I hope SOONER rather than later. You don't have to USE IE to surf the net, go ahead and make Firefox your Default browser.I'll get MS to reinstate IE. Later, though.
To explain why it's a BAD idea to do too much to IE further;
The first job of Internet Explorer, like most web browsers, is to display HTML encoded web pages. But not just web pages that are encoded in HTML these days. Many applications use HTML as part of their user interface, their documentation, or their online help system.
The core HTML rendering engine in Internet Explorer is actually functionality used and provided by Windows for other many other applications to use and not just Microsoft applications either, many 3rd party programs also use those files.
Do too much to IE or, as you said earlier, "demolish" IE and you can really have a very bad effect on many other Windows Features AND many other programs that are used on the computer. One thing it can cause is the continual loss of some default settings even though you reset them time and time again.
As I said, you don't physically have to use IE, but then all you do is don't use it, period. BUT, you MUST also always take any updates released that have to do with IE Security because those updates often also will also boost security for other parts of the Windows system. So even if you do not use IE, ALWAYS take the security updates you don't need to take the version-to-version updates until something else forces the issue, it's important to continue to take Internet Explorer security updates even if you don't use more than once a year Internet Explorer. I guarantee you that WILL happen, when you least expect it and it is always on a web site where you absolutely must go, that never fails.
That is ALL I do with IE. I don't use it but I keep it up to date. Occasionally a web site will demand that you only use IE, those these are getting fewer and farther between, but there are some so you absolutely DO need to keep it and keep it up to date.
Now, presuming you installed the CodeStuff Starter program, if not, do.
Then open the program. You will see three Tabs:
Startups, Processes, Services.
Startups are the Programs that auto start, Processes is just like the Task Manager, only it shows you more, Services are...well the services that run of course.
The tab you want it Start ups.
On the Far Left, click at the top where it says All Sections. This will then allow you to see ALL programs that start up on the computer when you start it up.
In the window to the right of that you will show you the programs by name, with boxes next to them, some with check marks.
Take the check marks out of these only, since you removed the Adobe Acrobat those may not be listed and if they aren't that's fine but if they are then take the check mars out of those noted below:
Acrobat Assistant 7.0
Adobe Version Cue CS2
QuickTime Task
UpdReg
OSA9.EXE
Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
SC_Acrobat.exe
After you have removed the check marks then close the program and reboot the computer. That's it.
Be sure you have turned the Windows Firewall ON...also be sure you have Windows Updates to Check for updates and notify you if there are ones available but let you decide to install the ones you want. I prefer this so that I know WHEN it's updating and what it is putting on there. Windows normally releases updates on or around the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Since you are new to Windows 7 and it IS somewhat different here are some good sites to find info on the new system. I began using these when I got my Windows 7 computer last year. Lots of good information.
http://www.howtogeek.com/tag/windows...ning-windows-7
http://www.w7forums.com/windows-7-articles-f14.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/#windows-7-help-support
Here are the CCleaner print screens, pretty self-explanatory though you also need to click on the Applications Tab and put a check mark in Firefox Internet Cache.
Will email Avira ones
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