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I setup various physical laser printers and pdf printers on my 64bit Win 7 Pro system.
They work fine for a long time.

Then I decided to try out Wise Registry Cleaner v8.82 with Default scan.

Since I cannot validate each found issue I had to trust Wise and fixed all problems.

After a while (and a reboot) I had to use one of the printers mentioned above.

Much to my surprise they did not work any more.

Further investigations show that when I go to

ControlPanel--->Devices and printers

select one of the listed printers, right click and selected "Printer Properties", go to to tab "Ports" then the list
is completely empty - for ALL printers.

Have a look at the attached snapshot

Very bad.

Even worse: I found no solution to re-create them

The only reason for that can be a false wiping from Wise Registry Cleaner of ActiveX/COM components or other registry entries (possibly

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-SYSTEM-CurrentControlSet-Control-Print

or a branch below)

This is very, very annoying.

Why does Wise Registry Cleaner think it must remove these branches?

Devs should fix this urgently.

Peter
 

Hi all!
I would like to see some new features of WRC:
1) Regarding the installed version of WRC (scilicet the uninstaller version): DON'T REMOVE c:\users\user-name\appdata\roaming\wise registry cleaner\backup folder and the files in it.
2) POSSIBILITY to select/tick/tap/check all found problems in a section and ignore them in one click.
Better: select part of the entries to ignore and ignore them in one click.
3) POSSIBILITY to ignore all sections in the custom area (at the present we need to select at least one section)
4) Command line parameter to defragment the Windows registry ONLY.

Problems of the current release (9.34.605):
Custom area: replace the scan button with the save button, to save the choices, because when I click the top-right X, the choices won't be saved.
You fixed this problem in release 9.15, but it returned in the current stable release
I don't know when this problem returned.
I'd also prefer its previous location (bottom-left corner). Auto-adjust columns (when double-clicking the column cursor) doesn't work.
I can't remember if this worked in previous releases. Tooltips don't work, when the "value name" and "key name" columns are "stretched" (i.e., always).
They worked in previous releases.
I don't know when this problem returned. When I open WRC portable, %AppData%\Wise Euask folder is created (and it shouldn't create it, or at least it should create that folder inside WRC folder). Some entries didn't show the description.
I had got these three entries without a description (but probably I deleted them, because now I don't get them any more):
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{C79BA6D1-F7B8-4b87-A405-ED9DE29A8B6D}\AppID=
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CEDCD345-8C2C-4928-B8C9-AE867372A7CF}\AppID=
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D1219BD5-B542-4ab7-82CB-C89DDA9F3768}\AppID= The register window doesn't show all the strings (but the tooltips work, at least).
"Contact us" isn't translatable.
If possible, enlarge the entries.

Windows XP alerts you when disk space reaches a critical level, but you have several options to free up hard drive space. XP includes an built-in utility, called Disk Cleanup, that deletes unnecessary files from the most common locations. More disk space can be gained by deleting files manually or moving them to an external hard drive.
 
Low Disk Space Warning
 
·         Windows XP warns you when it detects your computer is running out of disk space. The first warning comes when less than 200 megabytes of space is available: a pop-up window will appear for ten seconds once every session (each time you log on to your computer). The warnings become more frequent as free space decreases. With less than 80 megabytes of free space the warning appears twice for 30 seconds, spaced four hours apart. At 50 megabytes or less, the message appears every five minutes for 30 seconds. The warnings do not stop until free disk space is above 200 megabytes.
 
Disk Cleanup
 
·         The easiest way to free up hard drive space in Windows XP is to use Disk Cleanup. The program deletes temporary Internet files from Internet Explorer, downloaded program files, optional Windows components, Windows temporary files and older System Restore points. You can select check boxes to choose which categories to delete. If Disk Cleanup does not free up enough space, it may be necessary to delete files manually.
 
Unnecessary Files
 
·         Remove files and application you do not use to free up disk space. Empty the Recycle Bin and clean out the cache of your Web browser. Review the applications installed on your PC. Those applications you do not use should be uninstalled using the “Add/Remove Programs” function located in the Windows Control Panel. Ensure that no duplicate files exist on your PC: remove any files that are duplicates.
 
Folders
 
·         Your Downloads folder (or any location you use to store downloaded content) may be taking up a lot of disk space. Empty these folders of files that you no longer need or use. Pictures and videos also take up a lot of space: Delete those pictures and videos that you do not wish to keep. Using Windows Explorer, look around your hard drive for temporary installation folders and delete those as well. Once you complete the deletion process, be sure to empty your Recycle Bin to reclaim the space.
 
External Storage
 
·         If there is no need to keep the files on your computer’s hard drive, consider using an external hard drive to store some of your content, especially larger files. External drives come in various capacities, some as large as the hard drive currently in your computer. These drives connect via USB, and when connected can be used as an additional hard drive for your PC.

Hi there,
 
 
If you want to activate Autocomplete in Windows 2000 and later versions, please follow the below steps.
 
 
1.      Open the Microsoft Windows registry editor by clicking Start, Run, type Regedit and click OK.
 
2.      In the  Microsoft Windows registry editor  open the below folders.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Command Processor
 
3.      In the command processor open the below two registry keys and change their value to 9.

CompletionChar
PathCompleteChar
 
4.      Once the above steps have been completed close out of the registry editor and open the command window by typing cmd in the Run window. To use the auto complete feature press the tab key any type you wish to complete a directory. For example, if the directory you are currently in contains the "Program files" directory you could type "cd pr" and press tab, to have the auto completion option automatically type "cd "program files"".
 
 

If you have a small solid-state drive and really want more hard space, there are geekier ways to reclaim hard drive space.
 
Not all of these tips are recommended — in fact, if you have more than enough hard drive space, following these tips may actually be a bad idea. There’s a tradeoff to changing all of these settings.
 
