Attempted repair install. Got stuck on the transfer files step: 72%.

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  1. Posts : 69
    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) - Service Pack 1
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       #41

    I was able to get the updates to go through (after some hiccups) via the Simplex dingus, but Windows Update says that I have 14 important updates, and 9 optional updates. Some of those updates are no doubt telemetry-related (I ran a batch file that I often run called remove-windows-telemetry.bat, and I also re-set DisableOSUpgrade to "1" in the registry after I successfully completed the repair install), but some of them would probably be useful, I'd imagine.

    But a question: do I have to reinstall any hotfixes that I have installed over the years, like I had to reinstall the updates?

    SIW2 said:
    A repair install transfers your settings. Could be an issue with a setting in your user hive. %userprofile%\ntuser.dat
    Since I can't seem to open that file (I tried it in Notepad, it didn't work. I then tried it in Notepad++, and it said that the file was already in use [and not by Notepad, either], and it wouldn't even let me copy and paste it somewhere else) from within Windows 7, I'm going to try copying and pasting it from within TinyCore.

    I will report back when I have done so.
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  2. Posts : 16,129
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       #42

    ntuser.dat is a registry hive. It can be opened by a registry editor, not by notepad.
    You can copy it from outside of windows, or by using something like regbak Acelogix Software - regbak free
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  3. Posts : 69
    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) - Service Pack 1
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       #43

    SIW2 said:
    ntuser.dat is a registry hive. It can be opened by a registry editor, not by notepad.
    You can copy it from outside of windows, or by using something like regbak Acelogix Software - regbak free
    I am responding to you from within TinyCore. I have successfully copied my Windows 7 user account's NTUSER.DAT, ntuser.dat.LOG1, ntuser.dat.LOG2, and ntuser.ini to a flash drive.

    I will boot back into Windows 7 momentarily. What would you like me to do?
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       #44

    You could compare your ntuser hive with the deafult hive from the installation media and see if there is anything obvious in the differences. Possibly something in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ntuser\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

    You can do hive comparisons with Registry Workshop | www.torchsoft.com
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