Repair Install Needed but No Discs?


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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    Repair Install Needed but No Discs?


    I use Advanced SystemCare, CCleaner and MBAM to scan / remove issues on my laptop about once a week.

    About a year ago I downloaded a similar program from CNet Downloads and ran a scan / clean. However, a few days later I noticed I get errors for example when right clicking on the desktop and clicking 'personalise', I now get an error - 'explorer.exe no such interface supported' and similar issues like when in 'Control Panel\System and Security' if I click a sub-category nothing will happen.

    These errors don't have any effect on my laptop for daily tasks, but 'niggle' at me now and again.

    I don't have my Windows 7 disks with me, their at my house some 200 odd miles away (not going back for a while), but was wondering if there was a way to repair my system without the disks?
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #2

    64bit home premium. what language?
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  3. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #3

    Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

    You can download an ISO of your particular Windows version and burn it to a disk to make an install disc.

    Try to restrain yourself on those optimization and cleaner programs.
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    Kaktussoft said:
    64bit home premium. what language?
    Thanks for the response. Sorry if I've missed something technical, but english?
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    slicecbr said:
    Kaktussoft said:
    64bit home premium. what language?
    Thanks for the response. Sorry if I've missed something technical, but english?
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1-U ISO
    English x64: X17-58997.iso

    source Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

    How to do a repair install in windows 7: Repair Install
    Read carefully!
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  6. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
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    ignatzatsonic said:
    Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

    You can download an ISO of your particular Windows version and burn it to a disk to make an install disc.

    Try to restrain yourself on those optimization and cleaner programs.
    Brilliant, I'll have a go at that tonight.

    Yes lesson learnt on the optimization and cleaner programs! haha
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  7. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Kaktussoft said:
    slicecbr said:
    Kaktussoft said:
    64bit home premium. what language?
    Thanks for the response. Sorry if I've missed something technical, but english?
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1-U ISO
    English x64: X17-58997.iso

    source Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

    How to do a repair install in windows 7: Repair Install
    Read carefully!
    Nice one! Thanks for all the links, they'll come in very useful, not done a repair install before so hopefully I can't go to far wrong with the links. Just so I'm sure doing a repair install like this won't affect any of my programs / documents etc. will it? Best to backup in any case I suppose.
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #8

    How to do a repair install in windows 7: Repair Install
    this will answer everything
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    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
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    slicecbr said:
    Best to backup in any case I suppose.
    Definitely.
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