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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: November 12, 2018, 01:38:52 pm »

As you said, the Microsoft download page you recommended should work.  After all, the system requirements include Windows XP, and when I run the program, it shows the download/repair as having been successfully completed.  However, the same error message still appears at startup, and some programs (e.g., IDrive) won't load without .NET Framework 4.0.30319.  I therefore thought that, since XP has not been supported by Microsoft for several years, XP was mistakenly still listed among the system requirements for the .NET Framework program to work. 

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: November 11, 2018, 01:30:52 pm »

Thanks, Boggin.  I was able to use the newest version of the Windows Repair Tool, but only after quickly starting the program a second time while the registry scan was still in progress. After that, the repair portion of the program ran successfully, but I still got an error message about the failed registry scan.  I'm not sure, but I think this could be due to another error message that I receive at startup about a missing program (.NET Framework 4.0.30319) and the need to reinstall it on the computer.  That program might have been removed by a disk cleanup program that I recently used.  I tried to reinstall the NET Framework program from the Microsoft website, and that attempt initially appeared to have been successful.  Nevertheless, the error message about .NET Framework 4.0.30319 still appears when the computer is restarted, and since Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, it's possible that the .NET Framework reinstallation program can't work properly with my operating system.  I think it's perhaps that missing program that is the real problem, and if there's a way to reinstall it, I'd appreciate knowing about it.  Many thanks.   

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 23, 2018, 04:11:31 am »

I'm using the last version of Google Chrome for Windows XP before it was no longer supported.  The concern about turning off Internet Explorer entirely is related to the possibility of shared files.  Since the computer always seemed to function better after running the Windows Repair Tool from Tweaking.com, I always assumed that any such issues were somehow addressed.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 23, 2018, 03:28:07 am »

Google Chrome and Avast are using most of the resources.  However, Internet Explorer, which I no longer use, is also high on the list.  I'm wondering whether I can click on "End Process" for Internet Explorer without interfering with the other programs.  As you noted, Avast updates could also be slowing things down.   

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 22, 2018, 02:46:26 pm »

Thanks for the suggestions.  I've been using Avast as my antivirus program for several years.  More recently, AOL convinced me to subscribe to their "Superantispyware" program, but I started using this one well before the problem with the Windows Repair Tool began.  Nevertheless, as a test, I turned off both of these programs in order to determine whether they might be interfering with the Repair Tool.  The result was always the same--no transition from the initial file scan to the repair page.  In addition, I tried deleting and reinstalling the Windows Repair Tool, also to no avail.     

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 21, 2018, 04:24:08 pm »

Every few days, the computer gets sluggish and seems to be struggling to perform the few tasks that I use it for, mainly e-mail, online shopping, and occasional searches for information about areas of interest.  After I run the Windows Repair Tool, the computer is usually back to normal.  I realize that Windows XP and the corresponding version of Google Chrome are no longer supported, but I think it's fun to continue to use them as long as possible

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 21, 2018, 04:09:47 pm »

The initial "Startup Check" verifies that "all needed files are in the program folder and haven't been corrupted."  Once that is completed, the program normally would go to the repair page.  However, instead, the error message appears and terminates the program.  Since I have not made any recent changes in my software or hardware, I'm assuming (hoping) that there is an easily corrected glitch in the program itself. 

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 21, 2018, 03:33:20 pm »

Many thanks.  I hope it's something simple to fix. 

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 21, 2018, 02:53:48 pm »

I'm using the most recent version of the Windows Repair Tool--the one which states that the problem I'm having has been fixed.

The "error signature" consists of the following five items:
     AppName: repair_windows.exe
     AppVer: 4.3.0.0
     Mod Name: gdi32.dll
     ModVer5.1.2600.6460
     Offset: 0000ef40

The next pop-up is entitled Error Report Contents, which includes dozens of categories and hundreds of numbers.  At the bottom of this page is a message which says, "The following file will be included in this error report:"  I'll attempt to reproduce it below, assuming that the squiggly line is a tilde, which I will designate with that word in parentheses, since I don't seem to have the symbol on my keyboard.

     C:\DOCUME(tilde)TERRIL(tilde)1.HOL\LOCALS(tilde)1\temp\1bff_appcompat.txt

Of course, I have no idea what any of this means but hope to get back soon to using the Windows Repair Tool, since I rely on it heavily to keep my older version of Windows working. 

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Can't get past error message after initial file scanning on Windows XP

« on: October 21, 2018, 11:04:47 am »

After initial scanning of files, an error message appears and prevents the program from opening the repair page.  Please help.