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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Windows Repair Issues
« on: May 20, 2013, 08:17:58 pm »
Hi! First, let me say that I have used Windows Repair a number of times now on more than one computer and it has worked very well!
However, I just used it on my mom's computer (Windows XP SP3) and it ran into error after error after error... the computer is not in a good state at the moment.
As it ran, it hit several errors relating to .exe files (regsvr32.exe, for example) and lots of .dll files. I kept getting errors such as “The application failed to initialize properly" and "windows image not valid" (both these kinds of errors would pop up repeatedly; I'd click OK and another would pop up before I had time to do anything else). The program then crashed entirely and closed.
Now the desktop has a blank grey background, the word "Start" is gone from the Start button (as is text from the Start menu), all exe files are generic exe icons (
). Folders will open, but programs won't run. I cannot do a system restore or a registry backup, as neither are working. I am afraid to restart the computer at this point for fear that it may not boot properly, if at all. I thought it would be a good idea to ask if there is something I can/should do before I try rebooting or booting into Safe Mode.
Any thoughts on what happened, or what I might be able to do to fix it? Please help...
Thanks in advance.
Oh, I should also mention the reason I ran the tool in the first place. My mom's computer has been having trouble booting up sometimes; it will get to the desktop, seem to be finished loading everything, and then freeze. It only happens occasionally, and a reboot usually fixes it.
EDIT: I decided to just try shutting it down and restarting it again. It booted fine, and seems to be functioning normally. I have no idea what happened to cause this issue, but it seems to be resolved for the moment.
Thanks again for this wonderful tool! I shall not hold this mishap against it; I know even the best can have a hiccup now and then. I do wonder what might have happened to cause this, though.
Also, I apologize if this was posted in the wrong place; I wasn't sure if it should go here or in Computer Help.
However, I just used it on my mom's computer (Windows XP SP3) and it ran into error after error after error... the computer is not in a good state at the moment.
As it ran, it hit several errors relating to .exe files (regsvr32.exe, for example) and lots of .dll files. I kept getting errors such as “The application failed to initialize properly" and "windows image not valid" (both these kinds of errors would pop up repeatedly; I'd click OK and another would pop up before I had time to do anything else). The program then crashed entirely and closed.
Now the desktop has a blank grey background, the word "Start" is gone from the Start button (as is text from the Start menu), all exe files are generic exe icons (
). Folders will open, but programs won't run. I cannot do a system restore or a registry backup, as neither are working. I am afraid to restart the computer at this point for fear that it may not boot properly, if at all. I thought it would be a good idea to ask if there is something I can/should do before I try rebooting or booting into Safe Mode.Any thoughts on what happened, or what I might be able to do to fix it? Please help...
Thanks in advance.
Oh, I should also mention the reason I ran the tool in the first place. My mom's computer has been having trouble booting up sometimes; it will get to the desktop, seem to be finished loading everything, and then freeze. It only happens occasionally, and a reboot usually fixes it.
EDIT: I decided to just try shutting it down and restarting it again. It booted fine, and seems to be functioning normally. I have no idea what happened to cause this issue, but it seems to be resolved for the moment.
Thanks again for this wonderful tool! I shall not hold this mishap against it; I know even the best can have a hiccup now and then. I do wonder what might have happened to cause this, though.
Also, I apologize if this was posted in the wrong place; I wasn't sure if it should go here or in Computer Help.