Did you read what Noel posted. #8
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html
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This will show you how to do a repair install (aka: in-place upgrade install) to fix your currently installed Windows 7 and preserve your user accounts, data, programs, and system drivers.
oh I mis read it, I thought it said I would lose my data. I'll have to print it out and try that tomorrow
okay now what, it won't let me finish repair
Did you download the proper S1 isntall disk and use that? - from the error message it would appear not.
Download the SP1 Refresh for your language and edition from the links on these pages...
Heidoc - Microsoft DR Download links
The links are for downloads from the Digital River servers run for MS, so are about as safe as you can get :)
Once you have it downloaded, you then need to burn the DVD from it - use either the Windows Disk Image Burner, or (better still) your favourite burning application at the slowest speed possible.
Note that you do NOT 'drag and drop' the file to the disk, you must use the 'burn an image' option from your app - or you'll end up with a useless coaster :)
Once you have the disk burnt, check that it boots the (or any other) system OK - but do NOT start the repair from there - you must start the repair from within a normal Windows boot.
then try teh repair install again.
this is the one I'm downloading now
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh)X17-58997.iso
so is this the only thing I need to do? I don't have to get the files off my original win 7 disc and save them to desktop?
I was running it and everything was going fine until it said pc needed to boot, it wasn't booting by itself so I booted it and it messed up, first I got the blue screen and then it wouldn't start the setup repair
Last edited by debgram1; 15 Oct 2012 at 16:44.
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