Repair Install

hiitsmescott said:

Thanks for this tutorial, I've used it successfully in the past more than once. The problem I am having right now is that I've tried both the "with SP1" and "without SP1" fixes and neither works due to the fact that SP1 won't successfully install on my machine. If I try the "without SP1" repair but it says Win 7 Pro can't upgrade to Win 7 Pro. If I try the "with SP1" it says "To upgrade, you need to be running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 installed. Close the installation, open Windows Update, and then check updates for Service Pack 1." Yet SP1 always fails to install on my system and isn't in my list of installed updates. Any ideas other than reinstall Windows?

Thanks.

Are you seeing any particular error message when the SP1 install fails? You likely need to run the System Update Readiness Tool. What is the System Update Readiness Tool?

You will also need to disable any antivirus program in the msconfig utility's Startup and Services tabs both. When going into the Services tab first check off the "Hide all Microsoft services" box to avoid disabling any background services. But av and other security programs can interfere with the installation.

Hello Scott,

In addition to what Night Hawk posted....

I have updated the tutorial to include the new step 4 for this as well to help. :)

Since you do not have SP1 installed, then you might see if you can use the Windows 7 ISO without SP1 to create a bootable USB/DVD with to do a repair install with instead.

Download Windows 7 ISO (Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links) « My Digital Life

Hope this helps,
Shawn

That's great news tzach. I'm happy to hear it went well. :)

Sounds great! Glad everything went well for you!

Once you get all the other updates and essentials on you may want to consider another SF guide. Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

Hello John, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

Are you able to attach a ethernet cable for internet access to be able to do step 7?

Otherwise, you could post in the Network & Sharing forum area to see if we may be able to help with the "missing WAN Miniport PPTP" issue.

neanda said:

Hi Brink, thanks for your reply. Nah the ethernet doesn't work either, it's built in to the Nvidia card (i think) and the driver won't start (have updated etc.), another problem that i'm hoping to address with a repair install. Do you have any other suggestions?

Thanks

I would recommend to post in the Network & Sharing forum area to see if we may be able to help with the "missing WAN Miniport PPTP" issue first.