Showing posts with label issue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label issue. Show all posts
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Drive Not Opening issue Virus Remover Softwares
Drive Not Opening issue Virus Remover Softwares
With the popularity of USB removable media, more and more viruses started to appear that could take advantage of the ease at which these devices can be transferred from machine to machine using plug and play. It was quite easy to rewrite the Autorun.inf file to launch the malware on insertion of the drive because in general it is not write protected. It’s not just on removable drives that the autorun file can be created on though, it can be burned to a CD/DVD and also created on local hard drives including the system drives.
1. Disk Heal
Disk Heal is a useful tool that restores the condition of your storage device after being infected by a virus. Although it’s not in development any more, Disk Heal is a useful tool that performs many functions, most of which are quite useful. While there are loads of tweaks you can apply to different areas of your system such as Control Panel, Internet Explorer, Appearance and Security, the Fix section is what makes the program more valuable to the user.
After installing and running Disk Heal, click on the Fix tab. In addition to being able to sort out the drive problem, it can also fix Folder options, Task Manager and Regedit being inaccessible after a virus infection. The option to fix the drive is at the top, and you simply enter the letter of the drive which has the problem into the small box and press the Fix button. If any other drives have a similar issue, repeat the process. Disk Heal doesn’t actually delete the Autorun.inf file itself but blanks its contents rendering the autorun function ineffective. A reboot or logoff will be required to complete the process.
There’s also another useful cleanup function at the bottom to restore hidden files and folders that have been hidden by a virus and they can’t be seen. Disk Heal is a standalone executable so can be copied from the Program Files folder to make it portable.
Download Disk Heal
2. FixDrive
If Disk Heal has functions you have no interest in and simply want to sort the problem of your drive not opening in My Computer, then FixDrive is what you want. The program is small (60KB) and portable so requires no installation. It is described by the developer as a tool to fix the issue of Network drives not opening when you double click on them, but the same principle applies to other drives such as C.
FixDrive couldn’t be much easier to use, extract from the zip file and then run it, select the drive you want to repair from the selection box and click Fix. If there is an Autorun.inf present on the drive in question, it will be deleted completely. After a logoff or reboot, you should be able to open the drive on double click again.
Download FixDrive
3. Flash Disinfector
This tool is developed by sUBs who also created the ComboFix malware removal program. It’s slightly different to the other tools above because it also has a limited ability to remove some autorun viruses while they are still attached to the inf file. In addition to USB flash drives, Flash Disinfector can remove the autorun file leftover from viruses on local system drives that are causing the folder to not open in My Computer.
It’s very easy to use, just run Flash_Disinfector.exe and it will tell you to plug in your flash drive that is infected by malware. If you want to repair a fixed drive, just press the button to start. The screen will then go blank for a few seconds, then you’ll see a popup window saying “Done!!”. Once completed, all autorun files will be gone from your drives and replaced with a protected folder called Autorun.inf, this is quite normal and a preventative measure to stop future autorun virus issues.
If you actually don’t want the autorun folder on your drive, it can’t be deleted normally and use of the command prompt to remove is a quick way to do it. Open up a Command Prompt window (type cmd in the run box) and enter the following:
Attrib -R -S -H /S /D C:Autorun.inf
RD /S C:Autorun.inf
Press Y to confirm delete and the folder along with the dummy file will be removed. Obviously substitute C: for any drive letter you wish. The two commands above can also be used to delete the original autorun.inf manually if you have any problems with the listed tools for any reason.
Download Flash Disinfector
If Your Problem is not Autorun Related
Even though this problem is mostly related to the leftover Autorun.inf file, there is another way your drives in My Computer can be stopped from opening. A few incorrect settings in the Windows registry can also open other windows such as search or programs on double click similar to the Autorun issue. Windows Vista, 7 and 8 can all be affected as well as XP because similar registry keys are present in all versions of Windows.
This has a simple solution which research seems to suggest fixes the problem the majority of times with a single command typed into the Run dialog. Open Run (win key+R) and type:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
Re Registering the shell32.dll file resets a number of Windows shell functions that can possibly become corrupted causing various issues, including opening drives in My Computer.
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Thursday, January 5, 2017
Dell 7537 Windows 10 Upgrade issue reboot loop and how to rebuild without Recovery disk create Dell recovery disk yourselves
Dell 7537 Windows 10 Upgrade issue reboot loop and how to rebuild without Recovery disk create Dell recovery disk yourselves
Reboot loop after upgrading to Windows 10 & Rebuild Dell machine from scratch without recovery disk.
Even though Im writing this blog little bit late but I think it might be useful to others. With Windows 10 release I started upgrading my Dell 7537 laptop to Windows 10 on first day itself, I did created Dell recovery disk as I was was confident that upgrade will go smooth, but it didnt happen :(.
