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  1. Posts : 6,830
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       #21

    What I was going have you do is rename the profile to [username].old and delete the SID folder that goes with that user name and recreate it inside the command prompt .

    Repair Installation only works from within windows I believe .
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  2. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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       #22

    I tried earlier just to see if I could bring it up, and I can run the setup through the command prompt to start the repair if that's the best solution.

    If I didn't rename the profile, but still deleted the SID that goes with it, might that work or screw something up?
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  3. Posts : 6,830
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
       #23

    Lets see if we could create a new account

    Type the command in command prompt

    Code:
    net user (User Account Name) /add
    Press [enter]

       Note
    Type in the new user name without "()"


    To add the new account to the administrator's group type in the command below

    Code:
     
    net localgroup Administrators (User Account Name) /add
    Press [ENTER]
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  4. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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       #24

    I actually tried that earlier, too. I can make a new account and log into it, but it doesn't add a new SID into the registry when I log into it, it has all the same problems as the main account, plus it can't access the command prompt. For some reason, only the main account can access the command prompt. The built-in admin account can't either.
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  5. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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       #25

    I just logged into the other account real quick just to try it again and noticed that basically the search function doesn't work at all. It wouldn't get into cmd, regedit, or even system. Nothing that I searched for showed up at all.

    EDIT: It's getting late here, so I'll see if you have any more suggestions in the morning (later in the morning, anyway). Thanks for the help so far.
    Last edited by Platypodes; 10 Apr 2013 at 04:57.
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  6. Posts : 6,830
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
       #26

    If we have to do a clean install . Take a look at this helpful tutorial below

    Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console

    For the USB to read from the command prompt all you need to know is the letter of the drive . To do this you would need to open up Diskpart .

    Commands to type

    Code:
    Diskpart
    List volume
    It should tell you drive letter of the USB drive .
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  7. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #27

    When I list the volumes, the usb drive doesn't show up. When I List Disk, it shows up in Disk 1 (as opposed to Disk 0 where the main hard drive is). When I select disk 1, there aren't any volumes, but it does list a partition that's the appropriate size (It's only a 1 Gb drive).
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  8. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #28

    But thanks for that copy and paste link. I'm trying to use that to make backups now.
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  9. Posts : 6,830
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
       #29

    You could Add a drive letter to it .

    Code:
     
    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK 1 ( that's the USB drive )
    ASSIGN LETTER=?
    EXIT
    EXIT
       Note
    ? is the letter you choose for the USB drive
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  10. Posts : 41
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       #30

    I tried that and it told me it couldn't because there weren't any volumes on it. I guess the fact that it only recognizes it as a partition matters as far as that's concerned.
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