Alan_B
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Did you use the File Finder which is a new feature that I fear ?
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Have you used any registry cleaning Tool, either the CCleaner registry section or some other third party or Microsoft "PC performance Booster" ?
It occurs to me that iTunes may still have some DRM protection in force on your system,
and perhaps it only needs the removal of one registry key for drastic penalties to be imposed.
Its written about all over the internet...if you do a Google serach for "ccleaner.... itunes.....library ...deleted?".postings of such are years old
Actually the ONLY result is less than 1 day old - it points to your posting here.
If I remove the enclosing quotes then Google gives
About 117,000 results (0.34 seconds)
and life is too short to scan through results that match only 2 or 3 of the words
If I remove the enclosing quotes and use special search terms that require all 4 words to appear I get "about 4,630 results" such as
www.piriform.com/ccleaner/version-history - View by Ixquick Proxy - Highlight
Added option to only clean Recycle Bin files deleted more than 24 hours ago. - Improved Firefox History .... Added iTunes cookie management. ... New CCleaner 64-bit native EXE. - New UI ..... Added Type Library cleaning to Registry Cleaner.
which obviously is NOT referring to the deletion of iTunes library.
in fact if you go to this very site its been described in 2011 (!) ...and yet with only one disbelieving reply,no fix,and no other commentary.
Please give a link to "this very site".
I am surprised that others have suffered this problem and sought answers without coming here.
You have done well to come here.
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If the file from recuva states unrecoverable, overwrite. Is there other software I can use to get it back?
I can absolutely guarantee the possibility that when
"recuva states unrecoverable, overwrite."
it could be referring to remnants of ANCIENT files that you do not want because you relocated/moved/re-organised/deleted/replaced/edited in the past.
Recuva could have been telling you the same thing WHILST you had access to your CURRENT photos BEFORE your disaster.
You possibly have no need to use Recuva or any other recovery tools if you act on advice in posts #12 and #11.
Otherwise there are alternative recovery tools, some of which are better than others,
Consider, though, if a file has been overwritten not even ultra-pro $5,000 tools can do anything.
That depends upon your definitions of :-
overwritten;
anything.
If a large file has been considered to be part of "free space",
and some sectors in part of that "free space" have been written to as part of a new file,
ultra-pro $5,000 tools may be unable to retrieve the data previously held in those sectors,
but may still be able to retrieve other parts of the original file, and those parts may be useful in securing a conviction
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I don't have this option - I've got to have Dropbox to communicate with other members of the group I belong to.
This morning I thought of you and your group as I read this :-
http://www.techrepub...er-malware/9332
DropSmack: Using Dropbox to steal files and deliver malware
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the files it deleted should have been moved to the Recycle Bin.
if that happens there is no increase in free space.
Have you actually tested where File Finder sends the duplicates ?
Normal CCleaner junk removal is NOT sent to the Recycle Bin
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As I mentioned in post 20, I've had these 3 security programs installed in my PC for several years without any problem with slow running before.
This indicates your security is not the cause - ASSUMING that you have not updated your security and your A.V. signatures.
But then of course all sorts of nasties can climb on-board if security is not up to date.
Sometimes an A.V. signature update can go horribly wrong a kill performance or even delete system files.
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What's the ExcludeKey1 for? Will there be issues if the entry would just use |*.* (without Exclude)?
There are many historical energy-report-'datestamp'.xml files which may deserve eradication.
The energy-report-latest.xml may be worth preserving - if not then why not kill the report producer (I think it has an Automatic Start service)
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DropBox did this to me years ago - it might be better behaved now.
Whatever AutoRuns finds is auto-starting it gives you the options to disable or to remove.
I first disabled all Dropbox entries and that cured the problems but crippled the use of DropBox.
I could have fine-tuned which entries to re-enable for adequate operation,
and I could have deleted the really bad entries - but decided it was not worth the effort so I uninstalled the Dropbox application.
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Also no one has told me HOW to check If I have an autorun.inf file on my computer
Launch Defraggler - BUT DO NOT DEFRAG
Select the drive you wish to test
Click the "Search" TAB
Tick the boxes "Filename Contains" and "Include non-fragmented files"
Type the name "Autorun.inf" in the filename box
Click search and you will be shown.
That will show you with needing to alter any hidden and system file restrictions that affect Windows Explorer.
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Perhaps it is just a coincidence that slow downs happened after running CCleaner
Try Autoruns from Systernals.
This finds all sorts of things that might be launched on startup.
It found that DropBox had hooked into my operating system,
and when I looked at Windows Event Viewer I found the very first event every morning after booting up - long before I could logg on, was a DropBox executable phoning home.
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What is a computer ?
A complete specification of make and model could be useful.
