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Different Versions Of CC Cleaner With Yahoo!??

Today I ran into a new version of CC Cleaner v 2.06 which includes the Yahoo Toolbar with the installation.  According to the instructions this allows you to use CC Cleaner from your browsers toolbar.  It seems there are a lot of companies trying to sneak their software into various popular freeware applications lately.  I covered one of them in a previous post.

I went ahead and installed CC Cleaner v 2.06 with the Yahoo toolbar just for the fun of it.  Before doing this I set my default browser to IE 8 Beta 1.  Sure you it will allow you to run CC Cleaner from the browser … but how necessary is this?  I have never been a fan of extra toolbars and Yahoo's is certainly no exception.

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I suppose if you are already a huge fan of Yahoo's services and want to keep dibs on everything while you surfing the web, you might want to install the Yahoo toolbar, there certainly is plenty to choose from.  All of your favorite Yahoo applications are easily accessible.

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If you want to remove the Yahoo toolbar and not CC cleaner you will need to go into Add / Remove programs and uninstall both instances of Yahoo.

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One more thing to note … when installing CC Cleaner v 2.06 with the Yahoo toolbar, there is an option to not include the toolbar at all with the installation.  Just be sure to uncheck the box before hitting Install.

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However, if you still want to use your favorite PC performance utility and are not a fan of any kind of toolbar and prefer not to deal with the hassle of uninstalling, I recommend downloading CC Cleaner Slim.  Which is only a 650KB download and none of the hassle of uninstalling the Yahoo toolbar.

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This article was originally written on 03/28/08 Tagged with: XP, Crapware, Free Software Utilities, Windows

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Comments (4)

  1. Calvin

    Next time when you download Crap Cleaner, try here:
    http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds

    There is a 'slim' version that doesn't install the toolbar at all.

  2. mysticgeek

    @ Calvin Yep! I actually have a link to CC Slim in the article! I would download that version if you have no desire to mess around with the toolbar.

  3. Ken Johnston

    Hi,
    I have just discovered Ccleaner. What a great little program.
    I have used System Mechanic for years, but was getting fed up with it's (to me) performance and operating style, which was awkward. But no more.
    As I do not like using programs for free which someone else has built I've sent in my contribution.
    Concience, concience.

  4. 0zSpitt

    i was never a fan of toolbars, i never use them. i've tried ccleaner but a few years ago i bought webroots window washer. i've gotten every free update since then. it now will wash free space and make a nuke disc.


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