Derek891

Windows 9 is still a year away, so it would not surprise me to see something released between now and then. It would have been a home run for Microsoft if they had marketed two versions of Windows 8, the current one for touch devices and a second with the traditional start menu for desktops and laptops. Now they have to go "back to the future" to attempt to regain what was lost.

Siegfried, there are only two things I can say in response. 1.) I tried to help. 2.) I'm glad it's your computer and not mine.

Hello Siegfried and welcome to the forum. It appears that unidrv.dll is a legitimate system file. Please read the following: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/a/unidrv-dll-not-found-missing-error.htm banish.exe is something else entirely, it appears to be some sort of malware: http://www.herdprotect.com/banish.exe-b0af5aa27cd0e49955f1ab2d18d69f7bc8fd4d21.aspx http://virus-com.com/viruscom/viruscom_91912.html Some forms of malware are very tenacious and I suspect this is why CCleaner is having a difficult time trying to delete the file.

I'm glad to hear it was only an April Fool's prank. I just bought an umbrella that is guaranteed to withstand a 100mbps torrent.

Hello Paso64 - You are much safer if you check off only a few items at a time and be sure to use the "Save" option to save registry backups in your Documents folder. This way you can restore the registry entries if things go wrong. Do not delete these backups until you are absolutely certain that everything still works on your machine. CCleaner is pretty good at deleting only the items that are safe to be deleted, but it is not foolproof.

If you're looking for the old version of any software, it makes sense to look here first: http://www.oldversion.com/ *The link works if you hit "Windows", or enter "CCleaner" in the search field. Edit: I visited the forums at msfn.org and found the last version that was compatible with Win98SE was CCleaner v 2.36.1233, so use that as a starting point and work backwards for Win95.

I think the time to break the torches and pitchforks is long overdue. People respect you for two reasons: you always do the right thing and they admire you for it, or you do a very bad thing once and it scares the bejeezus out of them.

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Hello Winapp2 - I did some Googling into the wee hours last night, and you are definitely not alone when it comes to this problem. There are two things I came across that you might consider trying. First, do you have data encryption enabled via the drive's firmware? Somehow Opal and Windows Update don't play well together, try disabling it before your next attempt. Second, some people recommend running msconfig, disabling all non-Windows services under the Service tab, rebooting, then running the 8.1 update.

Winapp2 - Just by chance, is the SSD in question made by Crucial? I've been on their forum recently and quite a few people are having problems with Windows update going belly up after cloning their system to a new M500 SSD. It seems to be a compatibility problem with the Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers and Crucial's MU03 firmware for the M500 series. Don't know why or how it affects the OS, but some people claim that only the latest version of the Intel drivers should be used.

I'll only say I'm not Irish; but I am a Celt.

It looks like some forum members have been asleep at the wheel (either that or they're not Irish!). Regardless, a happy St. Patrick's Day to all - Erin go bragh!

Hello Paige and welcome to the forum. From what I can see, the warning stems from three items. The first is 05-Reallocated Sectors Count-raw value 8, the second is C4-Reallocation Event Count-raw value 8, and the third is C5-Current Pending Sector Count-raw value 1. What this means is that you have 8 sectors that are viewed as undependable by S.M.A.R.T. analysis and a ninth that is on the fence. It's not the end of the world, especially when you take into account you've used the drive for seven years. Just keep an eye on it and see if these values increase over time. Another one to watch is C6-Uncorrectable Sectors Count, that will indicate any sectors that have been taken out of service completely.

Hello geothom and welcome to the forum. One of the things you want to avoid doing with a SSD drive is defragmenting it, regardless of whatever software you use, because it leads to a lot of delete/rewrites at the block level and over time will wear out the drive prematurely. There really is no need to defragment a SSD, since Trim, garbage collection and wear leveling will re-arrange your data as they see fit and independently of whatever you do. You didn't mention what operating system you are using (Windows I assume, if you're concerned about file fragmentation), here are two guides for optimizing your system for use with a SSD drive. For Windows 7 and 8: http://www.thessdreview.com/ssd-guides/optimization-guides/the-ssd-optimization-guide-ultimate-windows-8-edition/ (Note: 5 pages in all) For Debian/Ubuntu/Ubuntu derivatives: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/ssd Also, an article about Trim and Gabage Collection: http://www.thessdreview.com/daily-news/latest-buzz/garbage-collection-and-trim-in-ssds-explained-an-ssd-primer/ (Note: 3 pages in all) And another article about Over-Provisioning and Garbage Collection: http://log.lsi.com/gassing-up-your-ssd/