(A link to a supplier/manufacturer product specification would be even nicer).
Is it something like a Laptop/Netbook with a rechargeable battery that will suck power whenever it is plugged into the mains ?
Is it new enough to consider replacing under warrantee?
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Are we allowed to assist those who are violating restrictions imposed on free accounts ?
When I saw this topic last night I fully expected a Moderator slap down.
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I've also tweaked the Task Scheduler because the target is ccleaner.exe rather than ccleaner64.exe but it makes no difference.
Why did you change the target ?
Did the CCleaner installer misfire and activate the 64 bit CCleaner on a 32 bit system ?
Are you trying to run the 32 bit CCleaner on a 64 bit system ?
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Recuva is intended to recover FILES,
it does not try to fix Registry KEYS.
If you delete a typical program that also uses the registry then even if Recuva OR ANY OTHER Recovery tool can rescue ALL of the files that constitute that program,
there may be access restrictions that prevent the files being copied back into locations such as C:\Windows\System32\
and perhaps the registry keys will not cooperate - especially if purged by using anything that cleans the registry.
Whoops - I just noticed in post #12
"I deleted a program with uninstall."
That indicates to me the registry keys were deleted by RevoUninstall (or similar) as part of the deletion.
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SOLVED
Cleaning browser cache and cookies did nothing
Starting in Safe Mode with Networking also failed to find Google.
Google's NameBench did not help at all.
The DNS BENCHMARK from GRC.COM gave the answer.
My Primary DNS was 62.24.128.18
and this is no longer a DNS server.
This is now owned by TalkTalk - it was NOT owned by TalkTalk when I first selected it.
Consequently my secondary DNS was the only working DNS at 213.253.136.17
and this has forgotten where Google is.
By replacing TWO bad / broken DNS with a solitary GOOD DNS at 199.2.252.10
I now have full access to Google Search and Gmail and via PING.
Tomorrow I choose a secondary DNS
Regards
Alan
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Can you reach google in safe mode with networking? This could eliminate 3rd party interference.
Thanks.
Building up a Todo list for later this afternoon :-
Clear Browser cache and cookies ;
Start in Safe mode with Networking and try for Google
Regards
Alan
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Could be anything from your ISP (do they ever fess up that it's their fault usually not), failing hardware modem/router and they do die at some point (think lightening and power surges), or some malware possibly on your computer.
If you've recently switched antivirus' or updated a pre-existing one to a new version some (perhaps most nowadays) have a network protection driver/filter that can sometimes interfere with websites loading or working correctly.
Until yesterday my Android Tablet was still receiving my Gmail,
and I doubt that malware would strike both Windows and Android at the same time.
I think Malware would be more interested in blocking A.V. sites than in blocking Google
I would expect a hardware fault to block more than Gmail and Google
My P.C. software has not been updated this week
My Android has not been "Rooted" and has antivirus etc that is on automatic update,
but I am not aware of any capability for it to modify the password protected settings of the Router and block my PC from Google.
Fun Fact
Used StartPage to search for MalwareBytes
Clicked on the Top result to download from
This was a Google sponsored ADD which my DNS failed to resolve.
Clicked on the first result below sponsored Adds
www.malwarebytes.org - View by Ixquick Proxy - Highlight
That took me to the intended Download.
I love lxquick Proxy
Regards
Alan
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1. NO
TalkTalk online chat told me that IE and FIrefox can reach Google, my ISP has not blocked it
I cannot reach Google in any way
2. YES
Palemoon installed (default) cannot get there
Palemoon Portable cannot get there
CMD.EXE PING cannot get there
Samsung TAB2 Android Tablet with a Dolphin Browser has also lost contact with Google and Gmail before I switched on Yesterday morning,
and this is dependant upon WiFi to the same Router and ISP and DNS
3. No, I can try that when I close Palemoon, though I would be surprised if that helped PING or Dolphin
4. I actually flushed the DNS cache yesterday without success.
I Rebooted my Modem/Router this morning and got a new dynamic IP address - but this did not fix the problem
It occurs to me that I could have received cache corruption between yesterday's flush and this mornings reboot,
so I have just repeated the flush and I still cannot PING to Google.
Right now I am experimenting with NameBench,
I just wish I could make it focus upon resolution of Google.com,
it takes so long waiting for it to test hundreds of resolutions on thousands of DNS
Regards
Alan
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So nothing could be done because I did not zip my file?
Not at all.
This is an entity and its path
E:\Downloads\NewFiles\ccsetup400
ccsetup400 could be a normal FILE or a normal FOLDER.
It is actually a file and the full name includes the extension ZIP, i.e.
ccsetup400.zip
By default Windows 7 will Hide extensions for known file types
I am quite certain that Windows 8 is similarly crippled and that you actually have two different entities which have the same name but a different extension.
