Tools and Conclusion

Tools

The tools menu has some very handy features which most windows users will really appreciate. Firstly, a selection of all programs appearing in your add/remove programs list is displayed ? allowing you to uninstall as normal. But as you may have noticed before, some applications are still listed on the add/remove list which are not normally possible to remove from the menu. CCleaner can remove items from the list if they have been deleted manually ? something which Windows does not currently allow.


Secondly, and best of all, CCleaner has a startup list which includes everything that loads when your first turn your PC on. If you have a rogue application that you want to stop loading, this is the place to disable it. It is best to exercise some caution with this option as removing the wrong startup application may cause some problems, but for power users that know what they are doing this is a great feature.

Conclusion

CCleaner is a small, efficient and free bit of software that works from Windows 95 all the way up to Vista. This is such a useful application, and as a freebie it is really worth installing on your machine. CCleaner ask if you wish to install the Yahoo toolbar when you install the application, which is how development is funded ? if you want it you can leave the box ticked, if you don?t you can just remove the tick.