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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Audio Crash and Burn

« on: June 08, 2016, 12:57:46 am »

Can you go back into Windows Repair and use the registry restore to see if that returns your audio.

A number of people have found that stuttering has been caused because of a conflict with the LAN driver and disabling that has eliminated the stuttering.

As WR also fixes network problems, that may have resulted in the loss of audio.

If disabling the LAN driver resolves your audio problem then download and Save the LAN driver from the vendor's support site then go into Device Manager, expand Network adapters then right click on the LAN and select Uninstall, checking the box to include software.

You can then install the new LAN driver.

If your problem isn't a driver conflict then in Device Manager, expand Sound and check for any yellow alerts, red crosses or black downward pointing arrows.

The latter denotes a disabled device.

Right click on your audio adapter and select Scan for hardware changes to see what that produces.

Event Viewer may also have something recorded.

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General Computer Support / Re: Yellow exclamation icon on both my wireless and local area network icons

« on: June 07, 2016, 03:41:43 pm »

As you have had the machine booted up into Safe Mode with Networking then that would have eliminated your antivirus or a possible infection as the problem, providing an infection hasn't disabled any services.

I wonder if it's just Ultimate that has an icon for the Ethernet as Home Premium doesn't.

Even though the other machines have no problem connecting, a power cycle of the modem and/or router can resolve a problem for a machine that will not connect.

To perform a power cycle, switch off the modem (if applicable) and router as well as any computers then disconnect all cables to the modem and/or router for a couple of mins.

Reconnect the cables, switch just the modem on if applicable and wait for all of its lights to come on and then do the same for the router.

Switch just the affected machine on to see if there's a connection.

If it's still a no go then do the following steps and let us know if any or none resolve.

Even though you have run Windows Repair, open a command prompt as an admin by going Start - type cmd - right click on cmd and select Run as administrator - accept the UAC then enter these commands -

netsh winsock reset catalog

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /flushdns

ipconfig /renew

ipconfig /registerdns

shutdown /r /t 00

and then see if you can connect after the reboot.

Go Start - type devmgmt.msc and press enter then in Device Manager click on View/Show hidden devices and look for any yellow alerts, red crosses or black downward pointing arrows.

If they are okay then go Start - type services.msc and press enter then check that the following services are showing as Started and Automatic or Manual -

COM+ Event System
Computer Browser
DHCP Client
DNS Client
Network Connections
Network Location Awareness
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Server
TCP/IP Netbios helper
Wired Autoconfig is set to manual.
WLAN AutoConfig
Workstation

If a service is not running, click on it to highlight then click on Start (top left).

If it fails to start then right click on the service to open its Properties and check the Dependencies and that each of them are running.

Any Dependencies that aren't listed in services can be found in Device Manager/View/Show hidden devices/Non-Plug and Play Drivers but if any in there are problematic, you would have seen a yellow alert next to Non-Plug and Play Drivers.

If everything still checks out then go Start - type eventvwr and press enter.

When Event Viewer has read the data you will be presented with Critical, Error and Warning etc.

Click on the name Error then on View All Instances of This Event in the lower right pane and look for any DHCP, network adapter or network service errors.

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General Computer Support / Re: HELP. After run windows repair v3.9.1, stuck in windows Auto repair loop.

« on: June 07, 2016, 04:12:56 am »

When the Startup Repair fails, does it give you the option to try other repair methods ?

This may take you to the Recovery Environment to try the restore points.

Sometimes a cold boot can work, but not always.

This is done by removing all power sources then hold the power button in for ~30 secs then plug the AC in to see if it will start normally.

This next one can work on some Win 7 laptops but not sure about Win 8/8.1 machines.

Start tapping the spacebar at the rate of 1/sec then hit the power button while continuing to tap the spacebar.

This can get you into the advanced boot options where you could use Safe Mode to restart Windows Repair to use the registry restore option.

Also in the advanced boot options is one to stop the auto repair loop but this will probably just produce a BSOD with a Stop Error code.

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General Computer Support / Re: SFCFix.exe 3.0.0.0 - not run / error

« on: June 06, 2016, 08:06:32 am »

I assume that log is from SFCFix.exe ?

Can you run the Pre-Scan again in WR to see if it still reports the same amount of Cat and Mum file corruption.

I think Julian will be able to do something with those others but if he can't then I think you would be looking at some form of reinstall as I've already suggested.

I'll PM him to bring his attention to this thread.

