CCleaner 2.0 beta goes portable

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CCleaner 2.0 beta goes portable

by Brad Linder Aug 16th 2007

We've been using CCleaner to clear off temporary files, cookies, and unused registry settings for years. The program is updated so often that almost every time we load it we're prompted with a message asking if we'd like to download the latest version. The updates are usually incremental.

But now it looks like the folks behind CCleaner have pushed out a beta of version 2.0, with some exciting new features:

CCleaner can be run from a USB thumb drive
With you when visiting your parents for the holidays.
Faster analyzing and cleaning
Select files, folders, and registry keys to ignore
Rebuilt in C++ to support 64-bit compatibility and Windows Vista compatibility
Redesigned GUI

The fact that you can now carry CCleaner with you on a USB drive is huge. Or rather, tiny. The file takes up almost no space at all, making CCleaner a great addition to your portable toolkit.

This is beta software, so not everything works as well as it could. For example, CCleaner includes an application for uninstalling programs from your PC. Generally it loads up a lot faster than the Windows Add/Remove programs menu or Revo Uninstaller. But on our test rig, CCleaner 2.0 was only able to find one program installed on our Windows Vista PC.
[via CyberNet]

Tags: ccleaner, ccleaner 2.0, Ccleaner2.0, uninstall

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

AsktheAdminDotCom said 11:24PM on 8-16-2007

We have just been messing with the beta over @ http://www.askTheAdmin.com and so far its great. Being able to run off of a usb drive is priceless and new interface is a lot smoother. We were going to do a full out review but it looks like this got all the bases covered!

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