I was actually quite surprised that I got a performance boost at least in regards to how quickly Sonar responded. I was just checking to make sure it still worked and was pleasantly surprised. Perhaps some not so pleasant surprises await me but frankly my dear... I don't give a poop. I've got to set this thing back up anyway so if I broke it then that'll be a good excuse to quit arsing around. I'm not making any music at the moment right now anyway as I sort out some other much more annoying crap.

Beep it might not be the CC Reg CLeaner that's giving you a performance boost - it could well arise from it's general cleaning up routines on your files - like Temporary Internet Folders, Temp folders etc.

Interesting. I didn't know internet files could bog down a system like that... especially when offline and using programs unrelated to internet browsing. On my internet machine I clear my cache daily because I find it keeps the browser snappy and keeps streaming vids moving better but yeah... didn't think it would affect Sonar. Oh and I do keep my browser cache clear on the DAW but that doesn't seem to clear my general internet cache.
 
Noted and marked for further pondering in the Beepster Brain Banks. Cheers.

Beepster : To answer your questions :
 
 * No, and this using web downloads direct from the purchasing site(s)
 
 * Yes, happens also with most any anti-virus at one time or another
 
 * Yes, as long as you downloaded from a reputable source.
 
I only use the Registry part of Ccleaner, I set my web browser to erase temporary files after 3 days and limit the size of the cache to 250 MB. My personal preferences.
 
Once a month, I run Ccleaner alongside Malwarebytes and a quick scan of MSE. That catches 99.99% of things.
 
FYI, Ccleaner is the most downloaded software in France, according to OneNet. So I think its very safe to use, but then you'll always have sceptics.
 
So don't worry about the false positives long as you downloaded from a reputable source.
 
Cheers,
Jerry

WDI
I'd be carefully with registry fixers. They can easily cause programs not to work correctly. As long as you aren't installing crap off the Internet all the time there really is no need to fix the registry IMO.

if it's piriforms ccleaner, then it's really safe and goes after the obvious things like orphaned entries but leaves hidden / zero byte files well alone (that some programs might use)
 
you more than likely will find it's a false positive, have you submitted it (does it give u the option ? ) or contacted fxpansion also ?
 
because it's niche and you only just found it, places like kvr etc are better than google. not everyone runs the combo of them 2 things :)