How To Use CCleaner
Published October 7, 2009 | This tutorial only covers the basic usage of CCleaner.
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.
This tutorial assumes that you have downloaded CCleaner from the Savemybutt Downloads page and have installed it. If it has been a while since you installed it, download a new copy so you have the latest version.
You should run CCleaner prior to any other software that scans or modifies you files, i.e. a malware scan or defragging.
1. Click on the CCleaner icon. Most people have it on their desktop. Some create a folder on the desktop for their utilities. I create a folder called Savemybutt Utilities.
2. CCleaner opens and looks like the image below.
3. By default, it will open in the Cleaner mode. If not, click on the Cleaner mode icon at the top of the menu bar at the left.
4. Click on the Run Cleaner button in the lower right corner of the screen. A warning box, like the one below, will open telling you that “This process will permanently delete files from your system”. Click the OK button to continue.
NOTE: You regular documents are safe! CCleaner only deletes temporary files from all browser caches and temporary files created by the software you use.
The progress bar at the top of the screen will show you how much has been completed.
5. When CCleaner is finished, it will list all the files that were deleted. CCleaner is now done. Click on the “X” in the red box in the upper right corner of the screen to close CCleaner.
I think a phishing email broke my Outlook
Published February 27, 2009 | 
This e-mail comes to me through my website from Lois.
Her e-mail was quite long-sought edited it to save some space.
Here is a little information about the machine I’m using. It’s a custom made desktop is running Vista. I have had it about two years. I get my Internet connection through EarthLink, and I run their e-mail through Microsoft Outlook. I have recently started having problems, and I’m not sure if it’s with EarthLink, Outlook, or both. For the past several months, I have received several phishing e-mails from PayPal. I forwarded to spoof@PayPal.com and then delete it however, over the last two weeks or so, I have received several of the same phishing e-mails I have been unable to forward. I can pull up the forwarding e-mail and address, but I cannot send it. After I close out of the forwarding e-mail and the phishing e-mail, I find that I am not able to open any e-mail. If I close Outlook completely, I find that I am unable to reopen the unless I restart the computer.
Thank you in advance.
Hello Lois, thank you for asking your question.
You did the right thing by forwarding the phishing scam e-mails to spoof@PayPal.com.
However, not knowing which version of Microsoft Outlook you are using or how you have it set up I can only think of two solutions that may help you.
The first solution is to make sure that you have run the battery of utilities that I have in the downloads section of my website.
First go to the downloads page of my website, once there select the first item, which is the Savemybutt Utilities Instructions, and save it to your hard drive for future use. Download the programs that are listed in the instructions and follow them step by step.
If by chance you have gotten some form of malicious bug on your computer that is causing this problem with Outlook, these procedures may fix it.
If that doesn’t work, the only thing I can think of to do would be to write down all of your connection settings for EarthLink and then reinstall Outlook. Depending on the version of Outlook that you have, you may get the opportunity to repair it during the installation process. If not, he may actually need to reinstall the whole program. Make sure you have all of the updates and see what happens.
And, don’t forget to back up your address book and your e-mail file. If you do a search of your hard drive for a file that looks like this *.wab, that’s your address book, and a file that looks like this *.pst, that your e-mails and contacts.
If you have to install Outlook from scratch, when you open the new installation for the first time you will have to point Outlook two location where these files are at.
I hope that helps.
Will CCleaner Clean To Much?
Published February 1, 2009 | Hi Mike & Crew,
I was going to use CC Cleaner, but if I use the cleaner do I need to protect files that I have not used for awhile, but still might need.Also history will be gone etc.
Just wanted to asked that dumb question first before I did something stupid.
Thank you very much for all of your advice, every Wednesday and when ever you pop in WGN.
Be Safe,
Gary
