Comments on: Ncleaner – The App That Tells CCleaner To Take A Hike http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don Morris http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-389677 Don Morris Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:26:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-389677 Hi, I have been using cCleaner for a couple of years how and really like it. I tried nCleaner when i read this article.It found over 200 registry items cCleaner did not (I ran cCleaner before running ncleaner). I made sure to back up the registry before removing invalid entries with nCleaner, but all was well. I have had a remarkable improvement in performance since cleaning the registry with nCleaner. I had several erros hapening, and nCleaner appears to have restored default settings. So I tried the cleaner, too, and all was well with that, too. I didn't back up anything then, which was foolish I see, from earlier comments. I tried the system tweak settings, putting everything at the "Suggested" settings. But when I rebooted I couldn't access the Internet and a couple of programs no longer worked. So I went back into nCleaner and set the tweak settings to default. Everything is fine now. I had customized the appearance of my windows, with larger fonts and icons for one thing. All that was reset to default. I also lost some context menu items, such as Send to Desktop (create shortcut). I found out how to restore those earlier today by doing a Google search. My Media Center app was not working, and it is now. So resetting most things back to default was a good thing, I think. I didn't lose any files, so that's good. But my computer is much faster and more responsive now. So I have a thumbs up for nCleaner. Just listen to the comments about backing things up. Very important! Thanks, NProds, for making this available. I'll be watching for a new version that addresses some of these issues. Warmly, don :) Hi,

I have been using cCleaner for a couple of years how and really like it. I tried nCleaner when i read this article.It found over 200 registry items cCleaner did not (I ran cCleaner before running ncleaner). I made sure to back up the registry before removing invalid entries with nCleaner, but all was well.

I have had a remarkable improvement in performance since cleaning the registry with nCleaner. I had several erros hapening, and nCleaner appears to have restored default settings.

So I tried the cleaner, too, and all was well with that, too. I didn’t back up anything then, which was foolish I see, from earlier comments.

I tried the system tweak settings, putting everything at the “Suggested” settings. But when I rebooted I couldn’t access the Internet and a couple of programs no longer worked. So I went back into nCleaner and set the tweak settings to default.

Everything is fine now.

I had customized the appearance of my windows, with larger fonts and icons for one thing. All that was reset to default. I also lost some context menu items, such as Send to Desktop (create shortcut). I found out how to restore those earlier today by doing a Google search.

My Media Center app was not working, and it is now. So resetting most things back to default was a good thing, I think. I didn’t lose any files, so that’s good. But my computer is much faster and more responsive now.

So I have a thumbs up for nCleaner. Just listen to the comments about backing things up. Very important!

Thanks, NProds, for making this available. I’ll be watching for a new version that addresses some of these issues.

Warmly,

don :)

]]> By: ErikG http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-386665 ErikG Fri, 15 May 2009 20:41:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-386665 Now when you start to use programs that delve deeper and deeper into the recesses of your operating system to make it all clean and sparkly you take the risk of breaking your install by taking out things that your OS needs. With this said I use ccleaner and ncleaner for my system but I watch ncleaner like a hawk and use ccleaner when I am just clearing out temp files, and I never put ncleaner on a computer with a user that dosen't have a full understanding of the in's and out's of xp and filesystems in general. There are some options that I use at my own risk with ncleaner. Now when you start to use programs that delve deeper and deeper into the recesses of your operating system to make it all clean and sparkly you take the risk of breaking your install by taking out things that your OS needs. With this said I use ccleaner and ncleaner for my system but I watch ncleaner like a hawk and use ccleaner when I am just clearing out temp files, and I never put ncleaner on a computer with a user that dosen’t have a full understanding of the in’s and out’s of xp and filesystems in general. There are some options that I use at my own risk with ncleaner.

]]> By: ray http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-386486 ray Thu, 14 May 2009 10:33:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-386486 Yes I got it to and it all good. Yes I got it to and it all good.

]]> By: Will http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-381996 Will Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:45:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-381996 To all I used nCleaner since it became public with no problem and used on a couple on my work computers which is on a network with no problem and on my home unit as well works great for me. To all I used nCleaner since it became public with no problem and used on a couple on my work computers which is on a network with no problem and on my home unit as well works great for me.

]]> By: David http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-361396 David Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:42:46 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-361396 Hey, I used this today and had the EXACT same problem, I had to reinstall Windows too, just some advice, you DON'T have to format your hard drive when your reinstalling windows, there should be an option to keep file system in tact, and then you just install windows into another directory, once you have finished that, you simply log into the new O/S, and copy the files from the old one onto the new one, easy as pie. Hey, I used this today and had the EXACT same problem, I had to reinstall Windows too, just some advice, you DON’T have to format your hard drive when your reinstalling windows, there should be an option to keep file system in tact, and then you just install windows into another directory, once you have finished that, you simply log into the new O/S, and copy the files from the old one onto the new one, easy as pie.

]]> By: CnB http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-356429 CnB Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:44:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-356429 nCleaner Beware! I made the mistake of downloading and doing as described above, it corrupted my dll files among others I an't name, and I couldn't even get system restore to operate. Ended up having to re-install XP from the disc, and lost all of my files, since this required formatting the hard drive. This is not for the uninformed, it took me a week to get back to near normal operation of my PC. nCleaner Beware!
I made the mistake of downloading and doing as described above, it corrupted my dll files among others I an’t name, and I couldn’t even get system restore to operate. Ended up having to re-install XP from the disc, and lost all of my files, since this required formatting the hard drive. This is not for the uninformed, it took me a week to get back to near normal operation of my PC.

]]> By: Tim Watson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-350859 Tim Watson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-350859 Nice! I've got a new favorite cleaner. Nice! I’ve got a new favorite cleaner.

]]> By: AboutOnlineTips http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-339703 AboutOnlineTips Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:03:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-339703 Well I am a die hard fan of ccleaner. I will give a try for ncleaner too just for comparison purpose.Will post my comment after testing ncleaner. --Chris Well I am a die hard fan of ccleaner. I will give a try for ncleaner too just for comparison purpose.Will post my comment after testing ncleaner.

–Chris

]]> By: JK http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-336944 JK Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:27:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-336944 I did a registry defrag once (using a software whos name i have forgot.) It blew up my Windows XP System and I had to reistall it. Since then, I am afraid of trying another such cleaning software. I did a registry defrag once (using a software whos name i have forgot.) It blew up my Windows XP System and I had to reistall it. Since then, I am afraid of trying another such cleaning software.

]]> By: Mike Benton http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ncleaner-the-app-that-tells-ccleaner-to-take-a-hike/#comment-336914 Mike Benton Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:19:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=3593#comment-336914 Hey Gunslinger, Stephen King fan myself. You shouldn't blast a blog that makes hundreds of contributions to thousands of thankless people on a constant basis. He did warn you to make a backup. As with any heavy duty system cleaning, a backup is a must. I'm pretty sure makeuseof has even done a few articles on backup apps in the past. Maybe you should think twice about backing up. Back it all up Hey Gunslinger,

Stephen King fan myself. You shouldn’t blast a blog that makes hundreds of contributions to thousands of thankless people on a constant basis. He did warn you to make a backup. As with any heavy duty system cleaning, a backup is a must. I’m pretty sure makeuseof has even done a few articles on backup apps in the past.

Maybe you should think twice about backing up.

Back it all up

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