Very slow Seven 32bit and unable to install updates

Hi,

I own an ASUS X50R laptop. Two days ago, I have upgraded my Windows Vista 32bit to Windows Seven 32bit and have encountered many problems since then.

It is running extremely slow due to 90% of my ram being used when running two applications (web browser and msn) simultaneously.. I have 2Go RAM and a 1,72Ghz processor, therefore, according to microsoft's recommendations, I should be fine. Also, it seems like the mouse's pointer is always waiting for something to load (It is not moving slowly, yet the blue round circle flashes very often). I am thinking the problem may come from my graphic card, an ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 since Asus doesn't not offer any possible download for windows seven compatible drivers for many graphic cards (including mine)...

On top of that, I cannot install updates since I get an error 8000FFFF. Seeing as it wasn't working, I assumed that I might need to activate Windows Seven for updates to be available to me. That didn't help...

I have heard so many good things about Seven but am now wtuck with a very slow OS which cannot be updated. Can you please help me?

Many thanks !

Oliver

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownlo....aspx?type=2.7&product=2.7.5.3.3&lang=English

Extract Catalyst Software Suite to C:\ATI

Right click on video card in device manager. Update driver software. Browse. Let me pick. Have disk. Browse. Double click on the .inf. Hit ok and let it install.

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Navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

and delete everything in there.

Then copy and paste each line to command prompt, hitting enter after each.

regsvr32 wuapi.dll

regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll

regsvr32 atl.dll

regsvr32 wucltui.dll

regsvr32 wups.dll

regsvr32 wups2.dll

regsvr32 wuweb.dll

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Make sure in services.msc that Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is set to automatic and running. Do the same for Windows Update and Windows Event Log services.

command lines not working and ram overused (still)

Hi torrentg, thank you very much for your quick answer.

I have installed the ATI suite and the problem still remains though the driver is now up to date...my pc's ram is overused and the pc is very slow.

As far as the command lines are concerned, I have done what you have said but the following command lines are not working:

regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll

Therefore, I haven't tried to go any further in checking whether windows update was now working. Can you please tell me what to do ?

Check Windows Update and see if it works.

What did it say when you tried those commands?

And also, what makes you say the ram is "overused?"

Did you reboot yet after installing video driver?

I would first run "sfc/ scannow" to check system file integrity.

This is the next best thing to reinstalling the OS to overcome corruption picked up during in-place upgrade.

An even more thorough repair would be the Win7 repair install which saves programs, files and settings but reinstalls the OS underneath. It has corrected bad in-place Upgrades in the past. Run Win7 Upgrade install from desktop.

Hi Torrent G

Hi Torrent G,

Windows update still isn't working.

When I tried the commands, it said (in French): "Couldn't load xxxxx.dll module. Verify that the binary file is stored at the place you have specified or debug it to research potential problems with binary or independent binary files. The specified module cannot be found."

I can see my RAM is being used to its maximum because of the widget on my desktop which shows CPU and RAM. CTRL+ALT+SUPPR confirms this problem when I look at the status of my RAM which is clearly reaching the top of the graphic.

I have rebooted since the update of the driver but nothing has changed.

Cheers

Hi Gregrocker,

I did run "sfc/ scannow" to check system file integrity as I read this in another thread. The content of the sfc.txt document said :

