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REAL repair install win7/64 - NOT booting system
ok - so i've crashed my system. i'm posting at the general section as the BSOD section seems to contain attempts to fix the cause of the BSOD - here that's not really the concern.
starting from scratch is NOT an option - need to restore the environment as it was. please don't tell me "clean install is always better."
besides, help me with this one, and we ALL shalt be richly rewarded - the answer to this thread is an xp-style REAL repair install where you don't need the system up & running to repair.
so - BSOD on boot, seemingly when it's starting to load the user account that's set to autologin.
i have:
- memory.DMP created at the BSOD. 200Mb.
- the non-booting 7 HD.
- registry hives backed up by erunt. straight copy of these to ...\config didn't fix the BSOD.
- .reg export of the whole registry.
- also, of course i have a bunch of 7-restore points, but the WINre environment refuses to let me access them.
so far i've thought:
- do a clean install, then merge the .reg backup to it after having copied the program folders over. but in the past i've had at best mixed results when attempting to import .reg backups.
- PCmover, if i can get it to build the "moving van" from the crashed OS. don't know how to do this.
your thoughts / ideas? much appreciated.