Tarun Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Dial-a-fix is a collection of "known fixes" that DjLizard has created over the past year that really knock out some serious Windows problems, all with one or two clicks. "When in doubt, check em all..." Most of the fixes are found in Microsoft Knowledgebase articles. When you see a list of DLLs that Microsoft is telling you to use REGSVR32 on, chances are they are already included in Dial-a-fix. You can figure out what most checkboxes do by hovering over them with your mouse. The tooltip describes what is going on (usually in command-line terminology). Please note that by itself, Dial-a-fix can pose no harm to your system, even if your system is working properly. All this program does, in a nutshell, is: stop services, install selected software, register DLLs, restart services, and remove rogue policies. This program is a must have for any tech out there.Download: Dial-a-fixScreenshot: Dial-a-fixSource: LunarsoftDial-a-fix changes for 12/16/05 - Added new shell DLL registrations: sendmail.dll, shimgvw.dll, themeui.dll, netplwiz.dll, remotepg.dll, netman.dll, netcfgx.dll, and hnetcfg.dllAdded a WMI/WBEM/WinMgmt flush buttonAdded a Winsock/firewall fix buttonNow moves the "More..." window to an appropriate location, given your screen resolution"Check all" button (double green checkmark) opens the "More..." windowAdded "ie4uninit.exe" to the shell DLL registration section (restores certain shell objects such as the quick launch toolbar)Added a Help and Support Service fix buttonAdded 'sc config start= auto' to several sectionsUpdated several tooltips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 Dial-a-fix 0.56 has been released!Changes:Dropped 'beta' monikerBrand new policy scanner, supporting 53 restrictive policiesRemoved 'Rescan' button from main dialog (now on policy scanner dialog)Enabled XP theme supportRemoved 'always on top' buttons due to some API bugsAdded safe mode detection; now disables inappropriate sections when in safe mode and safe mode + networkingAdded ole32.dll (+ CLSID fix), wshext.dll registrationsAdded Reinstall HelpSvc, Process Idle Tasks, and Reinstall SR (system restore) buttonsFix IE button now resets all IE web settings as wellAdded Vista detection (which will display an error message stating that Vista is not supported until Vista has gone final)...and other things I forgot to log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Updates (yyyy/mm/dd) :2006/01/15 - DAF is now 0.57 stableChanged this updates section's time format to yyyy/mm/dd which is more logic-friendlyAll main checkmarks are on the main form once again, no more overlap to the More dialog'More' dialog is gone... it is now ToolsTools dialog has been completely rewritten from scratch with a new hint systemTools dialog is dynamic, and tailors itself to your operating system versionAll tools are much more compatible with various versions of WindowsDLL/object registrations can return errors now, so you can track down issuesA few more DLLs have been added to the registration checkmarksPolicy scanner now detects 88 policies'Flush SoftwareDistribution' button now works properly'Empty temp folders' checkmark now covers %TMP%Windows' 'WinHTTP' proxy setting is now detected, and can be removed at the discretion of the user (helps with Windows Update issues when an erroneous value is set for a proxy)HKCR\Directory\shell is checked on startup for erroneous valuesComplete code overhaul - Dial-a-fix is much smarter nowAdded 'obj= LocalSystem' to the end of most 'sc.exe config start=' commandsWindows Update 'stop services' checkmark now starts the eventlog service (if not started), resets security descriptors for BITS and wuauserv, and then continues as usualFull version (http://DjLizard.net/software/Dial-a-fix-full.exe) is now a 7-zip SFX archive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryad Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 So what does this do? I am interested in checking out but nowadays one has to be careful what one installs because it can negate all your previous registry mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 Fixes problems with Windows.Example: Uninstall Norton and use SymNRT.That breaks a lot of Windows things, like Windows Update and BITS. DAF can repair Windows Update, etc by reregistering and repairing .dll's and the services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Dial-a-fix 0.60.0.16This version officially deprecates DAF v0.57.7Fixed problem with secedit.exe (of the Repair permissions tool) where it would potentially remove limited user accounts from the Windows XP welcome screen (they still existed, however) - also updated stand-alone Repair Permissions scriptUpdated a few DLL error mechanisms to make it a bit more intelligent in its responses to the user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byabba Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 thanks for the heads-up tarun, a top tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Was submitted for frontpage/Software early this morning (11AM EST) though I've not seen it yet. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 been using this for a while as a standard part of fixing other people's pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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