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When I run CCleaner on a computer I am cleaning up, I have a couple of files that come back each time while "checking for issues" in the registry and it says they are "Obsolete Files"

Could I remove them from the registry safely?

One is "internet privacy software"

The other is "mathies.com"

Thanks,Yes, you should be fine to delete those.What about this?

This computer had a scanner on it as well. It was a Presto Page Manager, Newsoft company. I removed everything from the scanner I could find, but get this one too in CCleaner. It looks to me like its probably leftovers from the scanner.


Can I loose this too?

Here is what I'm seeing.
bumpBe a thrillseeker, hit the fixit button, you'll be RIGHT. Quote

Be a thrillseeker, hit the fixit button, you'll be right.


Actually, I have hit it each time it came up. This one and the others I mentioned above, were right back the next time I ran CCleaner. :-?

But, they were the only ones that kept coming back.

Thanks,I've been looking around the ccleaner website, it seems they have a small program called dial a fix that corrects the registry PERMISSIONS.
Having said that, I too get a few things to fix from time to time and they are also the same ones repeated over & over.
I just delete them & move on, I'm not too keen on running a program to change my registry permissions without a full understanding of exactly what it's doing and why.Fed,

So, I may just not worry about it too much. Is that what I'm understanding you to say.

Thanks,

Yes, just fix the issues and move on.
If you ever find out the cause let us know.
BTW, I have never heard of even one instance of ccleaner doing any damage.This old computer is the only one I have put CCleaner in and had things come back repeatedly after clicking to fix the issues.

I did find the mathies.com that was showing as an obsolete registry key was related to "Pop This" pop up blocker that I installed on the computer.

But, the program was active. I totally uninstalled it and re-installed it, then ran CCleaner (which is set by dl65's post on setting it up) and it showed up as an obsolete registry key again. :-?

Hmm.Spooky eh? :-? Perhaps a registry cleaner with a bit more grunt. Quote
Spooky eh? :-? Perhaps a registry cleaner with a bit more grunt.



Fed, I hear you.

But that spooks me because this is not my computer and the OWNER has no OS disk.

I can't risk messing anything up.

I use to use a DIFFERENT registry cleaner on my old Windows ME Gateway, I think it was called "Regseeker" I was always CAREFULL with it. Never got myself in trouble with it.

It seemed pretty good.If you want to try a registry cleaner with "a bit more grunt", try Eusing Free Registry Cleaner. I"ve used it and I've seen favorable forum comments on it.Quote
If you want to try a registry cleaner with "a bit more grunt", try Eusing Free Registry Cleaner. I"ve used it and I've seen favorable forum comments on it.



soybean,

I thought I recognized the name Eusing. I saw it when I was looking at Snapfiles website to see if RegSeeker was still available and free.


The RegSeeker I was talking about is also a freeware program from Snapfiles.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/regseeker.html


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