Again, however, Reimage charges $69.95 for a year of fixes for one PC. Using Reimage could make sense if your PC has errors related to Windows itself and you’re totally against doing a clean install of Windows. I have mixed feelings on this software and whether to recommend it or not. Yet this would add more time to the repair process. That’s not necessarily a big issue because you could simply run Windows Update to get it back up to date. You could potentially backdate your system by installing them. I found out that some of the Windows files Reimage downloads aren’t the latest versions. The returned error message wasn’t exactly helpful. Apparently, Reimage had downloaded Windows updates but wasn’t able to install them. A restart was required to finish.Īfter the restart, though, I encountered another problem. Downloading the fresh files from the Reimage server took the bulk of the time (I wonder how long this would take on a truly damaged Windows installation). The second time, the process completed without error. (I checked it wasn’t.) So then, I had to scan all over again. The first time around, Reimage actually failed to apply fixes, contending that Windows Update was running. In the fixing stage, Reimage is supposed to clear faulty files, install fresh files, repair damage, and run stability and security checks. Scanning and subsequent fixing took just over an hour. I then proceeded to the next step: to fix the “damaged” PC. net Runtime and Dptfpolicylpmservicehelper - had “crashed” (although it’s hard to know what that’s supposed to mean). The software rated “Windows Damage Severity” on the ultrabook as “Medium.”Īlso during scanning, Reimage determined that two programs. Although it didn’t detect any security threats, it reported 48 registry errors and issues with three programs. Reimage turned up a number of potential issues after scanning our Windows 8 PC. Specifically, we tested Reimage on an ASUS S400C Windows 8 Ultrabook with a 14-inch touchscreen, Intel Core i5 dual-core processor, 500GB hard drive, and 4GB RAM. You can at least see what potential problems your PC has before buying a license key.
The first step to fixing your PC using Reimage is to run the scan. Reimage may not do anything for you if your PC problems are not related to Windows.
It doesn’t deal with any third-party programs - not even other Microsoft products such as Office or Visual Studio. Note that I keep referring to Windows that’s what Reimage fixes. This is no small undertaking and Reimage is the only software I know of that’s claimed to do it. How well does Reimage actually perform? Theoretically, it can do a full in-place install of Windows by replacing any files that are different from base system.
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