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system file checker and windows repair v.3.8.1 on 8.1

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stella:

i used Kaspersky before Comodo, so nothing is quarantined.

I have to try Norton Power Eraser especially when it's aggressive it may work, thanks  :smiley:

Nope, no  dodgy links. I have no habits to visit  those worlds.
These are people who have checked me up and done a target, on me.

Yes the most effective way to disinfect an OEM machine is to factory reset it, but i have no idea what they messed with so i made a decision to work it out in chunks, in case i loose admin access somehow or everything get wiped out... i am thinking...

S

Boggin:
When you do get it sorted, get into the habit of making regular system images onto external media.

One of those could have sorted this problem in a crack and a system image is the only defence against Ransomware.

stella:
I have never done that, so I don't know anything about it, simply.
Can 'hackers' mess with that or it it safe?
If it is safe, i will learn how to do that.
Any recommendation of where to read about that?


Thanks
S

Boggin:
As a system image is usually created onto external media, then it cannot be infected by whatever may have infected the computer, but prior to creating one it is best to run a chkdsk /f and a robust antimalware scan so that you aren't saving a corrupt or infected volume.

Being a Win 7 user, I had to Google for that and found - http://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-restore-system-image-windows-8-1

If you are using an OEM machine and you have a Recovery partition, then also check the box for Data D:

However, to restore with it, the article says to tap F8 as you switch on which doesn't work in Win 8.1 but from an elevated cmd prompt you can enter -

bcdedit /set bootmenupolicy legacy

exit

Then reboot.

Tapping F8 as you switch on will now get you into the advanced boot options.

If you wanted to get rid of the F8 provision - although I can't think why, use standard instead of legacy in the bcdedit cmd.

This article goes into more detail with an alternative method of getting to the recovery with a system image, but with the F8 option enabled, should you not otherwise be able to boot up normally, F8 will pull you out of the mire.

https://www.winhelp.us/system-image-backup-in-windows-8-1.html

stella:
wow!  :cheesy:

Super thanks!

i know some of it, so i will go through it and read  all you have found, posted.

8.1 is not F8 , but i know how.

have a great weekend

S

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