An Autofix program is a small application that has been designed to run on your computer system to adjust system settings, usually back to their defaults. This will eliminate the need to manually edit the registry or other settings in your computer system to fix problems. Most of the Autofix programs found online today are written using Windows Scripting Host.
There are a couple of different ways that you can run an Autofix program on your computer. The first is by selecting the button or link to download the Autofix program and then selecting “Run” rather than “Save” when the download window appears. At this point the web browser will download the files needed and run the Autofix program. Some Autofix programs will ask you if you would like to apply the repair or give you other information about the changes that it is about to make to your system. The other way that you can run the Autofix on your computer is very similar, but when you get the download window on your display you will select “Save” and choose a folder on your computer to put the application. The only advantage to this is that you can choose to run the Autofix program at a later time if it is more convenient. You can also keep a copy of the program so that if it works for you, you can correct problems on your computer in the event that they happen again.
You are going to want to be careful about running an Autofix on your computer system however as many of them cannot be undone once they are executed. Many of these Autofixes will delete files or create others depending on what they are meant to do. Also note that most of the Autofix programs will return settings to their default values so many customizations that you have done will be lost depending on what the Autofix is written to do.
There are also a few things that can cause problems when you try and run an Autofix program. It is possible that antivirus software will prevent the program from running, a browser utility may corrupt the Autofix program by modifying the text in the program, Advertisement blocking software may modify the code of the Autofix program or the scripting on your computer may need to be updated, especially if you are running an older version of the Windows operating system.
There is also a version of an Autofix program that is offered on the Microsoft website. This file, called Autofix.exe is used to scan your computer for defective AutoPlay settings. If it finds any during the scan it will attempt to set them back to their default values. Of course the download is offered for free from Microsoft, but you have to validate your version of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 before they will allow you access to the file. For more information about this Autofix in particular, be sure to visit the Microsoft Website and search for Autofix.
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