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Boggin:
The program has a button to get you into Safe Mode with Networking and then you would open the program as normal.

The sfc /scannow and chdksk /f will take some time and while the sfc /scannow will report its findings in the command window, to read the full chkdsk report, you will need to go into Event Viewer.

To view this, go Start - type eventvwr and press enter then ensure Event Viewer (Local) is highlighted in the left pane - if it isn't then just click on it.

When it has read the data, expand Windows Logs and click on Application/Action - Find - then type chkdsk or wininit into the Find box and press enter.

Cancel the Find box and read the log in the scrollable window.

Windows Repair cannot repair services that have been affected by an infection if it still present, which is why you should also include an antimalware scan in your pre-steps.

I use the free version of MBAM for my scans other than what Norton Security does.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

While Safe Mode will probably isolate any infection, it would be reinstated when you boot back into normal mode and that repair could be undone.

Wasatch Rebel:
Thanks. So, if I'm reading the Help section right, it says to go into Safe Mode, but you only need to run it in Safe Mode with Networking if you're running Windows 8?

Boggin:
It needs to use Safe Mode with Networking for Win 8/8.1 and 10 because it needs to go online for the apps repairs, but you should also run it in Safe Mode to isolate your antivirus program, as the repair program deals with your registry and an AV program can take exception to that.

Whether that was the cause of the Permissions reset to take so long - I don't know, but running the program in Safe Mode will eliminate that as a cause.

Wasatch Rebel:
Yeah, I understand that I should run it in Safe Mode, but I guess what I'm asking is whether I should use the button going into Safe Mode with Networking, or if I should do the Safe Mode without networking, since I'm using Windows 7.

Wasatch Rebel:
Maybe it doesn't matter which Safe Mode I use. I will just try the button.  :smiley:

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