Assuming a Windows 7 (or newer) OS, try running AWDCleaner as a different user by following these steps:
- From your domain user account, download 'adwcleaner_5.108.exe', and save it to the root of the C: drive
- While holding [Shift], right-click on that executable file and select ‘Run as a different user’
- Enter your local administrator credentials
.\administrator
[local admin...
Hello,
I'm having something simmilar happen to me when using adw cleaner.
Frequently when I have run adwcleaner after the reboot it takes very long for the user to login. After the login process Windows will give a notification "failed to connect to windows service". I'm not sure what service it was but probably the user profile service. It will not be possible to connect to the internet with...
The program does work as a local user, no problems with database. However, under previous versions, adwcleaner *did work* as a domain user. Any chance of a fix? Also, any ideas how to get a debug file as a domain user login?
I just spent the past 2 days trying to rid myself of a google chrome extension from hell, that AdwCleaner would delete & then it would miraculously reappear. I finally stumbled upon a future/present? genius who realized that along with the amazing 35,000 bookmarks I have...the wonderful google servers will also sync malware...or remnants of deleted extensions. Please (please!) help save other...
