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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Simple System Tweaker

« on: August 19, 2017, 12:05:39 am »

- Simple System Tweaker is not meant for Windows 10. At least, it says so on the "Welcome" tab.
- Install Tweaking's Registry Backup (RB) v3.53. The System Tweaker program comes with version v3.51. Better to use the latest version. The tweaks are stored in the registry, that's why RB is so useful. If you want to reverse the changes/tweaks then use the "Restore" function of RB. Don't make System Restore Point.
- Keep us posted on whether or not tweaking your Win 10 system with this program makes Win 10 crash. I hope it doesn't but don't know.

@Boggin:
- Does Shane know if this program is suitable for Win 10 ?

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Bug in Registry Backup

« on: August 15, 2017, 07:18:34 am »

- The program code for the latest version of Registry Backup needs to be improved. I have told Registry Backup to keep copies of the registry for 32 days. Every backup folder older than 32 days will then will be deleted. The program does its work well. That is, PROVIDED that the old folder isn't empty. Then RB won't delete that old folder at all.

See also the picture in the attachment.

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General Computer Support / Re: Stuck on Repair version 4

« on: August 09, 2017, 09:06:31 am »

- See also:

http://www.tweaking.com/forums/index.php/topic,5384.0.html

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General Computer Support / Re: Stuck on Repair version 4

« on: August 08, 2017, 01:37:22 pm »

- Try the new WR v4.02 version. should be fixed in this version.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: August 08, 2017, 12:36:43 pm »

- And it's fixed in WR v4.02   

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: August 05, 2017, 01:37:56 pm »

    

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: August 01, 2017, 05:33:36 am »

- Here's how see what''s going on:

- Restart system.
- Run repair #19. The user will be prompted whether or not those 2 Services (Security Center, IP Helper) should be stopped. Choose "Yes" to stop those Services.
- Run repair #19 again. The user won't be prompted again.
- Start the 2 Services by typing the following commands in a MSDOS windows with Admin rights:

        net start wscsvc
        net start iphlpsvc

- run repair #19 again and the user is prompted (again) whether or not these 2 Services should be stopped.

- Adding the "/y" switch to the "net stop winmgmt" command solves this "prompting problem".

- This issue brings up another question: Shouldn't these 2 Services be re-started after being stopped (no matter what) ???

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: July 31, 2017, 05:55:43 am »

- Then pass this on to both Shane & Julian. I know that they are able to confirm what I reported.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: July 30, 2017, 08:48:38 am »

- BTW, I also have a Win 7 PRO system.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: July 30, 2017, 08:47:07 am »

- The message is that when one runs #19 for the first time (after a restart) then this problem pops up. Every next time repairs #19 is run this bug doesn't show up anymore because the Services "Security Center" & "IP helper" don't run anymore.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Bug in WR v4.01

« on: July 30, 2017, 08:34:08 am »

@Boggin & @Julian: do the following:
1) Restart your Win 7 system and only run repair #19 (Repair VSS). Does this bug show up ?
2) Restart your system and run 2 repairs: #5 & #19. does the bug show up ? I assume it won't.

When "Security Center" and "IP Helper" are running then this message is showing up. But repair #5 stops the WMI Service using a command WITH the "/y" switch. The "/y" switch surpresses the question (I assume that the "/y" switch gives a "Yes" answer to the question) and simply stops those 2 Services ("Security Center" & "IP Helper") as well. And then running repair #19 doesn't pose that question because these 2 Services have already been stopped by repair #5. That's why - IMO - the "/y" switch is so important.

- The story above gives a clue what to focus on, what to test.
- I am NOT surprised to see this bug pop up because the program code for #19 has been changed (relative to WR versions v3.xx).

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Bug in WR v4.01

« on: July 30, 2017, 07:32:14 am »

- In repair #18 the program stalls. This repair opens on my Win 7 system a MSDOS windows and then tries to stop the WMI Service. But then a question pops up. The question is something along the lines of "When this Service is stopped then 2 other Services (Security Center, IP Helper) are stopped as well. Do you want to continue ? (J/N)". Then the MSDOS waits until I have pressed either the "J" or "N" key on my keyboard.

- Solution for this problem ??? Add the "/y" switch to the (multiple) commands "net stop winmgmt" that are in that repair.

