[gui-talk] Fw: Warning for cCleaner users

[Sherri]

This was posted from another list, but wonder if others have had issues with 
CCleaner?

Sherri
Have you visited my personal page at
http://www.raceforindependence.org/goto/Sherri.Brun
If so, Thank you for changing what it means to be blind.
If not, please go there now!
Thank you.
flmom2006 at gmail.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Dicey" <adicey at bellsouth.net>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient: ;@smtp108.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 10:38 AM
Subject: Warning for cCleaner users


> Dear Friends,
> I received this message today, on another list from a person I consider 
> very reliable and knowledgeable about using computers, and JAWS.
>
> I hope this will help some one avoid a problem.
>
> With Best Regards,
> Alan
> Miami, Florida
> Alan Dicey, President
> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA
> "Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!"
> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: 
> http://AmericanBlindChess.org
>
>
>
> Last night, I decided to check for cCleaner updates. I downloaded and
> installed the update, and found out it came together with Google Chrome
> browser. Although Chrome showed up when I browsed the last screen of
> installation dialog with the JAWS cursor, but there appeared to be no
> checkbox to opt out of installing the browser. So, when cCleaner finished
> installing, I found Chrome on my computer. I uninstalled it through
> "programs and features", removed the remnant folders from program files, 
> and
> continued my work as usual. But when I attempted to activate a link in an
> e-mail message, the following message popped up:
>
> This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this
> computer. Please contact your system administrator.
>
> I checked if Internet Explorer was my default browser. It wasn't, so I 
> made
> it default. I restarted the computer, but when I entered a link in an
> e-mail, I still got the same error. Apparently, Chrome makes changes to 
> the
> registry that don't get undone by simply uninstalling Chrome, and the
> computer gets stack in the gray zone of "no browser". The only thing that
> helped was a system restore. Today, I decided to try updating cCleaner
> again. I figured, I would make Internet Explorer my default browser and 
> only
> then uninstall Chrome, and hope this would resolve the problem I 
> encountered
> last night. It didn't work, I still got the error message and had to 
> restore
> the system. So, unless there is a way to troubleshoot or circumvent this
> issue, I would recommend to stay away from updating cCleaner.
>
>
>
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