EPE editor freezes

Maybe this would help. Whenever EPE gets crazy I use this "Shortcut" which I have named "EPE Reset" on my desktop.

To make one
1. right-click on a blank spot on the desktop;
2. select New;
3. select Shortcut
4. copy the character string in the Quote below into the box where it says "Type the location of the item"
5. Next
6. name the shortcut
7. Click Finish
8. double click the Shortcut and see if it helps

• Copy the EPE shortcut
• Rename it to "EPE reset"
• Alter the line containing the link, by adding " -reset" to the end (a space between the shortcut and the '-reset')

The above shortcut only works on 64 bit systems. The 32 bit shortcut would be:
"C:\Program Files\TurboCCC\Extra_POI_Editor\Extra_POI_Editor.exe" -reset

"Program Files (x86)" doesn't exist on 32 bit systems...

I'll give that a try John, I do have a 64 bit system.

It worked ! When I clicked the shortcut on my desktop it came up with a message that "The TurboCCC keys have been deleted from the registry. You may restart Extra POI editor normally."

Any idea what would cause this to happen?

Thank you John

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/38053

Cause:

EPE saves important information in the registry. If those values become corrupted then EPE may crash.

I suppose that - like any software package - we users can execute sequences of commands that cause to software to get lost and fail to complete an action correctly. Just know that EPE is constantly accessing Google to show the map of the POI highlighted, so we can get ahead of it.

Considering the power of EPE to us GPS users, I'm amazed that it performs as well as it does. Turbo did a excellent job for us.

Glad the reset worked.

Have you recently used a Registry cleaner program or made manual changes to the Registry? Some Registry cleaners are a little aggressive and may remove entries that are still needed and may "break" a program.

I rarely touch the Registry anymore. The risk vs. reward is too great.

Just a thought.

I have been using CCleaner several time every week for many years. I have never had a problem.

I run the Cleaner, then the Registry scan - letting it fix any issues found; then delete the oldest system restore points using Tools

I understand that everyone has their beliefs and not everyone thinks alike (thank goodness ) but as Leo the Guru has said along with many others :

"My fundamental belief is that the best registry cleaner is no registry cleaner at all."

https://askleo.com/whats_the_best_registry_cleaner/

That being said I have used CCleaner in the past without a hitch but after reading up on registry cleaners, I've decided not to use any of them any longer.

To each his own

And Leo also says at the end of that link

Leo also says

@canuk, like I said, I have never had a problem but we can agree to disagree.

No not get married, LOL.

I do use CCleaner Professional v.5.08, but have learned long ago not to just let it remove everything it finds.

As an example I use NTI Media maker and if I let CCleaner remove files without me checking what it will remove it will disable that particular program by removing certain files.

So maybe now I will also have to pay attention to see if any TURBO CCC files are going to be deleted.

Thanks for the thought.

I agree one must be careful with what files you let CCleaner remove. It can be very aggressive - although I am surprised it would do anything that would wind up disabling any program. It clearly will remove files that will need to be replenished - like cache, history, cookies, recent documents, etc; but to remove a need file - that surprises me.

I'll bet they would like to know about your problem.

I only let it remove files I know are not needed for smooth operation.

The average person will run the cleaner and just let it delete everything.
The same goes for installing programs. The average person will say "yes" to everything and wind up with malware, virus's, and unwanted programs.

That's what drives entities such as the Geek Squad...