Repair Install


  1. Brink
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    Great news creat0r. Remove your battery and check under it to see if you may have a COA sticker with your product key on it. :)
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  3. canecorso
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       New #1491

    Using this repair install is like installing windows 7 for the 1st time but preserving all the files?
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  4. Brink
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       New #1492

    canecorso said:
    Using this repair install is like installing windows 7 for the 1st time but preserving all the files?
    Hello Canecorso,

    It's like doing an in-place upgrade to the same edition that preserves most of your current installation. The yellow tip box at the top of the tutorial will help show you more on what will be affected. :)
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  5. canecorso
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       New #1493

    Thanks for the answer. Will icons and maps on the desktop be deleted?
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  7. Brink
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       New #1494

    Nope. Nothing in your user folders will be deleted. To be safe, I would always recommend to back up anything that you do not want to be extra safe though. :)
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  8. bladeg18
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       New #1495

    Hi brink .
    Does it repair the universal patcher restart freeze issue .
    themeservice.dll themeui.dll and uxtheme.dll .
    Does it remove hardware and program drivers ?
    Thanks for assistance .
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  9. Brink
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       New #1496

    Hello bladeg18, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    A repair install will usually repair Windows.

    Usually the drivers will be fine, but there's no guarantee. It would be best to have them ready to reinstall if needed afterwards.
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  11. bladeg18
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    Hi I tried upgrading and chose x64 bit but the compatibility says You can’t upgrade 64-bit Windows to a 32-bit version of Windows .
    I tried the repair but my system driver is not showing .
    Do you know any other way to fix the restart .
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  12. Brink
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       New #1498

    It sounds like you are using universal installation media. If so, that will not work. It must be the same 64-bit installation media as you currently have installed.

    I'm not sure what you mean by your system driver is not showing.
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  13. bladeg18
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       New #1499

    I tried booting into the DVD and clicked on repair but only my D partition was available .
    No other way to fix the restart freeze issue ?
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