Your Backup was either a Folder named "Eileen" or an archive file with an extension such as "Eileen.zip".
Your Windows 8 backup may have an extension.
I think there is a very good chance that :-
Your original EILEEN container of photos, videos etc is still present but Windows 8 is hiding it from you,
and Recuva has merely rescued REDUNDANT temporary backups that were created as you edited / added / organised your "EILEEN" container.
A simple search of your computer for "Eileen" might find what you need.
A search tool that might help you is
UltraFileSearch Lite Portable V.2.9.0.12349 32 January 2013 ZIP 1.30 MB Free Download
from
http://www.ultrafile...m/download.html
Those who use Windows 8 can advise you upon how to make Windows Explorer show you file extensions.
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No, that fails also.
I also tried pinging them
C:\Users\Alan>ping google.co.uk Ping request could not find host google.co.uk. Please check the name and try again. C:\Users\Alan>ping www.google.co.uk Ping request could not find host www.google.co.uk. Please check the name and try again. C:\Users\Alan>ping https://www.google.co.uk Ping request could not find host https://www.google.co.uk. Please check the name and try again. C:\Users\Alan>ping http://www.google.co.uk Ping request could not find host http://www.google.co.uk. Please check the name and try again.
Although the end results are the same, the time taken is repeatedly but drastically different :-
3 Seconds for ping google.co.uk
1.5 Seconds for ping www.google.co.uk
0 Seconds for ping https://www.google.co.uk and ping http://www.google.co.uk
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I would have made a passive aggressive phone call to my internet service provider by now.
I contacted them yesterday and they confirmed that Firefox and I.E. were accessing Google.com and not being blocked.
I may well start shouting tomorrow - but at the moment I suspect the DNS I am using.
I have just downloaded (not from Google) Google's Namebench tool.
For my existing DNS this reports that Google and Twitter are hijacked or wrong on 11 test DNS, e.g.
141.1.1.1 Cable & Wireless DE-3 cns1.cw.net 44.00 -8.2% 39.5 247.8 0 0-
twitter.com appears incorrect: 199.59.149.230, 199.59.150.39, 199.59.148.10
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google.com appears incorrect: 173.194.34.169, 173.194.34.167, 173.194.34.165, 173.194.34.166, 173.194.34.168, 173.194.34.162, 173.194.34.161, 173.194.34.164, 173.194.34.160, 173.194.34.174, 173.194.34.163
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www.google.com is hijacked: 173.194.66.105, 173.194.66.99, 173.194.66.103, 173.194.66.106, 173.194.66.147, 173.194.66.104
216.146.35.35 DynGuide resolver1.dyndnsinternetguide.com 44.17 -8.6% 40.6 150.6 0 0
Does this seem to be business as usual, or is there some serious hacking in progress ?
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twitter.com appears incorrect: 199.59.149.230, 199.59.150.39, 199.59.148.10
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There are different types of Windows Backup
What is your operating system - Windows 7 or Windows 8 or what ?
ALSO
What was the exact filename and extension of :-
The Windows Backup that did the damage and
Your "file contains picture, document, music and songs"
N.B.
FOLDERS are able to "contains picture, document, music and songs"
FILES are generally not capable unless they are specialised compressed archive files such as ZIP/RAR/ etc.
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Sometimes just rebooting your modem can do the trick if the problem is ISP related.
Thanks - I will try that.
Normally my dynamic IP address is only revised after several hundred hours,
I notice that the Router stats show it has been up for 32 hours 18 minutes,
i.e. I was allocated a new IP address at about 3:00 a.m. on the morning that Google vanished
SUPPLEMENTARY :-
I powered down the Netgear DG834G Modem Router for 2 minutes,
and after I powered up I saw a new IP address and my download speed increased by 30%
(with Noise margin reduced from 8.6 dB to 5.6 dB)
Unfortunately Gmail and Google are NOT coming back to me,
and PING GOOGLE.COM still gives :-
Ping request could not find host google.com. Please check the name and try again.
I can choose alternative DNS addresses,
but it is so tedious typing in the numbers and then waiting for a shut-down-reboot to see if I am lucky,
especially if the fault is not in the DNS but in my router or in the OpenReach/Telecom broadband link between my router and my ISP
I really would like to have an instant test of whether a specific DNS is able to resolve Google.com for me.
Is there any tool that will help me.
Regards
Alan
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Is it appropriate to consider restoring the Registry backups that were suggested when cleaning the registry.
CCleaner saves two instances of registry files
in CCleaner Bug Reporting
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Windows 7 has Reparse Points which are "smoke and mirrors magic".
One file exists in one path, but Reparse points appear to duplicate it.
Delete the genuine file and the duplicates vanish.