Clearing temp files

[Michael]

Or maybe they are just knowledgable enough (in many ways) to recognize
that they have knowledge in an area, but are not a subject matter
expert.

....and there are people who know so much they're actually stupid. Power
idiots don't usually post here with problems. Good for them, but when they
decide to offer up assistance based on, what they consider their advanced
knowledge, and decide to pummel the newbie with advanced procedures or
programs that can be extremely harmful to a green user, then I consider them
stupid.

Then, of course, we have people like you who apparently know
everything - although oddly you're not able to solve any of the
complex problems in these groups. Still, they feel confident enough to
criticize others who are ore humble.

Not once did I ever claim to be any type of computer or Windows guru. What
I've learned I've learned by experience/screwing around and messing stuff up
myself. What I also learned a long time ago is, as a newbie 15 years ago, I
used groups like this for help only to be answered with enough technical
garbage to choke an elephant. I would finally hit on someone who spoke
English. What I offer these groups is something that you cubicle monkey's
don't have.....COMMON SENSE! Turning a registry cleaner loose on an
uneducated user is just plain stupid!

Word to the wise: There's always someone who knows more about the
subject; there's always a faster car; there's always a guy who punches
harder.

Another word to the wise: IRL I have an extremely hard punch and a damned
fast SUV.

 

[gumby]

You're a power idiot. Most of the readers here are new to this
contraption called a 'computer.' The last thing they need is an
uninformed power idiot, like yourself, taking them down a dangerous path.

No, the last thing they need is a Microsoft fanboi parroting the
Microsoft mantra. I see plenty wrong with Windows design but people like
you walk around with blinders on pretending all is good and Bill Gates
is God. CCleaner keeps my PC clean and does it a lot quicker and better
than using the Windows built in cleaner.

 

[gumby]

I have found in the past that anyone who calls himself a "power user" is
usually a "know it all goose".

Regards

Camper.

I can say the same of Microsoft MVPs spouting Microsft mantra in here,
and I never called myself a power user, I said most/all power users use
CCleaner. A power user is just someone who uses their computer all day,
every day, and for means beyond running just Microsoft Office and
Facebook, that is me, so **** you.

 

[gumby]

...and there are people who know so much they're actually stupid. Power
idiots don't usually post here with problems.

That's because us "idiots" don't experience the problems many here
experience, and if we do experience a problem we know how to fix it
ourselves without having to have some dumbass saying don't install
CCleaner because it might make your PC explode. CCleaner has been in
development for years and is continually updated, it's free too so
what's not to like about it?

 

[gumby]

Another word to the wise: IRL I have an extremely hard punch and a
damned fast SUV.

In other words, you are redneck trailer trash.

 

[gumby]

Turning a registry
cleaner loose on an uneducated user is just plain stupid!

It's not a registry cleaner, moron. That is just a module that it
contains that is "optional" to use or not. It's a system cleaner.
Ashampoo is another good one but I only recommend that one to people who
do know what they are doing. CCleaner is safe to use though and even the
reg cleaner module is very conservative and does not delete questionable
items. IMO it's Microsft's fault for coming up with such a dumb idea as
the registry anyway because it has caused many issues for people when it
is not even really needed. If I can I always opt for portable apps
because they need to reg entries to run. When I decide to uninstall the
portable app I just need to delete the root folder and shortcut to the
exe and do nothing else. IMO the registry was created as another form of
DRM and was never needed. It is a pox on computing.

 

[gumby]

Go get'em, power idiot!

That's 'Mr. Power Idiot' to rednecks like you.

 

[Michael]

No, the last thing they need is a Microsoft fanboi parroting the Microsoft
mantra. I see plenty wrong with Windows design but people like you walk
around with blinders on pretending all is good and Bill Gates is God.
CCleaner keeps my PC clean and does it a lot quicker and better than using
the Windows built in cleaner.

Fanboi? You've got that sooooo wrong, little girl.

 

[Michael]

In other words, you are redneck trailer trash.

Wrong again, little girl. We don't grow rednecks in So. Philly.

 

[Michael]

It's not a registry cleaner, moron. That is just a module that it contains
that is "optional" to use or not. It's a system cleaner.
Ashampoo is another good one but I only recommend that one to people who
do know what they are doing. CCleaner is safe to use though and even the
reg cleaner module is very conservative and does not delete questionable
items. IMO it's Microsft's fault for coming up with such a dumb idea as
the registry anyway because it has caused many issues for people when it
is not even really needed. If I can I always opt for portable apps because
they need to reg entries to run. When I decide to uninstall the portable
app I just need to delete the root folder and shortcut to the exe and do
nothing else. IMO the registry was created as another form of DRM and was
never needed. It is a pox on computing.

Moron? Can't you come up with an insult of your own, or did you run
CCleaner on your brain and accidentally erase it?

 

[Michael]

That's 'Mr. Power Idiot' to rednecks like you.

Whatever, little girl.

 

[gumby]

Wrong again, little girl. We don't grow rednecks in So. Philly.

OK, you are a guido then.

 

[gumby]

Whatever, little girl.

You really have a thing for little girls, huh?

 

[Michael]

OK, you are a guido then.

You are absolutely correct.

 

[Michael]

You really have a thing for little girls, huh?

My "thing" is for big girls and you should seek help for even mentioning
something like that.

 

[gumby]

My "thing" is for big girls and you should seek help for even mentioning
something like that.

You're the one that kept mentioning little girls, three times at least.

 

[Michael]

You're the one that kept mentioning little girls, three times at least.

But you are.

 

[gumby]

But you are.

That's still better than being a guido.

 

[David Barnett]

FDLeyda is correct. CCleaner is an excellent program. Just avoid using
their registry cleaner.

I read some time ago advice about not cleaning the Registry, and I have
heeded this advice, tho I have had no trouble in the past using CCleaner to
do this.
I was under the impression that it was just a waste of time & saved
negligible hard disk space, but now I am led to believe it can stop Windows
from rebooting?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I read some time ago advice about not cleaning the Registry, and I have
heeded this advice, tho I have had no trouble in the past using CCleaner to
do this.

Using a Registry Cleaner is a risk of problems, not a guarantee of
them. Most of the time it doesn't cause a problem. But since it does
nothing worth while, it's not worth taking the risk.

I was under the impression that it was just a waste of time & saved
negligible hard disk space,

Yes and yes, and worse.

but now I am led to believe it can stop Windows
from rebooting?

No, not correct.