Actually, I've found it to be overly protective in the release version. > Personally, I downloaded a free trial version of Clean Sweep and I > was shocked at what it claimed was safe to delete. I uninstalled > it, and I wouldn't trust it to provide reliable info. > > Richard J. Doyle > [log in to unmask] > members.tripod.com/~Doyle_R/index.htm > > There should be some things we don't name. Just so we can sit > around all day and wonder what they are. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kunal Ganguly [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 1998 1:43 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Deleting unused programs & files > > greetings > > >John > >I purchased a program from Quaterdeck,"Clean Sweep". I think I paid about > >$60. I am Director IT for a small company with 15 computers using Win95 > and > >10 using DOS. I have tried several other programs but none as clean as > >Clean Sweep. > > > > qdeck cleansweep is also very unstable, id suggest backing up the > backups that it makes.. u may have a serious situation if u have > ie4.0 installed, some vital DLL files are classified as 'orphans' > and sumone not knowning what they do can delete them... > > i have faced several problems regarding this matter, espiacially > concering games which run under Win95.. the package has many > problems, so i wud not suggest u make it ur sole means of combat > against the law of data expansion. Try and use ur own common sense > and try and divide everything into neat little folders..! > > compress small files and while un-installing ne application, > immdiately clean up ne mess itmay have left behind (.ini files, > .dll/.vxd files in the windows/system folder, entries in win.ini and > the registry) > > dont stop using Qdeck cleaner, but dont depend on it either, > personally i never use it, but i do use the 'Install monitor' its > an excellent way to keep track of what files are going where and > what entries are being made.. > > regards, > Kunal > > > PCSOFT: http://nospin.com or [log in to unmask] > > > PCSOFT: http://nospin.com or [log in to unmask] > > ------------- Larry Koester [log in to unmask] Bloomer, WI [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] PCSOFT: http://nospin.com or [log in to unmask]