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Like rridgely stated removing the ActiveX would be what I would want, of course if that were the case they'd probably have to create a separate tool for allowing Microsoft Updates/Windows Updates or just allow any browser to download them via a plugin. Also making it separate from the system and not so tightly integrated could greatly decrease the possibility of it being the cause so many systems get malware or hijacked from using it.

Sony Stops Vandalizing Computers? Well I think a proper pain and suffering payment would be a new PS3 when it comes out, free games for life, a free high definition wide screen t.v., and a free home theater. And to make sure they haven't purposely decreased the quality of all that free stuff a free lifetime replacement of any Sony product that wears out.

Well I suppose chkdsk.exe wouldn't be hard to combine/embed into an app if Microsoft gave permission since it's only 11.5 KB (11,776 bytes), so who knows how HDCleaner is scanning the disk for errors, it could even be calling it another way that doesn't show up in Process Explorer such as a hidden external Command Window. From what I could tell it was giving similiar information as chkdsk.exe does when using it in a Command Prompt (which is what I use) because that's the only way it will report any errors such as volume bitmap errors, or minor inconsistencies. The GUI version via right clicking a drive in My Computer doesn't state squat about what's wrong.

Perhaps, however people in the past that have submitted GUI "bugs" were using a theme that didn't allow it to display correctly. Even the default Microsoft themes when using too big of a font or a "non-standard" font can mess up how a program GUI looks, e.g.; text that runs off of buttons or can't be seen at all.

Now you know. ChkDsk can fix all sorts of crap. If you haven't ever ran the option "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" you may want to let it run on each of your hard disk(s) when you aren't going to be using your computer for a couple of hours, the time it takes depends upon your hard disk(s) speed and size. Like I already stated in a previous post or two I run "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" once every 1 to 3 months, and I always run it on a new system I get.

That may explain what I've experienced using System Restore, and is the main reason when I restore using a restore point I immediately use one of my ERUNT backups to make sure the registry is really restored to a previous state. Using ERUNT the backup is complete and any changes that happened after the ERUNT backup will be completely lost, the same can be said when using WinRescue which is commercial software.

It's not that much work versus reinstalling everything from scratch. Also if you backup to a hard disk make sure you aren't saving the backup on drive C:\ instead choose a different hard disk or partition, however for the best safety backup to DVD or CD. If you backup to DVD or CD you'll probably have to use your zipping software to zip the backup and then split it into multiple pieces for each disc.

I upgraded to Sonic RecordNow! Deluxe Dell Edition v6.5.0 when I got my system two years ago. It has never given me one problem. The reason I however don't like it is because it can't write audio CD's without the 2 second gap inbetween tracks -- however that's now solved with burnatonce and Burrrn, and I now only use RecordNow for writing data CD's since I absolutely must have file verification of the written data.

If it's caused by a theme you've installed that really can't be considered a CCleaner bug. It's either the theme, a font the theme is using, or the font size that could be causing the issue. If you quickly switch back to a default Microsoft theme do you have the same problems?

Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall has something similiar I think; application execution protection or something along those lines, however I don't really think it's necessary for a firewall and should be more of an anti-virus like task.

...continued. There are some cases when a Microsoft Backup just plain fails to put things correctly, if that were to happen you'd have to format and reinstall Windows again the normal way, e.g.; doing it all manually without using the backup.

Well if you had to reinstall Windows you'd do just that, reinstall it, and once Windows loaded you'd just double click the backup file since it's a registered file type for Microsoft Backup it will automatically open. You then restore your system. I'd recommend if you place the backup on dvd that you first copy it to your hard disk.

