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autoruns download from Wednesday 06-27

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by carlrmiller

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I downloaded and installed this software and my hard drive was immediately DESTROYED!!!
I will not use Techrepublic-recommended software ever again.

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by nicknielsen

- hard drive access was lost immediately upon the completions of autoruns installation?
- the PC failed to reboot after making changes in autoruns?
- Windows starts, but then blue screens with a stop error?
- the software removed the hard drive from the system and demolished it?

What?

I had problems with my laptop on the first reboot after installing and running autoruns, but I traced those problems to a latent sector error that made its presence known on reboot.

As was said in the article, if Windows won't start after you make your changes, press and hold immdiately after POST completes (the "beep"), then select the "last known good" configuration and Windows should start. If you aren't even getting to this point, you most likely have a hardware problem that no software could have directly caused.

by carlrmiller

I downloaded and merely "opened" Autoruns and my computer shut down. The drive was damaged to the point that niether the bios, or Windows XP installation disc could recognize it. I tested it with Maxtor drive test disc and it failed every test.

by nicknielsen

There is absolutely nothing in Autoruns that can affect a drive that way. I have used it numerous times and the laptop was the first time I've ever had problems.

by carlrmiller

I simply downloaded the zip file, unzipped it, and clicked the .exe file.
The program opened on my desktop, and then the computer shut down. I never even got to play with the program...

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