Repair Problems with Windows 7 and Vista using FixWin

Posted on December 8, 2009 at 5:43 am

If you’re a big Windows person, you’ve probably run across your share of problems right! Maybe your right-click context menu has been disabled in IE? Or maybe the Windows Media Center database has been corrupted?

If you have a problem in Windows 7 or Vista, check out a free utility that combines 50 fixes for some of the most common Windows problems.

FixWin was developed by the good man over at The Windows Club, an excellent blog on Windows topics.

So what kind of problems can FixWin solve for you? Here’s a short list of ones that I liked:

Recover a deleted or missing Recycle Bin back to your desktop
Enable the Folder Options dialog from the Tools menu in Explorer
Restore the Windows Sidebar if it does not appear
Re-create Internet Explorer icon on desktop
Fix blurry text in IE 8
Repair Internet Connection and reset TCP/IP to default
Windows Media Player does not start or stop responding
Enable Task Manager in Windows when disabled by Administrator
Enable Command Prompt when disabled
Enable Registry Editor when disabled
Fix problems with Aero Snap, Aero Shake, and Aero Peek

Before you use the program, the author suggests you run the System File Checker utility in Windows to replace any corrupted Windows files. Then, he suggests you create a restore point before applying any of the fixes.

Also, according to the author, you should restart your computer after each fix and only apply one fix at a time. Do not apply 5 fixes and then restart. Apply one and then reboot, then apply the next if needed.

Overall, it’s a great little utility to have if you ever run into any kind of problems or issues with Windows 7 or Vista. Also, what’s great about it is that it’s only 529KB and it’s portable!

Simply copy the app to your USB flash drive and you can use it on any computer, no need to install anything. Enjoy!

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Comments

9 Responses to “Repair Problems with Windows 7 and Vista using FixWin”

Marcus said on : December 8th, 2009 at 10:19 am

Hi, I am having problems connecting to the Internet in Windows 7, can this program solve that problem by chance? Looks like something is wrong with Internet Explorer because I am able to connect using Firefox. Help!

Kaine said on : December 9th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Thanks for this great tool! I was having problems with Windows Media Player indexing my video and music files so that I could stream them to my XBox. I used the option to reset my Windows Media Player database and everything is fine now! Will hold on to this!

bobby.tables said on : December 21st, 2009 at 2:10 am

> # Enable Task Manager in Windows when disabled by Administrator
> # Enable Command Prompt when disabled

Sounds like a security problem to me. Even if IT lockdown is annoying there is a reason for it.

But the rest of the tool looks great!

Parandhama Reddy said on : January 2nd, 2010 at 11:29 am

Regarding my Windows 7 installation, my back up files are damaged and I don’t have a bootable DVD, so how do I fix it?

Bullsye said on : March 30th, 2010 at 4:24 pm

thanks for this wonderful tool because i was having problems in wondows media center in windows 7 it is not responding then this tool fix it GOOD JOB!!!

lrm said on : April 19th, 2010 at 12:25 pm

I’m having a problem with security center not starting on Win 7 Ultimate. I’ve tried starting it from services with no luck, i keep getting an error message that say’s it can’t start on Local computer Error 5: Access is denied. I tried this piece of software but it didn’t help. Any ideas?

Edward Scanlin said on : May 24th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

I have seventeen Windows Problems listed on my computer. Is anyone working on these problems? Why inform me of the problem if you are not going to fix it.

Sally RR Says:

Hi, wanted to know if this program will be updated with more fixes to Windows 7 problems? I am having problems with my taskbar in Windows 7 and could not find a solution in this program. Thanks.
December 19th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Unino Says:

Thanks for this post about FixWin. It’s a great piece of software for Windows 7. I had a problem with my DVD drive now showing up and I used this program and now it’s back!
December 19th, 2009 at 8:57 am