• Microsoft Fix It

    Microsoft Fix It

    Nikhil Rastogi, Apr 25, 2010 1000 hrs IST

    Microsoft's automated troubleshooter

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Microsoft recently released "Fix it", an extension of the year-old "Microsoft's Fix it Solution Center". The new addition includes Fix it Center Online Portal and a free downloadable client-monitoring application called the Fix it Center.

What does Fix it Center do?

It simply fixes common Windows issues faced by the average Joe. The process is automated without technical jargon and unlike a help file or online forum posts that tell you what to do, this application does it for you.

Fix it very reminiscent of Windows 7 "Action Center", as it is built on top of it. Also, do note that Fix it, though quite stable, is in Beta release and therefore expect some irregularities.

Where can it be downloaded?

You can download the application straight away from the Fix it Center Online Portal.




The download is absolutely free and weighs only 437kb. The application runs on dotNet framework, which can be downloaded here. The really cool part is that Fix it works with all versions of Windows from Win XP and upwards, including Windows server installs.

Injecting the Fix

Fix it install is as straightforward as an installer can be. It, however, needs a full-fledged administrator account to install and not just administrator access to the installer if in Limited account. This is quite non-standard for Microsoft applications but since Fix it Center is in Beta, it's quite acceptable.



The installer further downloads extra components when installing, though, what is downloaded is not known. Perhaps the web install is meant to check whether dotNet framework is installed or not. Having the latest 3.5 dotNet framework, the installer installed quickly.

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Chintan
,Mumbai, on Apr 25, 2010 02:51 PM
Doesn't work on WINE :P
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khanolkar
,mumbai, on Apr 26, 2010 08:50 PM
This is meant to be used only on microsoft windows
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vishal kadakia
,mumbai, on Apr 26, 2010 06:06 PM
bag of shit by m$
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musclecars77
,Mumbai, on Apr 25, 2010 10:34 AM
This is Awesome!!! but why exactly on the Dotnet platform??
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Anuj
,Mumbai, on Apr 25, 2010 02:28 PM
because .NET is a framework .. that means less code in the software less size of installable and efficiency ... u can read more about .NET framework to get a clear perspective
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