Ironically I had worked with it for two hours and remembered your review! SFC and every solution became fruitless.
The program re-registered over 1000 files and the pc was fixed.
We just ran into a computer that the answer and suggestions on the web just didn’t work. I’m so use to re-registering files or doing fixes it is second nature. Just featured it twice in a week because it really saved us. Here’s what regular readers have to say about this super application – based on a previous review.Įxcellent program. Time to complete the repair – 14 seconds – not including the required restart. The following screen capture illustrates Windows Repair running the routine.
I’ve selected the Repair Windows Update checkbox. Let’s take a quick look at repairing a problem I have on this machine – Windows Update is acting a little wonky. With Windows Repair, there’s no need to have all the esoteric system info that geek’s carry around in their heads – one click and the job is done. In the Run box, type CMD (doesn’t need to be capitalized).Īt the command prompt, ( not in the Run box), type – ipconfig/flushdns. Go to “Run” in the Start menu (“Search” for “Run” if you can’t see it).
For the Geek crowd this is a simple repair. In the above screen capture, I’ve highlighted a single repair – Repair Winsock and DNS Cache. Instead, all repairs have been combined into a single window – as illustrated in the following screen capture. The updated application dispenses with the old three level system of repairs. Prior to starting the repair process both a System Restore Point, and a Registry backup option, are available.Ī quick piece of advice: Never allow an application to make system changes, without creating a System Restore Point first. Likewise, with the file version checking tool. While the system file check is optional, it makes good sense to run this tool. Previous users will note that both Avast and ComboFix (a specialty antimalware tool), have been added to Step One.Īs the application points out in the following screen shot, there’s nothing to be gained by completing a repair sequence if there are errors in the file system. Note: All screen shots can be expanded to the original size by clicking.įor those users dealing with a malware infected system, the application directs to a number of anti-malware freebies so that the repair process can begin on the right footing. Windows Repair can even restore Windows original settings which have been changed by malware – a common occurrence.įast facts – Windows Repair can do the following:Īs the following screen captures show – Windows Repair is not only simply to operate but, it “holds the user’s hand” while working through the repair process. This small tool has plenty of functionality, including the ability to fix registry errors and file permissions – as well as issues with Internet Explorer, Windows Update, Windows Firewall, and more. One of my favorites in this application genre is ’s Windows Repair – a super all-in-one repair tool which has undergone 30 revisions since I last reviewed it.
While freeware maintenance applications are readily available for download (and, many of them are very capable), finding a good, solid, freeware system repair application, suitable for less technically inclined computer users, is always a challenge.