Repair & Fix Windows 7 & Vista problems with FixWin Utility

November 27th, 2009 . Filed under: Downloads. Tags: Troubleshoot, TWC App

We are pleased to release a first-of-its-kind application for Windows 7 & Vista: FixWin. FixWin v 1.0 is a 529 KB freeware portable application to repair & fix common Windows annoyances & issues. FixWin detects whether you have Windows 7 or Windows Vista installed and accordingly offers you the relevant fixes only.

UPDATE: FixWin v 1.1 has been released which includes some minor bugfixes. The download links mentioned below point to FixWin v 1.1 now.

FixWin

While there were several tutorials and how-to’s already available on the Internet to deal with such annoyances, FixWin as a single utility was conceptualized, to fix some of the common annoyances which may be faced by a Windows user.

Does your Recycle Bin not refresh correctly? Or maybe you find that for some reason your right click context menu has been disabled in Internet Explorer! Or perhaps things are not fine with your Windows Media Center and you need to flush & rebuild Windows Media Center database! Maybe you opted to be not-warned while deleting Sticky Notes and you now want the warning dialog box back! Or then perhaps, post a malware attack you find that your task manage or cmd or your Registry Editor has been disabled! Fixes for these and many more such common Windows problems are being offered here.

The solutions to repair and fix 50 common Windows annoyances, issues & problems have been categorized under 5 tabs, viz : Windows Explorer, Internet & Connectivity, Windows Media, System Tools & Misc Additional Fixes.

50 problems … 1 solution … FixWin is the Windows Doctor all have been waiting for!

To see the screen-shots showing the list of Windows fixes available, click here.

How to use this application:

1. We first suggest that you run the System File Checker Utility. The button provided on the Welcome page, will ‘run sfc /scannow‘ and will check for and replace any corrupted Windows system files. It is expected to take anywhere from 5-10 minutes. If asked to, do reboot.

2. Next we insist that you create a System Restore Point. The provided button will create one, called Safe Point. We always recommend that you create one before making any changes to your system. Should you wish or need too, you can always go back to this Safe Point.

3. Having done that, apply at most one fix at a time and restart your computer. Please check if things are to your satisfaction; and if not, you have the option of restoring back immediately.

FixWin Utility v 1.1 has been developed my MVP colleague & Windows Registry Guru Ramesh Kumar, for The Windows Club.

It has been tested on Windows 7 & Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit versions. However, FixWin may fail to run if you have modified Windows 7 or Vista Image using third party app like vLite etc, as it may miss some core components required for FixWin to run and thus cause of failure.

The solutions used in this utility have been primarily sourced from WinVistaClub, WindowsClub & WindowsValley, and the remaining developed by him.

If you wish to give feedback or need help or maybe even suggest a fix to be included in the next version, please visit The Windows Club Feedback & Support Thread.

You may want to check out our other freeware releases:

You may also want to check out I’M A PC Themepack for Windows 7.

By the way, we have some more freeware apps lined up for release. So if you are a developer with an idea for a Windows app and would like to release it through The Windows Club, we’d be delighted to help out.