This PC is blocking aswMBR and is very slow [Solved] (page 2)

kangaroo

Post #16April 23, 2016, 6:59 AM UTC

Hi Ken545,

Sorry about the delay, I had to go to my grand-daughter's birthday party.

So far it looks good. Much quicker to boot now.

A search of the registry shows entries for Pokki and Spotify:

Pokki registry entries:

value data:

C:\Users\Valda\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe

in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Store

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Pokki\Pokki Start Menu.lnk

in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TBDEn

C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe",6

Pokki Start Menu

Pokki

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pokki\Uninstall.exe

and

http://www.pokki.com

all in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Pokki

Pokki Start Menu

and

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pokki

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1001\Software\Pokki

value name:

C:\Users\Valda\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe

and

C:\Users\Valda\AppData\Local\Pokki\Engine\HostAppService.exe

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Store

Spotify registry entries:

value name: Spotify.mp3

in

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp3\OpenWithProgids

value name: Spotify.mp3

in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.mp3\OpenWithProgids

value data:

Spotify.exe

and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify

in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\DragDrop\{5C0D11B8-C5F6-4be3-AD2C-2B1A3EB94AB6}

value data:

Spotify.exe

and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify

in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{5C0D11B8-C5F6-4be3-AD2C-2B1A3EB94AB6}

value data:

{2}.\\?\bthenum#{61118058-486c-4bb0-b4b8-ace4dcadec44}_localmfg&0000#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\topology/00010001|\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\spotify.exe%b{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore\c83def83_0

value name:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\spotify.exe

and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\SpotifyLauncher.exe

in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Store

Value data:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\spotify.lnk

in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TBDEn

Value name:

Spotify.mp3

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002\Software\Classes\.mp3\OpenWithProgids

value data:

Spotify.exe

and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\DragDrop\{5C0D11B8-C5F6-4be3-AD2C-2B1A3EB94AB6}

value data:

Spotify.exe

and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{5C0D11B8-C5F6-4be3-AD2C-2B1A3EB94AB6}

value data:

{2}.\\?\bthenum#{61118058-486c-4bb0-b4b8-ace4dcadec44}_localmfg&0000#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\topology/00010001|\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\spotify.exe%b{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore\c83def83_0

value name:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\spotify.exe

and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotify\SpotifyLauncher.exe

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Store

value name:

Spotify.mp3

in

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1002_Classes\.mp3\OpenWithProgids

Are these a problem?

Where to from here?

ken545

Post #17April 23, 2016, 11:39 AM UTC last edited April 23, 2016, 12:50 PM UTC

This should get most of it

Backup the Registry:

Modifying the Registry can create unforeseen problems, so it always wise to create a backup before doing so.

Please download the installer for Registry Backup from here or here and save to your desktop.

Right-click on tweaking.com_registry_backup_setup.exe and select Run as Administrator >> Follow the prompts for a default installation

Ensure the option Open "Tweaking.com - Registry Backup" When Install Completes is selected >> Next > >> Finish

Once the GUI(graphical user interface) has appeared/loaded:-

[external image: TCRB-1.jpg]

Click on Backup Now >> once the process is complete the below will be displayed in the GUI:-

[external image: TBRB-2.jpg]

Close Tweaking.com - Registry Backup

Note: There will now be a folder at the root of the Hard-Drive named C:\RegBackup, do not delete this as it is the actual backup just created.

A tutorial for Registry Backup explaining the various features be viewed HERE

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Spotify]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Spotify]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Pokki]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Pokki]

Copy the entire contents inside the Quote box and Paste it into Notepad ( this will only work with Notepad ) name the file Regfix.reg and in the drop down box, save it as All Files. Save it to your desktop. Then Rightclick on the Regfix.reg file and click on Merge, when it asks you to merge with the Registry, say yes.

If you saved the file correctly it should look like this [external image: reg.jpg]

ken545

Post #18April 23, 2016, 4:57 PM UTC

After you run the reg fix in my previous post, reboot your system and then run this program, it looks like you will need the 64bit version

Download and Run SystemLook

Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.

Download Mirror #1

Download Mirror #2

64 Bit Version

Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.

Copy the content of the following codebox into the main textfield:

:folderfind
Pokki
Spotify
:filefind
Pokki
Spotify
:regfind
Pokki
Spotify

Click the Look button to start the scan.

When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.

Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt

kangaroo

Post #19April 23, 2016, 9:15 PM UTC

Hi Ken545,

Great party for my grand-daughter's 13th and a good night's sleep to boot; now for the 400km drive home this morning to tend the mini-goats.

Have done as you asked and here is the SystemLook log:

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff

Log created at 07:08 on 24/04/2016 by Valda

Administrator - Elevation successful

========== folderfind ==========

Searching for "Pokki"

C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Pokki d—— [18:34 25/07/2014]

C:\Users\Public\Pokki d—— [06:45 30/05/2015]

C:\Windows.old\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Pokki d—— [18:34 25/07/2014]

C:\Windows.old\Users\Public\Pokki d—— [03:12 07/11/2014]

C:\Windows.old\Users\UpdatusUser\AppData\Local\Pokki d—— [02:48 20/09/2014]

C:\Windows.old\Users\Valda\AppData\Local\Pokki d—— [03:07 07/11/2014]

C:\Windows.old\Users\Valda_2\AppData\Local\Pokki d—— [04:35 10/02/2015]

Searching for "Spotify"

C:\Windows.old\Users\Valda\AppData\Local\Spotify d—— [07:28 19/02/2015]

C:\Windows.old\Users\Valda\AppData\Roaming\Spotify d—— [07:27 19/02/2015]

========== filefind ==========

Searching for "Pokki"

No files found.

Searching for "Spotify"

No files found.

========== regfind ==========

Searching for "Pokki"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TBDEn]

"SBOEM3"="%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Pokki\Pokki Start Menu.lnk"

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-974442171-2668444937-4057906661-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

"Pokki"="C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pokki\Engine\Launcher.dll",RunLaunchPlatform"