HELP with SFC after DVD upgrade to 10 please

pangycat said:

ok so uninstalled avast again using revo uninstaller which uses avast uninstaller then goes much further..
Then I used the cleanavast.exe tool in safe mode
Then I used the CC cleaner to whack the registry (its nice !)
Rebooted in between each step
But look at the attached file..pesky avast is still showing up !

Having beer and chewing on it all...going to search for avast files manually

This guy had the same problem and deleted them all manually.
Avast leftovers - Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, and Privacy Software
Seems a PITA to me...

pangycat said:

ok there are a lot of avast files on this computer...manifest files in the window sxs directory
A lot in windows.old from the upgrade..

Don't worry about the files in Windows.old, they're not being reported in SFC.

Did you search for Avast folders and rename any found before running cCleaner registry pick as I suggested?

File Explorer search

kind:=folder Avast

No? C'est la vie!

The leftovers are the c runtime Avast carried with it, it left them around in case other pgms needed them. But ... since they are Avast, then it should have cleaned them up, especially the avastclear pgm!
Again ... C'est la vie!

Take a look at Program & Features > Installed Programs
- what C runtimes are installed (vcr, crt, Visual C++ ... redist ...)?
Is there a vers 2015?
You could uninstall it x86 (& x64 if there)
Then install the 2015 runtime (both x86 & x64) directly from MS
-> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977003

Then manually run Windows update - there might be updates to the runtime.

Doing it this way fixes the component store (winSxS winners and losers registry entires - which SFC looks at to make sure files are in the right place)

pangycat said:

I did the re-naming of the current avast folders which were all under winsxs
...

Messing around with the component store is tricky.

After you restore I suggest using Windows to correct the issue
Do NOT run SFC until we're sure - that just puts you in a loop or worse

1. Programs and Features: Uninstall Avast
   
   
2. Run the Avast cleaner
   
   
3. Programs and Features: Make a note of what C++ redists are installed
   
   Uninstall all C++ redists (both x86 and x64 versions)
   Restart the machine
   Re-install the C++ redists (both x86 and x64 versions) from the MS link I gave you above that were installed
   
   
4. Cleanup the image
   See: DISM - Repair Windows 10 Image - Windows 10 Forums
   
   
   Use step 6. To Use DISM /RestoreHealth /Source:wim Command if you downloaded the ISO from Techbench
   
   Use step 7. To Use DISM /RestoreHealth /Source:esd Command if you used the Media Creation Tool
   
   Report back if DISM reported any errors - I'll need to look at the CBS log

That's enough for now - those steps should clean up your machine. Remember, the only thing SFC reported was the reference to AVAST C runtime. Reinstalling MS C runtime should make them the SxS winners.

After you complete those steps, I'll ask you to look at a few other things before proceeding.
Do NOT run SFC until asked ... you might have to divert from the path to fix something else

ok many thanks I will get on with it. I tried the DISM a couple if times yesterday... anyway, I will follow the instructions to the letter and see if that makes the difference..... As an aside, I have had to re validate office about 3 times now (phone), because even switching out the graphic card kills the validation....(not w10 though) Is there a max number of times I can re validate by phone ? It is retail and I have it on the max 2 computers so I am within the rules, but re validating 4 times in a week might cause a hiccup ? The W10 upgrade DVD caused a re validate, even though the hardware didn't change at all.
The dism command using es switch didn't work... as this is a new install, I am losing patience with it - so I am going to do a clean w10 install from the latest iso, install office and try for the billionth re validate and see if MS play ball.. saving macrium images all the way...I'll be back !

A clean install will cure what ails ya - everytime

Take a look around the Tutorials section for help on networking.

Bill
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