And it appears Windows 9 is scheduled to be released a year later, in April 2015: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/174583-windows-9-coming-in-2015-will-try-its-hardest-to-distance-itself-from-the-windows-8-train-wreck

Looks like I've been doing it wrong for my entire life. But then again, I don't go out of my way to emulate monkeys.

Considering the fact that this occured in Russia, there's a fairly good chance that a bottle of vodka somehow played a part in the planning and execution of this stunt.

It helps when the International Date Line is just down the road from where you live. Geography aside, here's a drawing of an owl in a cave that I found interesting:

Augeas and mta - Thanks to both of you for your replies. After doing some more reading this evening I think I'll be joining the "less is more" camp, in other words, trimming the drive manually instead of using scheduling, and doing it as infrequently as possible using the fstrim command in Linux. I have taken other steps to reduce unnecessary writes to the drive, such as eliminating time stamps, setting up the temp, spool, and log files as virtual files in system memory, disabling the hibernate function, overriding cache management in Firefox and setting it to zero, and putting the home and swap partitions on a second conventional SATA drive. I also was very generous in terms of overprovisioning by using 20GB for a root partition and leaving 91GB as unallocated space. I'm still researching other system tweaks for Linux but for the first day I think I've covered most of the bases. Thanks again for your inputs. - Derek Here is the link to most of the Linux tweaks I used: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/ssd Note: I skipped #8.

Not being able to update or use your antivirus software is a usually a sign that malware of some sort has taken hold of your system. And not being able to download and install software that can fix the problem limits what you can do. If you have access to another computer, try finding antivirus/malware removal software that is portable, in other words, something you can install to a USB stick or burn to a DVD that allows you to scan and remove the problem without running Windows. Please read the links that kroozer and I have provided, there is some helpful information there. I would offer some ideas of what software to use but forum rules prohibit members from offering advice directly.

How often should you use the trim function on a SSD? I've read some conflicting opinions on this. One Linux user recommends modifying a system folder so that the trim command is invoked during every system boot. Yet on a Windows forum I visited one person said once a month is more than adequate. I realize that trimming a SSD involves erase/rewrites on a block level and is a tradeoff: it removes deleted files and frees up sectors/blocks for new writes, but does so at the expense of overall wear and longevity. The question is, how much is enough and what is too much?

Hello Karen and welcome to the forum. I just did a Google search by copying and pasting the same phrase you used. The results are not encouraging: http://www.techsupportall.com/file-contained-a-virus-and-was-deleted/ http://malwaretips.com/blogs/file-contained-a-virus-and-was-deleted-removal/ Have you scanned your machine for viruses/malware lately? I suspect it has nothing to do with CCleaner and is possibly caused by malware or a rootkit.

There's a huge difference when you read something that holds your interest versus something that does not. I read Stephen King's "The Stand", which is somewhere between 1100 ad 1200 pages, in three days. There have been other novels I have given up on after reading the first three pages.

I think if people have to stop and ask the question "What's a Whatsapp?" it's probably not worth $19 billion. But that's what happens when arrogant little ***** are allowed to gamble with other people's money. ~possibly offensive word removed by moderator

Hello LuLu - I used Macrium Reflect to save an image of 8.0 just in case I decided to go back. You can download Macrium from Filehippo, the link is here: http://www.filehippo.com/download_macrium_reflect/ Here are the instructions how to create an image, along with a video at the bottom of the page: http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50074.aspx And here's the instructions how to create a rescue CD or USB stick in case you find Windows will not boot: http://kb.macrium.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50165.aspx Note that you will probably need a 32GB or 64GB USB stick to create your system image, depending on which partitions you choose to save and the amount of data they contain. Take what you have now and use about 60% of that amount to figure what size USB stick to use. This is roughly the amount of data compression that is applied when Macrium creates the images. As far as the rescue media, you can use a CD, DVD, or small capacity USB stick since this is about 380MB in size.