Hello,
So, restoring your modifications prior to AdwCleaner processing has re-enabled the safe-mode access ?
Regarding the crash:
Can you launch AdwCleaner (redownload it if needed), click on Tools > Options, and tick "Debug" in "Mode" section. Then, do a scan, and please share the two logfiles:
- C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner_Debug.log
- C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner[Sxx].txt (where xx is the greatest ...