Attempting to Get This Repaired

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Wrinkledlion

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So I've been working at this for about a week now, and you can read a summary of what's been going on here on CNet.

My installation DVD was at my sister's house for a while, so she had to send it by mail, and I just got it today. The guy in the CNet thread told me that there are other repair methods when you boot from the DVD, but I've been unable to find any. I've been considering a repair install, but the moment I hit the "Install Now" button, it says that "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now." Given that I'm booting from the DVD, I don't see how it could possibly not recognize it.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Install from a USB key and/or make sure Plug and Play OS is set to yes in the bios.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
I'm sorry, but I'm not too knowledgeable on this. How do I install with USB, and where are the bios?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Wrinkledlion said:
I'm sorry, but I'm not too knowledgeable on this. How do I install with USB, and where are the bios?
Click to expand...

USB Key

and to get into the system's bios settings, you usually could repeatedly tap on either delete, escape or the specific key for your motherboard model, upon turning on the pc.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
Computers have different ways of acessing the bios. Dell and several others, you boot. As soon as boot you repeatedly hit the f12 key. You will gain entrance to the bios. There are several sections. You make the choices that you want, save and exit. Computers other than Dell, may use escape f2 or others. Read your manual.
The USB can be an external hard drive or finger drive (flash drive.)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Well, the USB key is out, because I can't start up my computer properly, but I'll attempt the bios.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Wrinkledlion said:
Well, the USB key is out, because I can't start up my computer properly, but I'll attempt the bios.
Click to expand...

You can, throgh the bios boot from a dvd or an external.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Find a way from another working computer. It will save you the most time with troubleshooting this and should work well for you.


Yeah, still a good idea to check the bios in any case.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
7600.20510 x86
CPU
P4 550 3.4 GHz HT running at 3.5 GHz
Motherboard
MSI PM8M3-V (MS-7211 v1.x) Micro-ATX mainboard
Memory
OCZ 2 GB(2x1GB) DDR400mHz running @ 414 mHz
Graphics Card(s)
HIS Radeon HD 3850 IceQ 3 Turbo HDMI Dual DL-DVI AGP
Sound Card
MOTU Traveler firewire studio interface 192 kHz 24 bit
Monitor(s) Displays
22" widescreen Acer X223W LCD, 17" Compaq P75 CRT
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
SATA I x2 WD, 400 GB and 120 GB, SATA 2 WD Caviar Black 1 TB
PSU
350W generic
Case
Cybertronpc, it glows blue
Cooling
stock cpu fan, Ice-Q 3 gpu and system, many case fans
Keyboard
Logitch Classical Keyboard 200
Mouse
Logitech Mediaplay cordless
Internet Speed
1792/448 kbits/sec
Other Info
SATA II PCI fake RAID adapter, 1 GB Readyboost, original ATI Remote Wonder (even works with WMC perfectly), Logitech Rumblepad 2 game controller x2
In BIOS , try changing the Disk Controller from AHCI to ATA or IDE mode.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
@SIW2: What do those do, exactly?

Also, is there a way I can restore my registry to its default mode if I have no restore points set up?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error during Windows Vista setup after booting from the DVD

Yes, you can replace the registry hives in :

\Windows\System32\config

They are these - no extensions:

View attachment 36880

Components

Default

Sam

Security

Software

System

With the hives of the same name from :

\Windows\System32\config\RegBack


Easiest way is to use the File Transfer Wizard on the free bootable Paragon Rescue Kit Express cd:

Free data recovery: Paragon Rescue Kit Express - Overview

Hope it helps
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
before you touch your registry, make sure you have a copy. Read the tutorials in this forum for information.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Hi rich,

That's good advice, generally of course.

He shouldn't have any trouble replacing the hives with the backup ones. It's very easy with the Paragon freebie - you can see what you are doing.

Assuming the Corrupt Registry diagnosis is correct - he will then boot in fine.

May need to get a few updates again, or reinstall an app . or two.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
That looks good... But how do I get the default W7 registry settings into the program? Or are they already in there? I'm a bit unclear on how this works.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Boot the Paragon cd.

On the first Menu, select Normal Mode.

On the second Menu , select File Transfer Wizard.

Browse to Windows\System32\config\Regback , dble click it to open it

Click a Hive to highlight it and click the green left pointing arrow to transfer a copy of it to the Clipboard ( The Left Window).

When they are all in there, click Next - browse to the destination - \Windows\System32\config - dble click it to open it.

Rt click each of the Hives in config and Delete.

Then use the green rt pointing arrow to copy all the Hives from the clipboard in to config.

Close Paragon

Restart.

The hives contain the entries already.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
Okay, I'm using Paragon right now, and I've selected normal mode, but it's taking forever for the second menu to appear... Is this normal?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
A little while to load up - depends on your machine.

If you have a weird machine - you can select safe mode , instead of normal mode.

If you can't load Normal or Safe Mode - there may be a problem with the HD or partition Table.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
Okay, I ran it in safe mode and everything seemed fine... But after replacing the registry, I rebooted it and it still wouldn't work. (As before, after the Windows loading screen had finished, it flashed blue and restarted.)
After that I ran Startup Repair to see if it worked now, but one repair later, it's still not working.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Motherboard
Shuttle FB61 (Springdale-G-6A79AH2AC-00)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
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