Yes. The only thing though on the main GUI I always save other open users registry data by ticking: Other open users registries Rather that's needed or not I don't know, but as a safety margin I always select it. I suppose it could. Some of the registry files end with the *.dat extension, and the recovery tool is a .exe file named EDRNT.EXE. I however always compress the backup into either a .zip or .rar using maximum compression and then delete the folder. The reasons I do this are: * So nothing can mess with the backup. * So that I can have a weeks worth of backups at a much reduced size. The backups are rather large but if compressed they become small and don't consume allot of disk space. If I need to restore a backup I just unzip/unrar a backup into "C:\TEMP" and when the system reboots I run CCleaner to delete the unzipped/unrarred files. I then run EasyCleaner to remove the .bak files the restoration creates. I do because it's always going to want to go into "C:\Windows\ERDNT" You can copy it anywhere you wish and it should still work.

Nope, I'm not arguing or anything. Just noted my experience with it. It works, well v5.5.094 does if I install it in safe mode, but it eventually for a lack of a better word "poops out" after a week or two weeks and starts acting up.

I only run the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" about once every 1 to 3 months, it takes about 45 minutes each on each of my two hard disks. Edit: And I only use it in a Command Prompt because I always use the /V option to clean unused indexes. The command I use on my D:\ drive is CHKDSK.EXE /X /V /F D: I use /X to dismount the drive in case there's any open handles, /X will automatically close open handles therefore I don't have to reboot, or click Enter to manually do it.

It matters just how your system configuration is as well. Since it works for you congratulations. I'm so sick of talking about ZoneAlarm, my new years resolution is to not even mention or post about it again. Some of the problems I've encountered: * Won't install, can't read temporary install file: "%temp%\glb##.tmp" Problem: It is then half installed, and can't be removed, even startup entries that delete files before Windows start's can't remove it. Solution: 1. Install in safe mode. 2. Reboot into safe mode and uninstall it. 3. Run System Restore in normal mode and restore the system to the time before it was installed. 4. Install again in safe mode. Note: I can't get any version higher than v5.5.094 to install, the installer will just crash with: can't read file: "%temp%\glb##.tmp", and it's very difficult (beyond difficult) to remove it when it's half installed. * Internet connection failure: Problem: Nothing can access the Internet, no programs can update, no websites will load. Solution: 1. Shutdown ZoneAlarm. 2. Run CCleaner with the pre-installed winapp2.ini entry "Internet Logs" to remove all of ZoneAlarm's crap in "C:\Windows\Internet Logs". 3. Restart Windows.

Don't use LAME alpha versions such as 3.98 they are only intended for testing purposes. Instead use the current recommended version which is LAME v3.97 beta 2.

Move LAME.EXE into the folder with EAC.exe. Configuring LAME.EXE with EAC: 1. Run EAC. 2. Click 'EAC > Compression Options' 3. Click the 'External Compression' tab 4. Select 'Use external program for compression' Passing parameter scheme: 'User Defined Encoder' Use file extension: .mp3 Program including path used for compression: lame.exe Additional command line options ("for Preset: Standard use"): -V 2 %s %d Additional command line options ("for Preset: Fast Standard use"): -V 2 --vbr-new %s %d Note: It's much easier to just use the lame_enc.dll, the files should be identical, however with LAME.exe you can use the full power of LAME and any parameters you wish.

