Author Topic: Running Repair Under System Account takes ages (Read 14100 times)

Jeff73 · « **on:** April 28, 2014, 09:54:42 pm »

Hello, I am new here but not new to computers.
I have a windows vista 64 bit machine with some corrupt files sfc /scannow tool could not fix. so I resorted to Windows Repair All In One (First Time user)
I unpacked the Portable Version of the Software, Ran it as administrator to be sure it runs at its fullest, I followed all the steps through out the software, get to the point where I "Start Repairs", It has now been 4 Days I have tried it several times because It keeps getting stuck at "Running Repair Under System Account : Step 1/35. This has happened on several different machines.
Any help would be great, Thanks

Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2014, 09:57:22 pm »

Do you see the cmd.exe window open with the repair running?

If so get a screen shot for me so I can see if it is stuck at something.

In fact get me a screen shot of the repair program as it is trying to run the repairs so I can see where it is at

v2.7.0 of WR is just about done, I am in the process of running every single repair on each version of Windows since XP inside vmware. I did a complete redo of the permissions repair and more. So you will be able to try that one here soon.

Shane

Jeff73 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2014, 01:35:24 am »

Hello Shane, Thank you for your reply.
Yes I see the cmd.exe window and here is the same file/folder it keeps getting stuck on and looping back to (in screen shot as you requested)

Shane · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2014, 08:28:12 am »

Yeap it is stuck in a infinite loop.

What is happening is there is a bad symbolic link or junction. This means that when you go to 1 key you get redirected to another. In this case it is being redirect to a key in the same path so it just keeps hitting it over and over forever.

I have the permissions exe set to ignore those junctions so it is odd it is getting stuck by it. My v2.7.0 which I will have out shortly is using a new exe that is suppose to not follow junctions as well so lets see how the new version does.

If it gets stuck in a loop as well we will then need to dig in and find out what key has the bad link

Shane

Jeff73 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2014, 06:21:04 pm »

Yeah thats what I was thinking was happening. I will be testing v2.7.0 very shortly and let you know how it goes. thank you for all your hard work and help.

Shane · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2014, 08:30:16 am »

Just put out 2.7.1, make sure to use it instead. 2.7.0 had a file that it shouldn't have and was causing problems. I had updated the setup and portable but a lot of people are getting the program from other sites that never updated. So I put out a new version to make sure they all get the updated setup and portable

Shane

Jeff73 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2014, 02:22:27 pm »

oh ok. I already tried 2.7.0 on two different machines lol seemed to have worked pretty good. other than me forgetting to turn off my antivirus and have to go back over it several times to make sure nothing was fouling it up. lol I am trying 2.7.1 now thank you.

Shane · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2014, 02:24:40 pm »

Good, I am hoping the new exe I use for the permissions can over come that infinite loop that is in that registry

Shane

Jeff73 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2014, 10:46:27 pm »

sorry I did not get back sooner. 2.7.0 worked great thank you. I will be soon sending you a donation for your hard work and help. Thank you

Shane · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2014, 12:22:02 pm »

Happy to help

Shane