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General Computer Support / Re: SFCFix.exe 3.0.0.0 - not run / error

« on: June 06, 2016, 04:23:46 am »

Does the chkdsk x: /f work in the RE ?

My eyes glaze over when I try to read through a full CBS log - did the sfc report it was unable to repair any files ?

If it reports that then see what the SFCFix.exe can do with it.

A cut down version of the CBS log where it just reports what it could and couldn't repair can be produced with this elevated cmd -

Copy & paste to the cmd prompt.

findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >"%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt

This will produce a desktop icon which when double clicked will open the CBS log in Notepad.

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General Computer Support / Re: SFCFix.exe 3.0.0.0 - not run / error

« on: June 06, 2016, 02:49:18 am »

Your link only takes me to the main index of the forum and not to the thread you want to highlight.

What does a sfc /scannow or a chkdsk /f report ?

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General Computer Support / Re: SFCFix.exe 3.0.0.0 - not run / error

« on: June 06, 2016, 01:50:42 am »

SFCFix.exe has to be run immediately after a sfc /scannow for it to have something to work on.

Can you go into Event Viewer to see what is recorded as the Event ID No. for the side by side error as they can vary.

A side by side error can occur because another operation hasn't cleared.

Sometimes a cold boot to clear the memory as described in the WR pre-steps can resolve this.

Alternatively, boot up into the advanced boot options, select Repair your Computer and navigate to the Recovery Environment (RE) to select Command Prompt - noting where it locates the OS to repair.

At the cmd prompt enter c: (or the partition letter it located the OS)

Then fsutil resource setautoreset true %systemdrive% at the next prompt - press Enter.

Follow that with chkdsk x: /f where x is the partition letter to see what that reports then enter exit to close the cmd window and restart.

If you've already run a sfc /scannow then try SFCFix.exe again.

If that hasn't done it either then go back to the cmd prompt in the RE and enter - (changing c: if required)

c:

dism.exe /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions

exit

Then reboot.

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General Computer Support / Re: downloaded windows repair v3.9.1 and when trying it out, get disastrous problems

« on: June 05, 2016, 07:25:41 am »

Saturday is quite a busy day for me so it can be later in the day when I get to check the forum, but glad your system image worked for you.

I create an image onto an external HDD once a month after the various updates, so if anything untoward occurs then I don't have to go back so far.
.
I'll add Solved to your thread

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General Computer Support / Re: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll How To Fix Application Error 0xc0000005

« on: June 05, 2016, 04:05:53 am »

Have you tried reinstalling the program that uses that .dll - it may not be a Windows file and has been installed by the program that uses it.

http://www.file.net/process/msvcrt.dll.html

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General Computer Support / Re: How to fix: "Unknown Hard Error" - Warning System

« on: June 05, 2016, 03:42:50 am »

Perhaps Julian can help you with that - I have no experience of creating a new task, but I can't see what hardship there is in default accepting an UAC prior to running a program.

It's there to protect you if you have a password protected machine.

Mine isn't and is only a single user admin account, but that is the way Windows has been designed to work.

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General Computer Support / Re: downloaded windows repair v3.9.1 and when trying it out, get disastrous problems

« on: June 05, 2016, 03:36:45 am »

This is becoming a hijack of Hopeful's thread and bears no relation to the OP's problem.

I suggest you run WR and if you still have problems then open a new thread of your own.

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General Computer Support / Re: How to fix: "Unknown Hard Error" - Warning System

« on: June 05, 2016, 03:05:27 am »

I've told you what I would do.

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General Computer Support / Re: How to fix: "Unknown Hard Error" - Warning System

« on: June 05, 2016, 02:53:07 am »

Well, if you are wanting to build a short cut that side steps UAC - what is the difference ?

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General Computer Support / Re: downloaded windows repair v3.9.1 and when trying it out, get disastrous problems

« on: June 05, 2016, 02:51:16 am »

I appreciate that you have your own nationality, but this is an English speaking forum, so before you post your replies would you please use either Translate with Bing or Google Translate so that most of us can understand them.

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General Computer Support / Re: downloaded windows repair v3.9.1 and when trying it out, get disastrous problems

« on: June 05, 2016, 01:09:47 am »

That has not been my experience and Shane wouldn't have included the facility to create a restore in WR if they didn't work.

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General Computer Support / Re: How to fix: "Unknown Hard Error" - Warning System

« on: June 05, 2016, 01:06:59 am »

Don't know Vista but in Win 7 you can right click on a desktop icon and select Properties - Advanced then check the box to run the program as an admin.

