Thanks for the help everyone, I ended up running the scannow utility 3 times, then the DISM utility, then the scannow tool again with a reboot between each scan. It took a few tries but now the scan comes up clean so it seems like everything is back to normal.
Thanks again for the help.
Randy
Not quite solved yet
Hi everyone,
As I indicated yesterday, the system restore has worked and my PC seems to be functioning normally again, thanks for the help in that regard.
However, before leaving the office, I ran the DISM utility that Cliff S suggested and it seems that it has found some...
Thanks again Dude and Cliff, the system restore was successful, it took about 30 minutes but it worked. I will now run the utility that Cliff suggested and try the Macrium Reflect application as suggested to make it easier to restore next time.
Thanks again,
Randy
Thank you for the advice Dude and Cliff S. I have initiated the system restore process and there is a message on the screen saying "System Restore - Restoring files..."
Do you know how long the System Restore process usually takes?
If this is successful I will give the Macrium Reflect a try as...
Hi everyone,
I have a Sony Vaio laptop running Windows 8.1. I am not sure which version of 8.1 I have.
At the end of the day yesterday, I went to shut my machine down, and in place of the normal shutdown icon there was a message saying something like "Install updates and shutdown." I clicked...