Doing A Win 7 Pro Repair

Discussion in 'Software' started by dr.moriarty, Aug 21, 2016.

  1. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Just how long does "Searching for installation updates" take while Step 1 is Collecting information?
    Also I forgot to disable 3rd party AV & firewall. Should I leave things alone and just wait?

    Thanks
     
    dr.moriarty, Aug 21, 2016
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  2. Anon-469e6fb48c

    Anon-469e6fb48c Anonymized

    It might take a couple of hours.

    Are you collecting all of the updates for windows 7.
     
    Anon-469e6fb48c, Aug 21, 2016
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  3. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    dr.moriarty, Repairing Windows 7 takes longer than re-installing. And don't worry about the 3rd party AV & Firewall.
     
    Eldon, Aug 21, 2016
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  4. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    *Here's the problem that remains:
    System has SSD for programs and SSHD for data.
    There are 27 shortcut/file/folder icons showing on the Desktop with all open windows minimized ....but using Windows Explorer to navigate to > C:\Users\username\Desktop - only a text file(thread reply template) and the "tweaking.com_windows_repair_aio" zip file shows. *However, these two file are NOT on the desktop I see. How do I correct this?
     
    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  5. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    The other location is C:\Users\Public\Desktop.
     
    Eldon, Aug 26, 2016
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  6. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Nope, it's not found there.
     
    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  7. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    In Windows 7 with 1 user account, the only locations for Desktop items are C:\Users\Public\Desktop & C:\Users\username\Desktop - excluding the 5 Windows shortcuts that can be added via Personalize.

    Unless I'm misunderstanding the problem. :confused:
    What locations show when you look at the Properties of the Desktop items you see?
     
    Eldon, Aug 26, 2016
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  8. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Eldon, there is no "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" folder found when using Windows Explorer.
    As expected, the program icons point to C:\ (SSD) and data folder shortcuts point to E:\My Documents, the data drive.
     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2016
    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  9. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    I can't get my head around this one.
    Why don't you move the 2 text & zip files to the desktop you see?

    And...
    Users.jpg
     
    Eldon, Aug 26, 2016
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  10. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Maybe these snips will make it easier.
    UserAccount_Moriarty.PNG UserAccount_Moriarty_Desktop CONTENTS.PNG UserAccount_Public.PNG

    Just to re-state, when using Windows Explorer ->(1) C:\Users\myname only shows those 2 files. (2) C:\Users\Public -> does not show a Desktop folder.
     
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    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  11. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Drag the 2 files in image 2 to the Desktop folder in image 1.
     
    Eldon, Aug 26, 2016
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  12. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Are you saying to just combine the 2 Users Accounts\Desktop into 1...the C:\Users\Public?
     
    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  13. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    No. Just move the shortcuts/files/folders from one user to the other. I have been doing it since Windows XP to keep things organized.
    BTW This is my personal folder
    Folders.jpg
     
    Eldon, Aug 26, 2016
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  14. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    I'm still trying to correct what has happened to all of these shortcut icons and folders that are not shown on C:\Users\myusername\Desktop.
    Bootup Desktop.PNG
     
    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  15. the mekanic

    the mekanic Major Mekanical Geek

    Have you gone into the shortcut Properties, and browsed for the icon?

    Also, are some of those stand alone executables or HTML pages?
     
    the mekanic, Aug 26, 2016
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  16. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    The shortcuts properties point to C:\Users\Public\Desktop as their location and there are 2 PaleMoon HTML pages... no executables.

    EDIT: Copied shortcuts and folders into \username\Desktop folder, now seen when using Windows Explorer. And now added to "Favorites". Seems okay after a couple of re-boots and navigating about.
     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2016
    dr.moriarty, Aug 26, 2016
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  17. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Tweaking.com - Windows Repair can repair the icons, or you can just delete the file 'IconCache', restart and Windows will rebuild it.
     
    Eldon, Aug 27, 2016
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  18. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    :p If only it had been that easy...I had ran it twice, in Safe Mode even.

    *Thanks for the help.
     
    dr.moriarty, Aug 27, 2016
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  19. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Confucius says: " He who has computer will have problems."
     
    Eldon, Aug 27, 2016
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