Windows Repair Toolbox

[GTP]

So we all hear it, right? Lol

 

[AlexCa]

Sorry to "nitpick" but just a small thing. I noticed you spelled "below" incorrectly and also on your website as well.

Thank you for letting me know, English is not my native language. If you guys find in the website any spelling, grammar or poorly constructed phrases that could be more correct or sound better if written differently, please tell me so i can correct.

 

[AlexCa]

Hello everyone, I've just released version 1.8.0.4. Now every time that the SMART warning is not shown (that is most of the times), WRT will, in it's place, attempt to show whether the system is using BIOS or UEFI:

 

[AlexCa]

Hi all, I've released version 1.8.0.5. It contains just a small change: the extra information about the system drive, that used to be shown when the mouse was hovered over the "Disk" label, is now shown when the mouse is hovered over a new blue "+info" label, because previously there was no way that the user could know that the information was there. This is how it looks now:

Thank you.

 

[AlexCa]

Hi everyone, I've just released version 1.9.0.0 . Here's what's changed:

- In the “Final Tests” tab, the “Service Pack” button, that opens System Properties, has been replaced with the “Win. Version” button, that opens Microsoft’s Version Reporter Applet. This one shows more complete information: Windows version, edition and build.

- Added an option to turn off the monitor that shows the amount of free space available in the system drive.

- When the “Clear Downloads” button fails to remove some file, it will now identify it in the error message that is displayed.

- While previously WRT would assume that C:\ is always the system partition, now it will detect and behave accordingly in those rare cases where the system is in a different partition.

- Fixed: If you want to, you can now rename Windows_Repair_Toolbox.exe without Rkill killing the program during the Unattended Fix (this was already working for when you launched Rkill alone, but not when it was used within the unattended fix process).

- Improvements to the Unattended Fix process.

- Some other improvements and fixes.

As usual, any questions, suggestions or bug reports, please let me know.

Thank you!

 

[GTP]

Hey Alex, just downloaded the latest "Portable" version and unzipped it to an empty folder.
When running the exe I get "Root Element Missing" about 4 times before the program starts. I removed the folder completely and redownloaded it but same result.
Tried again, same again!
Download to a different computer, same message.
WRT opens and seems to work fine though?

 

[glennd]

Hey Alex, just downloaded the latest "Portable" version and unzipped it to an empty folder.
When running the exe I get "Root Element Missing" about 4 times before the program starts. I removed the folder completely and redownloaded it but same result.
Tried again, same again!
Download to a different computer, same message.
WRT opens and seems to work fine though?

sounds like xml config missing

 

[glennd]

Hey Alex, just downloaded the latest "Portable" version and unzipped it to an empty folder.
When running the exe I get "Root Element Missing" about 4 times before the program starts. I removed the folder completely and redownloaded it but same result.
Tried again, same again!
Download to a different computer, same message.
WRT opens and seems to work fine though?

i tried it just now and it was fine. the config is there and no errors during startup. do you see the "Windows_Repair_Toolbox.exe.config" file there?

 

[GTP]

i tried it just now and it was fine. the config is there and no errors during startup. do you see the "Windows_Repair_Toolbox.exe.config" file there?

Yep, It is there. I copied the file from another location (previous version folder) to the new version folder and it works without issues.

 

[AlexCa]

Yep, It is there. I copied the file from another location (previous version folder) to the new version folder and it works without issues.

Hi Barcelona, do you receive the same error if you go to "Settings" and click the "Check Updates" button?
Are the downloads working? Thank you.

 

[GTP]

Hi Barcelona, do you receive the same error if you go to "Settings" and click the "Check Updates" button?
Are the downloads working? Thank you.

Check Updates works fine. Everything else works perfectly.
I just get that message whenever I start the program.

 

[Your PCMD]

On the settings for unattended, we should be able to turn off Defrag as SSDs are not supposed to be defraged, and also, since Windows 8, HDDs don't need TO BE defragmented either.

Also, get an error when downloading Microsoft under Security as saying Several attempts have failed.

Oh oh... this keeps happening...

 

[AlexCa]

Check Updates works fine. Everything else works perfectly.
I just get that message whenever I start the program.

@Barcelona, I've sent you a PM with a link to the previous version for you to make a test.
Can you also try to disable the AV, Firewall, proxy, etc? Something might be blocking WRT access to the server at startup, when it checks for a new version of the program or newest definitions.

 

[AlexCa]

On the settings for unattended, we should be able to turn off Defrag as SSDs are not supposed to be defraged, and also, since Windows 8, HDDs don't need TO BE defragmented either.

Also, get an error when downloading Microsoft under Security as saying Several attempts have failed.

Oh oh... this keeps happening...

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Hi @Your PCMD, those settings only work if those programs are marked to run during the unattended fix (it's in the malware removal tab that you explicitly select what programs to run, those settings are only to select if you prefer quick or full scans). Anyway if your system drive is SSD, and WRT detects it as such, it will prevent you from selecting the defrag checkbox in the malware removal tab. About the "not responding" i still haven't experienced it and don't know what might be causing it, can you check if the problem persists after a reboot and disabling the AV? Thank you!

 

[Your PCMD]

Well, this is what I get under Malware Removal > Microsoft

The odd thing is, once you click Microsoft, it highlights Vipre Rescue.

 

[AlexCa]

Well, this is what I get under Malware Removal > Microsoft

The odd thing is, once you click Microsoft, it highlights Vipre Rescue.

View attachment 7369

@Your PCMD That message will show up when download fails to complete for 3 times. I've tried it here and the download is working fine. However that happens occasionally with Microsoft Safety Scanner download - it's not related to WRT, and not very frequent. Can you try it again? I'll check what's up with the highlight thing (I've just noticed that it happens with all buttons), but rest assured that the program that is downloaded is the one you clicked (the button stays grayed out while the download is in progress). Thank you for testing!

 

[AlexCa]

Hi guys, I've just updated WRT to version 1.9.0.1. I've changed the "chkdsk" button in the first tab to "chkdsk c:".

I did this because if the portable version of WRT was executed from a pen drive, it would perform the check disk on that pen drive and not in the system drive, as intended (what was natural since that the command invoked was simply chkdsk, without any parameters).

Thank you.

 

[fencepost]

@AlexCa would it make sense to do the chkdsk on %SystemDrive% instead?

 

[AlexCa]

@AlexCa would it make sense to do the chkdsk on %SystemDrive% instead?

Yes, totally. I didn't do that because i can't remember the last time i saw Windows installed in a partition different than C:, and also because i didn't knew what to write in the buttons that would fit there and would not confuse users; while chkdsk c: is pretty much a standard.

I guess I could write only "chkdsk" and "chkdsk /r" in the buttons, and in their respective tooltips explain that the operation is performed in the system drive. But what if the user doesn't read the tooltips, and actually assumes that "chkdsk" and "chkdsk /r" are the commands executed?

That combined with the fact that almost all installs are in C:, made me choose to stick with those commands. And if an install is not in C:, the user would know that the chkdsk is performed on c: because that's what's written in the buttons.

But I'm open to change it, if you guys have any ideas, just shoot them. Thanks

 

[GTP]

Hi @AlexCa
Just downloaded the new version (portable) and unpacked it to a new folder. Works great! No issues!

FWIW, I ran 1.9.0.1 against the old 1.0.9.0 version and the error "Root Element Missing" seems to be a problem with the license being displayed/not loading?