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Two 20 seconds delays when installing Tweaking.com Windows Repair (All in One)?
midimusicman79:
Thank you.
I decided to uninstall the following antivirus and antimalware, etc. software:
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Home
Malwarebytes 4 Premium
NoVirusThanks OSArmor Free
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office Essential
Unchecky
SpywareBlaster Free
However, I decided to not uninstall the following antimalware, etc. software:
CryptoPrevent Free Edition
WinPatrol PLUS
The reason why is that those two software are abandonware and while I do know that it is unreasonable to be using any such software, I still want to use them for what they are worth.
And, I did all of this, but all is to no avail and as such, the issue seems to be insurmountable.
And now, I have decided to live with the said issue because it just is a trifle and anyway, the point is that WR in itself is working properly, and while I in the past used it for repairs, nowadays, I mostly only use it for backups.
But, one last thing; Do you think it would be worth it to download and run the Sysinternals Process Monitor to see exactly what is happening on my computer during the 20 seconds delay at the start of running the WR install executable file, or not?
Boggin:
I'm not sure what the process monitor would show you but as you have installed WR, then you could just forget about the delay.
You need to reinstall your antivirus program.
Are you saying that CryptoPrevent and WinPatrol PLUS can no longer be reinstalled if you uninstall those ?
midimusicman79:
Thank you.
CONGRATULATIONS on 10,000 posts on the Tweaking.com Support Forums! :)
With that said, personally, I am now a BC Advisor and Staff Member on the Bleeping Computer Technical Support Forums and currently have more than 2,500 posts. :)
Well, I pay for Emsisoft, Malwarebytes, and Acronis and use them as my main antivirus/antimalware, antimalware, and disk imaging/antiransomware software.
Whereas, I use NoVirusThanks OSArmor Free, CryptoPrevent Free, WinPatrol PLUS, Unchecky, and SpywareBlaster Free as my secondary antimalware, etc. software.
However, the point of NoVirusThanks OSArmor and CryptoPrevent is that they were freeware for many years but eventually, their respective developers decided to publish a new edition of them and made them paid-only software, and the free edition became abandonware and I do not want to pay for secondary antimalware software.
The point of WinPatrol is that I luckily happened to only pay a one-time fee for the PLUS edition, and since then, its latest developer who acquired the software from the first developer has eventually gone bankrupt and made the software abandonware, and while I could uninstall it and reinstall it, I would as such, of course, lose the PLUS functions and I do not think it is worth it.
I downloaded and ran Sysinternals Process Monitor and started a live capture while subsequently starting the WR install executable file, clicked OK on the User Account Control, and waited during the said 20 seconds delay until the install settings dialog box popped up and stopped the install.
Then, I stopped the live capture, applied a filter for Process Name tweaking.com_windows_repair_aio.exe, and examined the log file which, as you indicated, did not contain any clues as to what the culprit is, and saved the capture which resulted in a 17.7Mb capture file.
And, at this point, I think we should conclude that the said issue just is a trifle and consequently that any further troubleshooting is unnecessary, if that is okay with you.
I will reinstall Emsisoft Anti-Malware Home, etc.
Thank you very much for the help! :)
Boggin:
Thanks for the congrats and the same to you for your position on the Bleeping Computer forum.
I used to have CryptoPrevent but had also dumped that - can't remember now why though.
I also used to have the free version of Malwarebytes but that started causing problems so that went as well.
I had been a long time user or Norton but when I tried to open it, I was starting to just get a black square instead of its UI - I now use Kaspersky Total Security which keeps me safe.
As you only notice the delay on an install, then perhaps you could forget about it, but come back if you get the same problem on an update.
midimusicman79:
You are welcome and Thank you. :)
Today, I downloaded the new version, 4.12.1, of WR and installed it without uninstalling the previous version and unlike before, I noticed that I no longer needed to change any settings because all are being left intact, which is convenient.
However, unfortunately, the said 20 seconds delays at the start and end of the install persist.
I have also noticed that whenever I start the WR install and do not complete the install and start the install and do complete the install...,
...The install logs its commands and results to a WR install log file in the TEMP folder, but it does not contain any clues as to what the culprit is.
It is even worth noting that WinPatrol PLUS is not the culprit because I can deactivate its protection and exit the said software but that does not make any difference either.
And hence, my questions are as follows;
Do you maybe have any more recommendations that I can try to fix this issue?
And, if it already exists, is there any diagnostic switch in the install that can be enabled that can diagnose the 20 seconds delays issue, or could a new Speecy report of my system help diagnose the said issue?
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