more vista problems (software, click, error, Microsoft)

[twowolves]

Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services

went to this link to try and fix some issues (actually many) that I am having with my Vista computer. Ok so I clicked on several troubleshooting issue to try and get some analysis of my computer. Take for example the first choice:
'Common system maintenance tasks'
then clicked RUN.
Got this error message within 10 seconds once the green countdown line began:

MS Automated troubleshooting services has encountered a Runtime error.
Could not find part of the path
C:\users\AppData\local\temp\MATS-temp\IXPog5t4f33.euu

Does anyone have a clue??? I then clicked on almost all of the following choices under that first one, clicked RUN and (well almost) the same error msg came up!!!

[scarmig]

What are the issues that caused you to try and run the troubleshooting to begin with?

I bet those issues are cause this to fail. So let's go right to source!

[Pruzhany]

If you are having so many software issues, why don't you back up your important stuff and then do a F8 restore?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by NeilVA

If you are having so many software issues, why don't you back up your important stuff and then do a F8 restore?

Better yet, pick up a Win7 upgrade DVD, blow out of all of the garbage the OEM preloaded with Vista, and wind up with a clean machine.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by EscapeCalifornia

Better yet, pick up a Win7 upgrade DVD, blow out of all of the garbage the OEM preloaded with Vista, and wind up with a clean machine.

Agree as well. Just that the OP needs to back up his/hers files first onto an external drive.