Erase Windows Update Uninstall Files
 
Windows allows you to uninstall patches you install from Windows Update. This is helpful if an update ever causes a problem — but how often do you need to uninstall an update, anyway? And will you really ever need to uninstall updates you’ve installed several years ago? These uninstall files are probably just wasting space on your hard drive.
 
Windows 7 allows you to erase Windows Update files from the Windows Disk Cleanup tool. Open Disk Cleanup, click Clean up system files, check the Windows Update Cleanup option, and click OK.
 
If you don’t see this option, run Windows Update and install the available updates.
 
Remove the Recovery Partition
 
Windows computers generally come with recovery partitions that allow you to reset your computer back to its factory default state without juggling discs. The recovery partition allows you to reinstall Windows or use the Refresh and Reset your PC features.
 
These partitions take up a lot of space as they need to contain a complete system image. On Microsoft’s Surface Pro, the recovery partition takes up about 8-10 GB. On other computers, it may be even larger as it needs to contain all the bloatware the manufacturer included.
 
Windows 8 makes it easy to copy the recovery partition to removable media and remove it from your hard drive. If you do this, you’ll need to insert the removable media whenever you want to refresh or reset your PC.
 
On older Windows 7 computers, you could delete the recovery partition using a partition manager — but ensure you have recovery media ready if you ever need to install Windows. If you prefer to install Windows from scratch instead of using your manufacturer’s recovery partition, you can just insert a standard Window disc if you ever want to reinstall Windows.
 
Remove Some System Files
 
In the System Cleaner column of Wise Care 365, there is one function called System Slimming, you can delete the unnecessary system files like Windows Installer Baseline Cache or Japanese IME you think you will never need. If you are not so sure of which to delete, you can choose Recommended. 
 
Note: Windows installer baseline cache could be deleted, but aware that by removing the baseline cache for a product, future repair, patch install, and patch uninstall scenarios may require your original installation media. If you have the drive space it is recommended that you keep the baseline caches available.
 
Disable the Hibernation File
 
Windows creates a hidden hibernation file at C:\hiberfil.sys. Whenever you hibernate the computer, Windows saves the contents of your RAM to the hibernation file and shuts down the computer. When it boots up again, it reads the contents of the file into memory and restores your computer to the state it was in. As this file needs to contain much of the contents of your RAM, it’s 75% of the size of your installed RAM. If you have 12 GB of memory, that means this file takes about 9 GB of space.
 
On a laptop, you probably don’t want to disable hibernation. However, if you have a desktop with a small solid-state drive, you may want to disable hibernation to recover the space. When you disable hibernation, Windows will delete the hibernation file. You can’t move this file off the system drive, as it needs to be on C:\ so Windows can read it at boot. Note that this file and the paging file are marked as “protected operating system files” and aren’t visible by default.
 
Shrink the Paging File
 
The Windows paging file, also known as the page file, is a file Windows uses if your computer’s available RAM ever fills up. Windows will then “page out” data to disk, ensuring there’s always available memory for applications — even if there isn’t enough physical RAM.
 
The paging file is located at C:\pagefile.sys by default. You can shrink it or disable it if you’re really crunched for space, but we don’t recommend disabling it as that can cause problems if your computer ever needs some paging space. On our computer with 12 GB of RAM, the paging file takes up 12 GB of hard drive space by default. If you have a lot of RAM, you can certainly decrease the size — we’d probably be fine with 2 GB or even less. However, this depends on the programs you use and how much memory they require.
 
The paging file can also be moved to another drive — for example, you could move it from a small SSD to a slower, larger hard drive. It will be slower if Windows ever needs to use the paging file, but it won’t use important SSD space.
 
Configure System Restore
 
Windows seems to use about 10 GB of hard drive space for “System Protection” by default. This space is used for System Restore snapshots, allowing you to restore previous versions of system files if you ever run into a system problem. If you need to free up space, you could reduce the amount of space allocated to system restore or even disable it entirely.
 
Of course, if you disable it entirely, you’ll be unable to use system restore if you ever need it. You’d have to reinstall Windows, perform a Refresh or Reset, or fix any problems manually.
 
 
 
 

It might be agreat program but it does not find Firefox. I can only fix Chrome and IE. I use neither one of them.  My primary browser is Firefox and it is greayed out

Screenshot:

Hey xilolee,
Thanks for your feedback, we uploaded a new Portable file.
 
I followed your steps:
   1) Create a task (any).
       I created a specified time shutdown task.
   2) WAS should go in the notification area (that's the system tray).
       Yes, it was,  go in hidden area directly. I must click the up arrow in the notification area to see the WAS tray icon.
   3) Move the WAS tray icon in the HIDDEN notification area (i.e., you must click the up arrow in the notification area to see the WAS tray icon).
   4) Click the WAS tray icon in the HIDDEN notification area, and WAS should appear.
       Yes, it was.
   5) Click the X in WAS: WAS should go again in the HIDDEN notification area, instead it disappears.
       Yes, it was, WAS went to notification area.
    But it is still present, when you check task manager.
         Yes, it was, wise auto shutdown process still in task manager. Because I didn't cancel the task.

It is not Working
 

Skype problem Screenshot
 

 
Operating system:Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit)
System root: C:Windows
Available physical memory: 2046 MB
CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Drive Info:
C: 78.94 GB
D: 153.84 GB
Internet Explorer: 8.0

i want to open my applicartiions of my pc ... without showing administrator privilge pop up in win 7
 
Operating system:Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit)
System root: D:Windows
Available physical memory: 1940 MB
CPU: Intel® Core i3-3210 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Drive Info:
C: 29.39 GB
D: 29.02 GB
E: 90.45 GB
H: 0.18 GB
Internet Explorer: 8.0