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General Computer Support / Re: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll How To Fix Application Error 0xc0000005

« on: June 05, 2016, 01:01:39 am »

Well how much time have you spent on your current problems - you could have started over afresh with the time you have spent asking for help and then researching.

If I come across a problem that I'm unable to fix and it isn't hardware related, I have no hesitation in factory resetting - fortunately I've been able to resolve such problems so that is always a last resort for me, but I don't seem to be getting the same problems you are.

If your system isn't creating restore points then the reset could resolve that and restore points can resolve a lot of problems.

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General Computer Support / Re: downloaded windows repair v3.9.1 and when trying it out, get disastrous problems

« on: June 04, 2016, 04:08:19 pm »

Are you able to boot up into the advanced boot options to see if Last Known Good Config does anything ?

You can run the Startup Repair up to three times with reboots in between regardless of what it reports to see if that resolves.

Is the bootable CD an install disk or a System Repair Disk ?

If it's a System Repair Disk then use it to navigate to the Recovery Environment (RE) to select Command Prompt and enter -

bcdedit |find "osdevice"

For clarity, that's a Pipe symbol before find.

It may not always detect the OS in C:

Using the partition letter enter chkdsk x: /f where x is the partition letter to see what that reports.

If it is an install disk and it is accepted when you select Repair your Computer, navigate to the RE to select Command Prompt and enter -

bootrec /fixmbr and/or bootrec /fixboot

Enter exit to close the cmd window - remove the install disk and Restart to see if it will boot normally.

Using either disk may allow you to successfully use the Restore Points option though.

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General Computer Support / Re: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll How To Fix Application Error 0xc0000005

« on: June 04, 2016, 03:11:29 pm »

Given all of the problems you are having with your computer, why don't you just back up all of your personal stuff and factory reset it - or if it is a custom built machine - perform either a repair or clean install.

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General Computer Support / Re: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll How To Fix Application Error 0xc0000005

« on: June 04, 2016, 06:00:04 am »

Can you go into Event Viewer as that may tell you which application it is faulting.

Reinstalling the program that dll belongs to may resolve but have you tried your restore points prior to the error ?

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General Computer Support / Re: PaleMoon - "This browser does not support video playback."

« on: June 04, 2016, 05:46:45 am »

Someone seems to have found a solution - https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?t=11745

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General Computer Support / Re: AdwCleaner - Reg Issue

« on: June 04, 2016, 05:41:46 am »

When you go to a website that has something nasty attached to it, your AV program should be able to pick up on it.

However, if you need to click on something in the article/website, then an AV program probably wouldn't pick up on that - this is how Ransomware gets onto computers.

I don't understand your bit about 1,000 pages - can you clarify ?

If this is a single file, then MSRT will be able to scan it - just go Start - type mrt.exe and press enter where you will the scan options.

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General Computer Support / Re: AdwCleaner - Reg Issue

« on: June 04, 2016, 02:21:34 am »

Normally your AV program should be able to detect if a site is malicious - if it doesn't then I suggest you use another AV program.

Another method to check out a website before visiting is to use VirusTotal.com - https://www.virustotal.com/

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General Computer Support / Re: Inconsistent Start up and other problems

« on: June 04, 2016, 02:09:50 am »

That alert on the ISATAP may have been from when you were unable to connect as Windows will create another in an attempt to connect when it has problems - which is why you get incremented ISATAP adapters.

As long as you have the original, you can right click on the incremented one and select Uninstall.

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General Computer Support / Re: GOOGLE CORRUPTION FIX

« on: June 03, 2016, 02:15:24 am »

It sounds like you have picked up a Google redirect infection.

Hit the Windows key+r then type iexplore -extoff and press enter.

This will open IE without add-ons then click on the Tools cog - Internet options and under the Advanced tab click the Reset button and check all of the boxes - this requires a reboot to effect.

Download the free version of MBAM - once it has updated, click on Settings - Detection and Protection to ensure it is set to treat PuPs and PuMs as malware - you can use the dropdown to change its setting if needed.

It's optional if you want it to run it in Rootkit mode as a belt and braces and then start the scan.

https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/

An additional program to run is AdwCleaner - https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

When the scan has completed it may list some programs in the lower pane that it considers as adware/undesirables.

Just uncheck the boxes of any you want to keep.

Click on Logfile and that will open Notepad with whatever else it has found and will remove when you close the file and click on Clean.

It will open another log to show what it has removed after the reboot.