Messenger
• Indexing
• Universal Plug & Play
• Network DDE
• Network DDE DSDM
• Alerter
• SSDP Discovery
• Clipbook
• Routing & Remote Access

Regards

blutach, thnx for this tip. definitely straight to the point. my trial and error session w/this power clean-up will at the least be greatly shortened if not totally finished.

that routing and remote access, i know the remote access has to deal w/let's say, the service i have w/dell where they remotely fix any issues. does it also affect the trial versions of any programs like dvd20ne where they keep track of how many days you have left?

is routing and remote access 1 service or 2 separate ones?

[Chewy]

http://www.theeldergeek.com/clipbook.htm

clipbook is disabled by default with xp sp2

http://www.theeldergeek.com/s.htm

this is the best punchlist I trust

[dr_ml422]

http://www.theeldergeek.com/clipbook.htm

clipbook is disabled by default with xp sp2

http://www.theeldergeek.com/s.htm

this is the best punchlist I trust

chewy i'll get on this asap. thnx again for keeping it simple.

[NightbladeXX]

Heh!!! Sometimes Laziness does pay off!!! I found that NirSoft MyUninstaller freeware not only lets you list applications sorted according to installation date, but it will export the list in HTML!!!! Instant log!!! Now I just put a one-liner in a text file with the date and type of last backup!!!

thats just apps, im talking about services (Start>Run>services.msc [XP] pr Start>services.msc [Vista]

These are the ones I document throughly when I disable/Stop a services

Apps I prolly should document too as liek with XP and Vista, Installing Nero in combo with XP or Vista and a SB X-Fi = Urge no worky but alas after the MTV (Urge) Techs blamed MS, and MS tech blamed Creative, and Creative blamed MTV, funny no one blammed Nero

Got an Vista update? might have been WMP update but it all works now

I still wonder why i bother with tech support, as tehy never really help

Get mroe help off of forums

[MilesAhead]

NightbladeXX I know what you're sayin'. I sorta' spider-web to learn so sometimes it looks like I'm goin' off on a tangent(when actually I"m a mastermind with IQ too high to measure.)

Now that I'm messing with these image backup softwares I'm always lookin' for ways to make it easier to retore my machines. For some reason I also forgot(my memory is terrible) about SIW freebie!!! I found it again and it exports a log of all system info including services and their current state. Very cool!! Of course if I was managing a field of machines and not just my home systems I'd do things in a more organized fashion.

[dr_ml422]

1. CCcleaner V200.500 use the default settings they are all you need to clean house on your computer. (clean once per day)

2. http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm
Use this to get rid of the the 3 versions of useless start-ups if your looking for performance on your computer. (this will really put the zip back in your computer)

3. Defrag once per day and get a good registry cleaner to use once per week

4. If you want to clean-out your internet logs that CCcleaner does not clean-out
C:/windows/internet logs
delete the following word files
fwpktlog
tvdebug
fwdbglog

be sure you close all running programs before you delete or they will not delete. After reboot the files will be reinstated and start from scratch again.

5. CCcleaner sub-menu cookies, the cookies you use quite often, be sure you put them on the right side of the sub-menu cookies, so when you do the cleaning they will not be removed and the programs should load faster.

ed i don't even know if i retrieved these files the correct way, but i did find them and my pc wouldn't let me delete them. it said they were being used by another person or program. you think my zonealarm firewall is preventing me from deleting them? also when you guys post a location for a file or folder what's the usual/or best way to retrieve it? every other suggestion was taken and has working. thnks.

[paglamon]

my pc wouldn't let me delete them. it said they were being used by another person or program

.
Unlocker might help.

[dr_ml422]

ed sometimes i miss the main point on some suggestions. yes i did get to delete those internet logs ccleaner won't. i turned off my antivirus, zonealarm, and another program that was running. like i've said before sometimes i'm slow or in a hurry, but i get there eventually. thnx for the tip.

[dr_ml422]

paglamon, i'll keep this unlocker in mind just in case for future reference. thnx for the link.

[dr_ml422]

http://www.theeldergeek.com/clipbook.htm

clipbook is disabled by default with xp sp2

http://www.theeldergeek.com/s.htm

this is the best punchlist I trust

hi chewy, i just went over the elder geeks list and followed the suggestions there as far as services are concerned. some were let for us to decide as he had some personal preferences.

i didn't disable system restore. should i turn it off first before disabling it, and then restarting my pc?

[dr_ml422]

zlogs from zonealarm:

hi fellas how can i get rid of the zlogs from zonealarm? cclean won't do it and i can't seem to get to them to delete.

[Chewy]

Only disable system restore if

1. you've fixed your computer and you are sure of it and those restore points would only make it worse, for example reinstalling a virus.

or

2. you feel comfortable without that backup and want to recover space and improve performance

you can turn it off, reboot and then turn it back on, manually setting a restore point