After upgrading to Windows 10 my laptop was on continuous reboot loop and I tried various options from Boot such as changing to GPT, UEFI and it didnt help at all. Now Im stuck as there was no option to go back to Windows 8.1 and I dont have recovery disc, I tried searching media all over WEB but I couldnt find source anywhere. Then I contacted Dell UK Support and they informed me that Dell Recovery Disks costs around £29/- which I was not ready to pay. Moreover they can only provide disks but the model doesnt have CD/DVD Drive, hence recovery disks from DELL is not solution at all, when I asked support engineer how to recover with disks he dont have answer, what he mentioned was I need to use another computer to convert disks into bootable USB Disk. After getting escalated to his line manager he offered to provide disks for free but he mentioned it takes 5 business days to receive (I actually received after 10 days). Also I cant install OS without Product Key, at least in my model I dont have Product Key sticker its embedded in hardware.
As my machine was no use and didnt have recovery disks yet from Dell, I have started searching various other options by going through various blogs. I came across this wonderful & very helpful sites for Dell - http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/ by Philip Yip.
What I understand is that we cannot directly build Windows 10 even if you have Product Key, the option is to upgrade Activated version of Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10.
Note by performing below steps you will lose the data as we are formatting so I suggest you to take backup on another disk.
Requirements
- A working machine with internet connectivity
- USB Disk with at least 8GB
Since my machine is not bootable I followed the below steps
- Downloaded Windows 8.1 media creation tool
- Downloaded Windows 8.1 x64 ISO
- Using Rufus-2.2 created bootable version of 8.1
- Make sure Dell Laptop is configured with UEFI Partition & GPT disks (this is default settings for Dell laptop)
- Boot from USB Stick it will automatically build the machine with Windows 8.1
- After installation, Windows 8 is activated
- I didnt install NVIDIA GEFORCE drivers as many said the reboot loop might be because of nvidia display
- Download Windows 10 using media creation tool
- copied the ISO to bootable USB media using Rufus
- From windows 8 itself launched setup.exe and it upgraded windows 10 without any issue.
Creating Windows 10 Recovery Disk from Philip Yip -
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BUNvnIFT3g&feature=youtu.be
Step by step - http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows-10/creating-a-recovery-drive-and-using-it-in-windows-10/#Creating
Download link for Windows 10 media creation tool
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install
Download link for Windows 8.1 media creation tool
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media
Creating bootable USB disk for DELL with UEFI Partition
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/converting-your-dell-windows-reinstallation-dvd-into-a-reinstallation-usb/#BootableUSB
You can check your OS Product key embedded in hardware using RWEverything and following steps mentioned here
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/a-clean-install-of-windows/a-clean-install-of-windows-8-1/installation-of-windows-8-1-with-a-windows-8-0-retail-product-key-notes/#OEMKey
Philip Yip website was very useful & helpful as I could recover my machine without recovery disk from Dell.
Available link for download
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Cloud Survey Reveals Performance Becomes a Burning Issue
Cloud Survey Reveals Performance Becomes a Burning Issue
Over the last few years, the top concern for companies planning to move to the cloud has been security but as the cloud develops, new issues emerge. The recent survey carried out by Internap Network Services Corporation revealed some fresh pieces of information related to public cloud infrastructure. The survey polled almost 250 Internet infrastructure decision makers worldwide to give us a new insight into the state of public cloud adoption and usage.
Security is still a top concern
Just like many other surveys did over the last several years, Internap confirmed that modern businesses (unjustifiably) fear security threats in the cloud. Even though only 15% of companies that already use cloud services regarded security as a challenge, 40% of those that still haven’t adopted the cloud find security a major concern. These digits point out that security risks may be highly overestimated, considering the fact that most organizations that actually use the cloud don’t experience major problems in this respect.Performance issues on the rise
While security remains the top concern for organizations that are not using cloud services, performance seems to be a major problem for those that do. The survey reports that 30% of cloud-wise organizations faced performance issues, along with 59% of those that use the cloud to host big data applications. In reference to this issue, Gopala Tumuluri from Internap notes:“The survey data clearly indicates that big data applications – such as those that enable personalization and targeting through customer insights, social analytics and location mapping – are pushing the performance limits of virtual public cloud environments at price-points that don’t make business sense”.
Public cloud and virtualization
Among other things, the survey revealed that an important number of organizations (66%) mistakenly relate virtualization to public cloud. Most respondents have cited virtualization as “a defining characteristic of the cloud” which confirms that they still have a lot to learn about these innovative technologies. Namely, public clouds don’t have much to do with virtualization, even though they may share some similar features. Therefore, it is clear that despite the buzz surrounding the cloud for years, its definition remains vague to both companies that use it and those that don’t.Conclusions
Public cloud systems are now widely used in companies of all sizes and they certainly represent one of the most efficient forms of IT infrastructure innovation. Infant trend as it is, cloud computing may still appear confusing, which is why companies are likely to have some impossible expectations from it. Here security is obviously an important yet overestimated factor, while virtualization is obviously not well understood. The findings of the survey help general public get a better insight into predominant issues in the cloud, and it’s up to individual organizations to develop their own strategies with cloud-based systems.Author Bio:
Leana Thorne is a devoted blogger and a regular contributor to several tech blogs. She enjoys exploring new internet technologies and sharing newly found information – currently about cloud and reseller hosting and is always happy to be of help.Available link for download
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