2009-11-07 01:30:02, Info CSI 0000003d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:02, Info CSI 0000003e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:11, Info CSI 00000040 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:11, Info CSI 00000041 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:11, Info CSI 00000042 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:18, Info CSI 00000044 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:18, Info CSI 00000045 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:18, Info CSI 00000046 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:28, Info CSI 00000048 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:28, Info CSI 00000049 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:28, Info CSI 0000004a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:38, Info CSI 0000004c [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:39, Info CSI 0000004d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:39, Info CSI 0000004e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:45, Info CSI 00000050 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:45, Info CSI 00000051 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:45, Info CSI 00000052 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:52, Info CSI 00000054 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:53, Info CSI 00000055 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:53, Info CSI 00000056 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:30:59, Info CSI 00000058 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:30:59, Info CSI 00000059 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:30:59, Info CSI 0000005a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:02, Info CSI 0000005c [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:02, Info CSI 0000005d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:02, Info CSI 0000005e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:09, Info CSI 00000060 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:09, Info CSI 00000061 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:09, Info CSI 00000062 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:19, Info CSI 00000064 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:20, Info CSI 00000065 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:20, Info CSI 00000066 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:28, Info CSI 0000006b [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:28, Info CSI 0000006c [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:28, Info CSI 0000006d [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:35, Info CSI 00000070 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:35, Info CSI 00000071 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:35, Info CSI 00000072 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:43, Info CSI 00000076 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:43, Info CSI 00000077 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:43, Info CSI 00000078 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:31:57, Info CSI 00000082 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:31:57, Info CSI 00000083 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:31:57, Info CSI 00000084 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:32:10, Info CSI 00000086 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:32:11, Info CSI 00000087 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:32:11, Info CSI 00000088 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:32:22, Info CSI 0000008a [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:32:23, Info CSI 0000008b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:32:23, Info CSI 0000008c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:32:38, Info CSI 0000008e [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:32:39, Info CSI 0000008f [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:32:39, Info CSI 00000090 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:32:49, Info CSI 00000092 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:32:50, Info CSI 00000093 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:32:50, Info CSI 00000094 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:33:02, Info CSI 00000096 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:33:02, Info CSI 00000097 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:33:02, Info CSI 00000098 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:33:20, Info CSI 0000009c [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:33:20, Info CSI 0000009d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:33:20, Info CSI 0000009e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:33:36, Info CSI 000000a0 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:33:37, Info CSI 000000a1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:33:37, Info CSI 000000a2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:34:04, Info CSI 000000a4 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:34:05, Info CSI 000000a5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:34:05, Info CSI 000000a6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:34:21, Info CSI 000000a8 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:34:22, Info CSI 000000a9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:34:22, Info CSI 000000aa [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:34:28, Info CSI 000000ac [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:34:28, Info CSI 000000ad [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:34:28, Info CSI 000000ae [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:34:31, Info CSI 000000b0 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:34:31, Info CSI 000000b1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:34:31, Info CSI 000000b2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:34:44, Info CSI 000000b4 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:34:44, Info CSI 000000b5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:34:44, Info CSI 000000b6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:34:58, Info CSI 000000d4 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:34:58, Info CSI 000000d5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:34:58, Info CSI 000000d6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:02, Info CSI 000000d8 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:02, Info CSI 000000d9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:02, Info CSI 000000da [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:09, Info CSI 000000dc [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:09, Info CSI 000000dd [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:09, Info CSI 000000de [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:12, Info CSI 000000e0 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:12, Info CSI 000000e1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:12, Info CSI 000000e2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:25, Info CSI 000000e4 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:25, Info CSI 000000e5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:25, Info CSI 000000e6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:40, Info CSI 000000e8 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:40, Info CSI 000000e9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:40, Info CSI 000000ea [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:44, Info CSI 000000ec [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:45, Info CSI 000000ed [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:45, Info CSI 000000ee [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:35:48, Info CSI 000000f0 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:35:49, Info CSI 000000f1 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:35:49, Info CSI 000000f2 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:36:01, Info CSI 000000f4 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:36:01, Info CSI 000000f5 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:36:01, Info CSI 000000f6 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:36:12, Info CSI 000000f8 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:36:12, Info CSI 000000f9 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:36:12, Info CSI 000000fa [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:36:22, Info CSI 000000fc [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:36:22, Info CSI 000000fd [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:36:22, Info CSI 000000fe [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:36:46, Info CSI 00000124 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:36:47, Info CSI 00000125 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:36:47, Info CSI 00000126 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:37:09, Info CSI 00000128 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:37:09, Info CSI 00000129 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:37:09, Info CSI 0000012a [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:37:58, Info CSI 0000012c [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:37:59, Info CSI 0000012d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:37:59, Info CSI 0000012e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:38:21, Info