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General Computer Support / Re: Forcing VBRUN300.DLL registration in Windows 10

« on: March 26, 2020, 04:30:09 am »

I have done These.
 At first it would not run at all.
By running the troubleshooter and getting the proper compatibility modes I finally got it to open
The only problem now is the VBRUN300.dll issue which prevents me from opening the settings menu and configuring the program
Thanks for the suggestions,
Chuck

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General Computer Support / Forcing VBRUN300.DLL registration in Windows 10

« on: March 18, 2020, 11:05:27 am »

I have a small 16 bit program I really like and have solved a lot of problems to get it to get it to run on windows 10. ( Humour me) ;-}}
However when I try to open the settings menu I get a VBRUN300.DLL error.
I think the issue is registration of the file and when i try to register it i am told it may not be compatible with the computer I am using (Windows 10 32 bit)
and to check if it is compatible with x86 or x64 regsvr32.exe.
Is there a way around this?
Thanks.
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 16, 2019, 10:17:22 am »

I can uninstall it with the installer and reinstall without paying for it because it is a free option from Xfinity.
However I should mention that I am running Malwarebytes Premium and Iobits Antimalware Free. A bit of overkill I suppose
Could either of the other two be causing this?
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 16, 2019, 09:20:13 am »

I did as you said and it seemed to work but no result.
System restore still says it cannot access a file.and suggest an antivirus is to blame

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 13, 2019, 07:53:32 am »

Let me check. And I will get back to you
Thanks for your help,
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 12, 2019, 09:53:51 pm »

I just checked in to the Dell OS Recovery tool.
It wants my computer's service tag number.
It turns out this computer was originally a Windows 8 machine. I'll bet if I use this tool it will want to reinstall Windows 8

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 12, 2019, 09:40:07 pm »

In advanced boot options, repair your computer, I have neither Dell Factory Tools nor Dell Factory Image Restore.
Just as a check. we are talking about the repair your computer in the same window as safe mode boot etc, aren't we?
My computer was bought from a store as a lease return and windows 7 was installed on it at my request.
It is 32 bit and has a c:\ local disk and a F;\system reserved as the two main partitions.
It has in the system32 folder three driver folders: drivers, driverstore, and DRVSTORE which has blue letters as if it is clickable???
I didn't receive a install cd with it and purchased a generic Dell reinstall cd.
That is all I have.
There may be an Image file on it somewhere but I don't know where.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 12, 2019, 09:25:33 pm »

Here is the latest update
I did the dism.exe cmd. I did the Tweaking repairs.
Still doesn't work.
I just did the SFCFix here are the results"


SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro.
Start time: 2019-10-12 20:59:03.618
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - x86
Not using a script file.
AutoAnalysis::
SUMMARY: No corruptions were detected.
AutoAnalysis:: directive completed successfully.
Successfully processed all directives.
Failed to generate a complete zip file. Upload aborted.
SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 0 datablocks.
Finish time: 2019-10-12 21:18:21.531
----------------------EOF-----------------------

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 12, 2019, 08:55:50 pm »

My system is 32 bit

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 11, 2019, 06:05:46 pm »

All right, I did  the 18 repairs and did a registry backup
I won't be around for the next day or so.
Thanks for your help

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 11, 2019, 05:09:56 pm »

I see my previous message last a few sentences. I use Macrium Reflect, which uses VSS, and backed up my computer last night without any problems.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 11, 2019, 04:52:39 pm »

However I did backup my registry using Tweaking com just now without any errors.
I tried System Restore from the Recovery Environment and it failed.
In looking at the options on the page I only see the option to repair from an image.
I don't have an image or a disk for this installation which was done by the store from which I bought the computer .
The only disk I have is a Dell reinstall disk.
How is this computer going to fix this particular computer?
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 11, 2019, 04:03:57 pm »

After rereadsing the instructions I see I should have been in repair.
Sorry. I didn't get that the first time around.
Let me do that and see what I get.
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 11, 2019, 03:59:04 pm »

no, I was in safe mode.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 11, 2019, 01:48:06 pm »

I did as you said and received an ERROR: 87 The option that is specified points to a running Windows (program)
I am not sure about that last word it might have been service.
I downloaded the DISM .log file if that helps.
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 10, 2019, 06:32:15 am »

I am using Norton Security which is provided by Xfinity as well as Malwarebytes Premium.
The procedure you describe is pretty intimidating but I will do a backup and try it this weekend and see what happens.
The only question I have is regarding selecting "whichever partition." How do I determine the partition?
And exactly what is this proceedure doing:

bcdedit |find "osdevice"

For clarity that is a Pipe symbol before find and is the uppercase of \

Then using whichever partition letter, as it may not always be c: - enter this cmd using your partition letter where I have used C:

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

Note the space before each /

Ignore anything about the scratch directory, but it should report the operation was successful.
Thanks,
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 09, 2019, 05:19:57 pm »

I went back to Event Viewer and after looking around found an error: System Restore Event ID 8210

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 09, 2019, 05:15:14 pm »

I went into safe mode, and ran System Restore when it finished it said there must be a antivirus running although it was disabled.
It then referenced an"unspecified error occurred during System Restore (0x80070005)
I then went to Eent Viewer but i am not familiar with  Windows 7s Event Viewer and didn't know what to look for.
Can you help,
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 09, 2019, 04:21:24 pm »

It simply says that restore has failed. And no I didn't check event viewer

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 09, 2019, 04:19:49 pm »

That was the repair which is found on the same boot page as the safe mode start.
I am not knowledgeable enough to do these things with out directions.
I didn't know about having to save the driver folders and putting them back in after the repair
Is there a source that takes you through this proceedure?
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 09, 2019, 03:42:24 pm »

Yes, I have done a sfc /scannow.
This computer has Intel Raid drivers and other things. In the past I tried doing a repair on aanother
computer which had non-Microsoft drivers etc. and lost a lot of stuff. I was able to recover it because I had a backup
of course but it was not a pleasant experience.
I have been depending on backups instead of Restore, but it would be nice to have it working
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Restore Does Not Work

« on: October 09, 2019, 03:12:23 pm »

I have a Windows 7 Computer on which system restore does not work.
At first I thought I was doing something wrong but after going to Safe Mode and trying it there and searching for information on the web I came to the conclusion
it has never worked. It creates restore points but no matter what I do it will not restore to those points.
I was advised to boot and go to the repair option and do a repair but I am wary. I have tried that before and things have not gone well.
Has anyone ever run into this issue and what is the solution if any?
Thanks,
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Unable to access folders in MY Documents Folder

« on: October 30, 2018, 12:01:53 pm »

Yes I do that using Macrium Reflect

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Unable to access folders in MY Documents Folder

« on: October 30, 2018, 06:47:46 am »

Most of those thinks I have checked or done already.
I won't be doing any windows repairs.
In the past that has led to disasters.
I'll just live with it
Thanks for your help,
Chuck

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Unable to access folders in MY Documents Folder

« on: October 29, 2018, 08:06:31 pm »

This is an ongoing problem my wife has.
System Restore simply reports it failed and no files were changed.
Chuck