i have run the CCleaner and that dumps all sorts of temp files, recycle bin etc. and the game ran just fine until a few days ago. pogo has a chat line that i've used to ask other people playing that particular game if they had any trouble, and they say no. also, i have a fear of trying all the complicated-sounding procedures in the link you sent.....mostly i have a VERY limited understanding of this machine and its processes and i'm afraid of deleting valuable stuff just to maybe get 1 game to run.
can i clear the java console safely?? will THAT help make the game run?
and, yes, i have IE