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Everything Else / Re: Heads up! Windows XP and Windows 8 users

« on: May 13, 2017, 10:07:48 am »

- But the NHS is not "swimming in the dot/money".
- This article says that MS recommend to disable the "SMBv1 protocol" (??????) as well.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-releases-patch-for-older-windows-versions-to-protect-against-wana-decrypt0r/

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General Computer Support / Re: Registry Backup- Failed

« on: April 03, 2017, 11:03:50 pm »

- Check when you start your system whether or not there's a process called "Backup failed" in Task Manager (assuming you let the program make a backup upon start up)
- Ignore the error/warning and just run the repairs of Windows Repair. Make sure you - at least - run repair #19 (repair Volume Shadow Copy) and try if the error pops up again.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: problems with tweaks

« on: April 03, 2017, 07:28:32 am »

- Are you on a non-english XP system ?

- When Windows Repair (WR) is run then it resets a number of "Open with ........... " associations (Repair #23).
- Solution ?? Try the following: Put that tweak in a *.bat or *.reg file and run that file after you've run WR.
- The WR PRO version allows the user to automatically run those tweaks after WR has done its job.

(Make a backup of the registry because those associations are stored in the registry).

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General Computer Support / Re: Windows XP Explorer Acting Up

« on: March 19, 2017, 01:51:28 am »

- Harddisk (in the 1st stages of) failing ?
- Run GSmartControl and tell us how many red/pink(ish) lines show up in the "Attributes" tab or post a screenshot of that tab (don't post the text that's showing up).

http://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.net/home/

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General Computer Support / Re: Can I disconnect from internet during repair vista 32 bit

« on: March 14, 2017, 08:03:05 am »

Hello. I appreciate the app and I've followed all suggestions recommended before finally running the repair. My bro who lives next door just came over wanting to reset the internet connection as he says it's not working for him. I told him not yet because I'm running the windows repair app & don't want to mess it up. I'm running Vista 32 bit & if I remember correctly safe mode with networking was basically needed for windows 8 & 10 but I want to b sure. Every now & again I do see activity between the 2 computers on the connection icon.  Ty for ur time & help & of course the app! Blessings to you & yours!

- I would STRONGLY recommend to ALWAYS disconnect the internet connection when you run the program for the 1st time. You Always can run the program for a second time with the internet connection turned on.

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General Computer Support / Re: CPU running at 100% continuously in normal mode

« on: March 14, 2017, 07:58:39 am »

Use Task Manager to see which process/Service uses this large amount of CPU.
- Let it show the processes of all users. Then open the Services tab.
- Now highlight one by one a running Service, rightclick and select "Go To Process". Task Manager will highlight the associated process. Hopefully Task Manager will (sooner or later) highlight the process that uses A LOT OF CPU.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry Backup not deleting old folder remnants

« on: March 14, 2017, 06:49:56 am »

- I had the same/similar problem. Somehow I ended up with a number of empty folders in the "C:\Regbackup" folder and RB never bothered to delete those empty folders.

See also reply #44 in this thread:
http://www.tweaking.com/forums/index.php/topic,4835.30.html

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Registry Backup Problem

« on: March 14, 2017, 06:44:40 am »

- Did you uncheck "Always use Fallback ......... " in the "Setting" menu ?

If you uncheck that option then RB will use the VSS file copy subsystem. And then VSS overcomes the "File in use" problem.

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General Computer Support / Re: Repair running havoc on my PC

« on: February 06, 2017, 07:58:08 am »

- I also know that repair #26 (Restore Importent Services") "refreshes" the registry info for - among others - the "Security Center" Service. That also could be the problem.
- Is the "Wscsvc" Service enabled & running after running WR ?

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General Computer Support / Re: Repair running havoc on my PC

« on: February 06, 2017, 12:23:02 am »

- Are you able to determine what repair is causing the "Action Center" to malfunction ?

- I know that repair #5 needs to do 2 things before it can repair WMI:
      - Start the Security Center (= Action center ???)
      - Export some info that at a later stage is put back/restored.

I could imagine that somehow that that info isn't put back into the registry.

- Or perhaps "Repair UAC" is causing this problem ? Or "Repair Windows Updates" ?

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Volume shadow Copy and Reg backup

« on: January 29, 2017, 02:11:44 am »

- Piriform's Defraggler or JK Defrag.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Volume shadow Copy and Reg backup

« on: January 28, 2017, 05:07:16 pm »

- I ran WR v3.9.24 PRO and from there the RB tool but had no problem at all.
- In one regard my Win 7 system is a bit different. I have moved & keep moving all the non-system files to the end of the drive (c:). My c: drive has currently only ~ 15% free disk space. I assume moving those file to the end of the drive will help to speed up Windows 7.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Volume shadow Copy and Reg backup

« on: January 28, 2017, 04:36:03 pm »

- I ran RB on my Win 7 but didn't experience any problems. So, it could be Win 10 related.