If you need help configuring encoders in EAC look at this guide. Make sure you are using EAC in "Secure Mode" part 1: 1. Run EAC. 2. Insert an audio CD into each of your CD/DVD drives. 3. Click 'EAC > Configuration Wizard'. 4. Click Next. 5. Make sure all CD/DVD drives have a check mark in them. 6. Click Next. 7. For the first drive select: 'I prefer to have accurate results' 8. Click Next. 9. Select: 'I don't trust these values, detect the features of my drive' 10. Click Next for the first drive that will be tested, click Next once it is finished. 11. For the second drive select: 'I prefer to have accurate results' 12. Click Next. 13. Select: 'I don't trust these values, detect the features of my drive' 14. Click Next for the second drive that will be tested, click Next once it is finished. 15. Click Next on the Congratulations screen. 16. If you've installed LAME.EXE click next, otherwise untick the box and then click Next. 17. Enter your email address or leave the area blank. Note: An email address valid or invalid is needed to use FreeDB and online CD database. 18. Select: 'I am an expert, let me use the full potential of EAC' 19. Click Finish. Make sure you are using EAC in "Secure Mode" part 2: 1. In the CD drive selection under the toolbar (top left) select your first CD drive. 2. Click 'EAC > Drive Options' (or press F10 on the keyboard). 3. Click the 'Extraction Method' tab. 4. Untick 'Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information' 5. Click Ok to save the settings. 6. In the CD drive selection under the toolbar (top left) select your second CD drive. 7. Click 'EAC > Drive Options' (or press F10 on the keyboard). 8. Click the 'Extraction Method' tab. 9. Untick 'Drive is capable of retrieving C2 error information' 10. Click Ok to save the settings. 11. Click 'EAC > Options' (or press F9 on the keyboard) 12. Click the 'Extraction' tab. 13. Under 'Error recovery quality' select: High 14. Click the 'Tools' tab: 15. Tick 'On extraction, start external compressors queued in the background' Tick and select a value of 'Use 1 simultaneous external compressor thread(s)' Tick 'Do not open external compressor window' 16. Click OK to save the settings. Saving your EAC configuration (important so you don't have to do it all over again): 1. Click EAC > Profiles > Save Profile (or press Shift+F2 on the keyboard). 2. Save "EACProfile.cfg" in the folder containing EAC.exe 3. Close EAC to make sure the current settings are stored in the registry. 4. Launch EAC. 5. Load your configuration by clicking EAC > Profiles > Load Profile (or press Shift+F1 on the keyboard) select "EACProfile.cfg" 6. Zip "EACProfile.cfg" into the same downloaded .zip file that contains EAC, or place it into the same folder with the downloaded .exe setup file, that way you'll always have a backup copy of your configuration. Now EAC is configured, and will automatically use your profile each time you launch EAC. If you need any help with EAC just PM me, I'll be glad to help. Edit 1: Forgot to mention how to backup your EAC CD Database. How to backup your EAC CD Database: Save all *.dat files. ------ Edit: I made a typo I changed "11. Click 'EAC > Options' (or press F1 on the keyboard)" to "11. Click 'EAC > Options' (or press F9 on the keyboard)"

If he's having problems with SPTI in Burrrn then he may experience the same with burnatonce. If I'm not mistaken and I could be Burrrn uses burnatonce's extensions for cdrdao.exe

It is non-commercial freeware for personal usage. It will operate for 30 days in paid-mode then after that it will go into free-mode. In free-mode it disables some advanced features that are only available in paid-mode, however it will still have incoming and outgoing protection (just like ZA) but without all the bugs.

You need to install an mp3 codec such as lame_enc.dll, I'd recommend you to use LAME 3.97 beta 2 which you can download from here. Just unzip lame_enc.dll into the folder containing eac.exe. Configure lame_enc.dll by pressing F11 in EAC (or click EAC > Compression Options). For very high quality mp3's I'd recommend that you choose "Preset: Standard" or "Preset: Fast Standard" For slightly "better quality" which may be considered overkill you could choose "Preset: Extreme" or "Preset: Fast Extreme" Screenshot (configuring lame_enc.dll): ______________________________ Download Nero wnaspi32.dll and place it in the folder with Burrrn.exe. Rather this works or not I don't know, however it's the aspi driver I use with EAC.

I personally think ZoneAlarm is just a big buggy app. Sure it works up until is screws up. I'm personally using the Windows Firewall, however if I were to use a third-party firewall again and I might it would only be Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall. Note: In it's current version 4.2.3.912 it has only been rebranded (a new name) from Kerio Personal Firewall 4.2.2, and that's the only differences as of yet.

Good investigating. I don't have any suggestions as to why only those two wouldn't work rather it's a bug or just a system conflict I wouldn't know. It would have to be dealt with by Mr.G the CCleaner developer.