Windows Cannot Install Required Files

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  1. Posts : 128
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
       #1

    Windows Cannot Install Required Files


    Whenever I try to install windows I get an error saying, Windows cannot install required files. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code 0x080070001. I know there is nothing wrong with the iso I burned because I have used it to install Windows 7 on my laptop. Oh and if it helps I had Windows 7 on this computer before but my explorer.exe messed up and now it won't let me reinstall Windows. Anyone know what I can do to fix my Windows not installing?
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #2

    are you trying to do a repair install or a clean install??
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  3. Posts : 128
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Tews said:
    are you trying to do a repair install or a clean install??
    I'm trying to do a clean install.
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #4

    Try booting from the DVD, not OS. Set your BIOS to boot from CD?DVD, not the Hard drive.
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  5. Posts : 1,426
    7 Pro
       #5

    delete all partitions, format then try again.
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  6. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #6

    Try a full clean & full format.

    1) Boot DVD.

    2) Press Shift+F10 (for command prompt)

    Type in command line

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK # (win 7 HD)
    CLEAN ALL
    CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
    SELECT PARTITION 1
    ACTIVE
    FORMAT=NTFS
    ASSIGN
    EXIT
    EXIT
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  7. Posts : 2,726
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #7

    Sometimes this error can result from a faulty CD/DVD or even HDD drive ... also check that the CD/DVD isn't damaged or of poor quality.
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  8. Posts : 128
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    richc46 said:
    Try booting from the DVD, not OS. Set your BIOS to boot from CD?DVD, not the Hard drive.
    I can only boot from my cd/dvd right now, because I have no os on my system, because I formatted my hard drive.
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  9. Posts : 1,031
    Windows 7 x64
       #9

    Someone in another thread said changing around their memory helped.
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  10. Posts : 128
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Saltgrass said:
    Someone in another thread said changing around their memory helped.
    I have changed the memory and that didn't do anything.
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