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Tips For The Best Repair Results
These are a few things that should be done in order to get the best results for the repairs.
(1) Always do a registry backup before the repairs.
95% of the repairs in the program are registry related, if anything goes wrong or you have any trouble, you can restore the registry to before the repairs. Always backup!
(2) Always run the repairs in Windows Safe Mode.
99.99% of the time when users report repairs taking a long time, not running or not working right it is because of a 3rd party program messing with the repairs while they try to run. Even if you disable any background programs there is always a driver or something still running that can get in the way. Safe mode is the best way to make sure 3rd party programs stay out of the way, it also helps speed up the repairs.
The only reason Windows Safe Mode With Networking is recommended is for when running the "Repair Windows 8 Component Store".
The commands in this repair connect to Microsoft's update servers to download any missing files or updates.
Neither the program or any other repairs require internet access to run.
(3) Run the repairs twice! (Run repairs, reboot, run repairs again)
Multiple users have reported greater success with running the repairs twice.
The reason for this is because Windows has to be restarted for many changes to take effect, such as putting back services, registry settings and so on. So some of the commands in the repairs may work until those are fixed and the system is rebooted. So by running the repairs a second time, after a reboot, the commands that failed will now work like they should.
(4) Do a power reset first.
This is already on Step 1, and is explained there on why this is a good idea. If you are also having trouble with your internet connection as well, then make sure to do a power reset to your modem and router as well.
(5) Do a memory test.
Sometimes a system crashing or problems may be due to a bad memory stick and not something wrong in Windows.
(6) Test the Hard Drive.
One of the most command problems encounter after running the repairs and things not working right is because there turns out to be bad sectors on the hard drive. Sometimes part of the registry or some of the system files can end up on a bad sector on the drive. This happens a lot with the registry given how much is being done and working and the registry files are being written to a lot during the repairs. So make sure that your drive is in good shape, do a bad sector check first (You can do this on Step 3, and opening the "Open Check Disk At Next Boot" tool)
After the bad sector check is done, the results will be in the event viewer in Windows, at the end of the chkdsk log you will find how many KB in bad sectors where found, you want it to say "0 KB in Bad Sectors". If this is anything other than 0, it is time to replace the hard drive.
These are a few things that should be done in order to get the best results for the repairs.
(1) Always do a registry backup before the repairs.
95% of the repairs in the program are registry related, if anything goes wrong or you have any trouble, you can restore the registry to before the repairs. Always backup!
(2) Always run the repairs in Windows Safe Mode.
99.99% of the time when users report repairs taking a long time, not running or not working right it is because of a 3rd party program messing with the repairs while they try to run. Even if you disable any background programs there is always a driver or something still running that can get in the way. Safe mode is the best way to make sure 3rd party programs stay out of the way, it also helps speed up the repairs.
The only reason Windows Safe Mode With Networking is recommended is for when running the "Repair Windows 8 Component Store".
The commands in this repair connect to Microsoft's update servers to download any missing files or updates.
Neither the program or any other repairs require internet access to run.
(3) Run the repairs twice! (Run repairs, reboot, run repairs again)
Multiple users have reported greater success with running the repairs twice.
The reason for this is because Windows has to be restarted for many changes to take effect, such as putting back services, registry settings and so on. So some of the commands in the repairs may work until those are fixed and the system is rebooted. So by running the repairs a second time, after a reboot, the commands that failed will now work like they should.
(4) Do a power reset first.
This is already on Step 1, and is explained there on why this is a good idea. If you are also having trouble with your internet connection as well, then make sure to do a power reset to your modem and router as well.
(5) Do a memory test.
Sometimes a system crashing or problems may be due to a bad memory stick and not something wrong in Windows.
(6) Test the Hard Drive.
One of the most command problems encounter after running the repairs and things not working right is because there turns out to be bad sectors on the hard drive. Sometimes part of the registry or some of the system files can end up on a bad sector on the drive. This happens a lot with the registry given how much is being done and working and the registry files are being written to a lot during the repairs. So make sure that your drive is in good shape, do a bad sector check first (You can do this on Step 3, and opening the "Open Check Disk At Next Boot" tool)
After the bad sector check is done, the results will be in the event viewer in Windows, at the end of the chkdsk log you will find how many KB in bad sectors where found, you want it to say "0 KB in Bad Sectors". If this is anything other than 0, it is time to replace the hard drive.