Windows 7: control system manager errors

ROCKYHDR · 18 Jul 2012

I seem to have 100s if not thousands of control system errors.
I am not having problems with laptop but am being advised I will in the future if I dont address them. People I have been talking to want to charge $100 or more to remotely fix them.
Can anybody suggest software I can download to address this?
I am just an average user and have limited experience.
I do use CC Cleaner and have used system tools before.

I dont know what to do?

Ztruker · 18 Jul 2012

Can you post some examples of what you mean please? Where are you seeing these error messages?

ROCKYHDR · 18 Jul 2012

There are over 6200 entries like the ones below

level date source event id task catagory

error 10/26/11 sidebyside 80 none
error 4/7/11 customer 1008 customer
warning 7/2/11 user profile 1530 none
warning 1/11/12 certificate 64 none

Just a few examples...from windows logs...applications....event log

karlsnooks · 18 Jul 2012

Rocky,
First, you can forget about warning msgs. We all get hundreds of them.

Now, for the moment, forget all of your "control system" errors.

Does your computer system have any problems?

ROCKYHDR · 18 Jul 2012

No....not at all....someone warned me that I eventually would have problems...I have had this Sony laptop for 1.5 years and it is working better than ever...except for the fact I have never been able to do a system restore...but that has been from day one...

karlsnooks · 18 Jul 2012

rocky,
I cranked this out just for you.

Run the enclosed script and upload the resulting RestorePoints.txt (which will appear on your desktop) here. Thanks.

# **********************INSTRUCTIONS**************************
# STEP 1 ** RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMINISTRATOR ******************
# ************************************************************
#
# WIN key | type POWERSHELL | do NOT hit ENTER |
# in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on WINDOWS POWERSHELL |
# choose "Run as administrator" |
# Click on the YES button (if such appears)
#
# WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top
#
# for the guru:
# WIN | type POWERSHELL | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo
# ************************************************************
# STEP 2 ** COPY AND PASTE ***********************************
# ************************************************************
#
# COPY the script using CTRL+C,
# COPY every line of script down thru both EXIT statements
#
# PASTE into Powershell
#----Right-Click at the PowerShell Prompt
#----(Ctrl+V does not work)
#
# Start copying with first script line without a # at start of the line
# Note: Actually, you can paste the entire file if you rather
#-------Lines starting with a # are ignored by PowerShell
# ************************************************************
# STEP 3 ** SCRIPT OUTPUT & SCRIPT PURPOSE *******************
# ************************************************************
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# ************************************************************
# ***************** NOTE - POWERSHELL VERSION*****************
# if you receive this error msg:
#--The system can not find the path specified
# you may need to update your PowerShell
# you must be using Powershell 2.0 or later.
#
# To determine your Powershell version:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter $host.version
#---you should see at least:
# Major Minor Build Revision
# ----- ----- ----- --------
# 2......0......-1.....-1
#
# If you do not see the above, update your Vista/Win 7.
# ************************************************************
# *************** NOTE - EXECUTION POLICY*********************
# If you haven't set the execution policy, you may need to:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED
# ************************************************************

Script:

  function get-ID { 
  param ([string]$title, [int]$arraycnt, [int]$arrayndx) 
  $id = " " + $title + " "
  If ($arraycnt -eq 1) {} else {$id = $id + [string]$arrayndx + " "}
  $id }
function get-title { param ([string]$id, $nrhashes = 51) 
  $hashes = ([int]($nrhashes - $id.length)/2)
  For ($j=0; $j -lt $hashes; $j++){$hashstr += "#"  }
  $title = $hashstr + $id + $hashstr
  If ($title.length -le $nrhashes) {$title += "#"}
  $title  }

$linelen = 130
$nrhashes = 51
$NrSterne = $linelen - $nrhashes
$sterne = ""
For ($i=1; $i -le $nrsterne; $i++) {$sterne += "*"}
$obj = New-Object PSObject

$ARR = @(GET-COMPUTERRESTOREPOINT | Sort -descending CreationTime)
$cnt = $arr.count
for ($i=1; $i -le $cnt; $i++) {
  $d = $arr[$i -1]
  $id = get-id "RESTORE POINT" $cnt $i
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ( Get-title $Id ) -value $sterne
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Creation Time") -value($d.converttodatetime($d.creationtime))
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Descripton") -value($d.description)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Event Type") -value($d.EventType)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Restore Point Type") -value($d.RestorePointType)
  $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Sequence Number") -value($d.sequencenumber)
}

$obj > $env:\userprofile\desktop\restorepoints.txt

EXIT
EXIT

ROCKYHDR · 18 Jul 2012

I feel pretty stupid....I cannot for the life of me find win key

karlsnooks · 19 Jul 2012

WIN = key with the microsoft logo (the wavy flag) on top of the key.

Ztruker · 19 Jul 2012

When I try to run it, I get an error. I have Powershell 2 and have set the SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED.

Quote:

PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> function get-ID {
>> param ([string]$title, [int]$arraycnt, [int]$arrayndx)
>> $id = " " + $title + " "
>> If ($arraycnt -eq 1) {} else {$id = $id + [string]$arrayndx + " "}
>> $id }
>> function get-title { param ([string]$id, $nrhashes = 51)
>> $hashes = ([int]($nrhashes - $id.length)/2)
>> For ($j=0; $j -lt $hashes; $j++){$hashstr += "#" }
>> $title = $hashstr + $id + $hashstr
>> If ($title.length -le $nrhashes) {$title += "#"}
>> $title }
>>
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $linelen = 130
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $nrhashes = 51
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $NrSterne = $linelen - $nrhashes
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $sterne = ""
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> For ($i=1; $i -le $nrsterne; $i++) {$sterne += "*"}
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $obj = New-Object PSObject
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz>
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $ARR = @(GET-COMPUTERRESTOREPOINT | Sort -descending CreationTime)
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $cnt = $arr.count
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> for ($i=1; $i -le $cnt; $i++) {
>> $d = $arr[$i -1]
>> $id = get-id "RESTORE POINT" $cnt $i
>> $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ( Get-title $Id ) -value $sterne
>> $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Creation Time") -value($d.converttodatetime($d.creationtim
e))
>> $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Descripton") -value($d.description)
>> $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Event Type") -value($d.EventType)
>> $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Restore Point Type") -value($d.RestorePointType)
>> $obj | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name ($ID + "Sequence Number") -value($d.sequencenumber)
>> }
>>
PS C:\Users\rrkurtz> $obj > $env:\userprofile\desktop\restorepoints.txt
Cannot process argument because the value of argument "path" is invalid. Change the value of the "path" argument and run the operation again.
At line:1 char:13
+ $obj > $env: <<<< \userprofile\desktop\restorepoints.txt
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (

[], PSArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Argument

Ztruker · 19 Jul 2012

If event info is what you are looking for, would Vino's Event Viewer do the job?

Windows 7: control system manager errors

control system manager errors problems?