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Selective repairs
« on: September 07, 2018, 03:43:38 am »
IMPORTANT - if I can get a reply ASAP.  I want to run Tweaking over the weekend.  Thanks.
Attached is a capture of my repair list with why I don't run default.  Could you tell me if I'm making a mistake by unchecking the ones marked.
Incidentally I'm getting messages about not having permission to perform tasks - though I'm the administrator1 on my one user acct.  l also get messages of not allowing Saves except in the root directory.  Are these the types of things Tweaking would reset/fix?  Thanks

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2018, 03:50:48 am »
Dell E6420 Laptop | 64 bit | Intel i5-2520M  CPU 2.50 GHz | 8 GB RAM | Win 7 Ultimate

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2018, 08:49:20 am »
You can leave the Proxy, CD/DVD and Sidebar repairs but I'd include Repair Important Windows Services - I don't know if that would default them but you can leave the 8/10 repairs, although it would ignore those anyway if you aren't using 8 or 10.

Before you run the program, I'd run a sfc /scannow and a chkdsk /f

The program can repair Permissions if it will let you run the program in Safe Mode with Networking - not sure about the Save though.

Have you tried your restore points, preferably in Safe Mode to see if that will resolve the Permissions and Save problems - these may have been caused by something you have downloaded, so an antimalware scan with something like the free version of MBAM probably wouldn't go amiss.

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

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2018, 02:48:02 pm »
Thanks.  Last thing... on sfc /scannow and chkdsk what parameter code can I use to view or save results as .txt? 

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2018, 03:00:59 pm »
The sfc /scannow will give its report at the end of the scan but to view the chkdsk log, go Start - type eventvwr and press enter when it comes up.

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

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

If sfc /scannow reports that it has repaired some files but not others, download and run SFCFix.exe which will produce its own report in Notepad which you can then copy & paste into the reply box.

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sfcfix.html

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2018, 03:19:36 pm »
You are good.  Appreciate the extra education, too.  Ok to close ticket.  gw

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2018, 03:24:21 pm »
Just leave things for now - I'd like to see if you resolve the Permission and Save problems but run an antimalware scan or try your restore points first.

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2018, 03:27:56 pm »
Will report back next week.

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2018, 03:36:33 pm »
Okay.

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2018, 02:18:24 pm »
All seems to be okay.  Thanks again.

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Re: Selective repairs
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2018, 02:25:58 pm »
Okay.