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remove need for password at start

Thanks - I removed Java and Adobe Flash Player some time ago, without apparently any problems. Getting the computer back working again took a long time but all is now well. The scammer knew my name, address, telephone number and ISP account number as proof of being genuine, but he apparently...
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- Post #10
- Aug 9, 2015
- Forum: Security Arena
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remove need for password at start

I am afraid that nothing worked, so I eventually used a 3 month old Macrium image and 1 week old My Documents etc. backup held on an external drive. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions.
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- Post #8
- Aug 8, 2015
- Forum: Security Arena
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remove need for password at start

Failure. I downloaded the program and inserted the usb stick into the computer, switched on and pressed F8 repeatedly. Eventually a DOS type screen appeared with a list of options - I selected repair your computer, selected language (changed to UK), then clicked on next. The screen you...
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- Post #7
- Aug 6, 2015
- Forum: Security Arena
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remove need for password at start

I switch on, a sceen advertising the video card comes up as usual, the screen goes blank for a while, then the message about the password displays in a small box in the middle of a blank screen. At no time is there an indication that windows 7 is starting to load.
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- Post #3
- Aug 5, 2015
- Forum: Security Arena
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remove need for password at start

Windows 7 home. I was caught by a very plausible fishing attempt but aborted when asked for bank details. I spent ages running various scans to remove malware and all seemed to be well, but on bootup i got the message "this computer require a pssword". There is a facility in the BIOS to change...
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- Thread
- Aug 5, 2015
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Security Arena
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I ran the download - took about 20 minutes with periods when nothing seemed to be happening, as you said. I have attached the two files but they both seem to indicate that nothing was found. I have not zipped them as they are only 1 kB each.
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- Post #15
- Nov 1, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I followed the link and downloaded the system update readiness tool for Windows 7 64bit, but am reluctant to install it because it is 403 MB. Your post says save the CheckSUR tool from that download and install but there there seems no way of extracting it. Do I install the big download and...
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- Post #13
- Nov 1, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I tried again and it eventually worked on E drive, which is a partition that holds little used files and not the partition containing the a58aa file - odd. I ran sfc/scannow again and instead of the message saying corrupt files found but not all fixed there was the message "windows resource...
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- Post #11
- Oct 31, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I am afraid I am having trouble. I have extracted a58aa to the main partition of the hard drive - C; it appears as the first folder in the root. Your instructions state extract to *C:\ * but that would not work C:\ did. I then logged as administrator and got to the command prompt and it came up...
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- Post #9
- Oct 30, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I have downloaded the a58aa folder and it is 100MB of wmv, mp4, mpg, jpg, wtv files and nothing else - is there a mistake?
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- Post #7
- Oct 29, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I followed your instructions and tried again, but the file was rejected as too big - presumably what happened before but without the message - I have now attached it as a zip file, less than one tenth of the size. Hope it works.
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- Post #5
- Oct 28, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

First time I have posted - I must have made a mistake when I attached the file. I have found a procedure to add text attachments to a reply under additional options and have tried again, but I suspect the same problem. The attachment box is not intuitive - is there a tutorial on how to use it -...
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- Post #3
- Oct 28, 2013
- Forum: Windows Update
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Windows 7 corrupt system files

I am having trouble that a lot of links in control panel do not work and the computer is slow to boot. I have run sfc/scsnnow several times and each time corrupt files are found, only some of which have been repaired. I do not want to re-format or use a saved image from a few months ago. I have...
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- Thread
- Oct 27, 2013
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Windows Update

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