CSI 00000131 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:38:21, Info CSI 00000132 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:38:21, Info CSI 00000133 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:38:41, Info CSI 00000135 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:38:42, Info CSI 00000136 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:38:42, Info CSI 00000137 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:38:53, Info CSI 00000139 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:38:53, Info CSI 0000013a [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:38:53, Info CSI 0000013b [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:39:04, Info CSI 0000013d [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:39:04, Info CSI 0000013e [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:39:04, Info CSI 0000013f [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:39:13, Info CSI 00000142 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:39:13, Info CSI 00000143 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:39:13, Info CSI 00000144 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:39:21, Info CSI 00000146 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:39:22, Info CSI 00000147 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:39:22, Info CSI 00000148 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:39:41, Info CSI 0000014a [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:39:42, Info CSI 0000014b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:39:42, Info CSI 0000014c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:39:59, Info CSI 0000014f [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:40:00, Info CSI 00000150 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:40:00, Info CSI 00000151 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:40:07, Info CSI 00000153 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:40:08, Info CSI 00000154 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:40:08, Info CSI 00000155 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:40:20, Info CSI 00000157 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:40:21, Info CSI 00000158 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:40:21, Info CSI 00000159 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:40:37, Info CSI 0000015c [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:40:37, Info CSI 0000015d [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:40:37, Info CSI 0000015e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:40:46, Info CSI 00000160 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:40:47, Info CSI 00000161 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:40:47, Info CSI 00000162 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:40:58, Info CSI 00000164 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:40:59, Info CSI 00000165 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:40:59, Info CSI 00000166 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:41:07, Info CSI 00000169 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:41:07, Info CSI 0000016a [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:41:07, Info CSI 0000016b [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:41:20, Info CSI 0000016d [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:41:20, Info CSI 0000016e [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:41:20, Info CSI 0000016f [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:41:29, Info CSI 00000171 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:41:29, Info CSI 00000172 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:41:29, Info CSI 00000173 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:41:40, Info CSI 00000175 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:41:40, Info CSI 00000176 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:41:40, Info CSI 00000177 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:41:52, Info CSI 0000017a [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:41:53, Info CSI 0000017b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:41:53, Info CSI 0000017c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:42:08, Info CSI 0000017e [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:42:08, Info CSI 0000017f [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:42:08, Info CSI 00000180 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:42:22, Info CSI 00000182 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:42:22, Info CSI 00000183 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:42:22, Info CSI 00000184 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:42:34, Info CSI 00000186 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:42:35, Info CSI 00000187 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:42:35, Info CSI 00000188 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:42:38, Info CSI 0000018a [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:42:38, Info CSI 0000018b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:42:38, Info CSI 0000018c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:42:45, Info CSI 0000018e [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:42:45, Info CSI 0000018f [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:42:45, Info CSI 00000190 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:42:53, Info CSI 00000192 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:42:53, Info CSI 00000193 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:42:53, Info CSI 00000194 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:43:01, Info CSI 00000196 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:43:01, Info CSI 00000197 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:43:01, Info CSI 00000198 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:43:08, Info CSI 0000019a [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:43:08, Info CSI 0000019b [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:43:08, Info CSI 0000019c [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:43:15, Info CSI 0000019e [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:43:15, Info CSI 0000019f [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:43:15, Info CSI 000001a0 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:43:58, Info CSI 000001a2 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:43:59, Info CSI 000001a3 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:43:59, Info CSI 000001a4 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:45:45, Info CSI 000001a6 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:45:50, Info CSI 000001a7 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:45:50, Info CSI 000001a8 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:46:30, Info CSI 000001aa [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:46:31, Info CSI 000001ab [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:46:31, Info CSI 000001ac [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:47:06, Info CSI 000001ae [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:47:06, Info CSI 000001af [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:47:06, Info CSI 000001b0 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:47:15, Info CSI 000001b2 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:47:16, Info CSI 000001b3 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:47:16, Info CSI 000001b4 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:47:41, Info CSI 000001b6 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:47:42, Info CSI 000001b7 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:47:42, Info CSI 000001b8 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:47:55, Info CSI 000001ba [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:47:56, Info CSI 000001bb [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components
2009-11-07 01:47:56, Info CSI 000001bc [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:48:15, Info CSI 000001be [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:48:15, Info CSI 000001bf [SR] Verifying 14 (0x0000000e) components
2009-11-07 01:48:15, Info CSI 000001c0 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:48:18, Info CSI 000001c2 [SR] Verify complete
2009-11-07 01:48:18, Info CSI 000001c3 [SR] Repairing 0 components
2009-11-07 01:48:18, Info CSI 000001c4 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2009-11-07 01:48:18, Info CSI 000001c6 [SR] Repair complete


I don't know what this all means or if it is what I should be checking out after running sfc /scannow.

Like you said, I have also decided to reinstall Windows Seven over Windows 7, the install seemed to be going well until the install program ended telling me that the install could not be completed. I'm afraid it may have something to do with the fact that I have already activated Windows 7, thinking that would enable me to use Windows Update...

Cheers !

oliver74 said:

the install seemed to be going well until the install program ended telling me that the install could not be completed.

Click to expand...

Well...*rolls eyes sarcastically*...so you come to us instead of using common sense? Yes of course. Reinstall Windows. Fresh and clean is better.

I have attempted to do a repair install. The problem is it won't finish! It sends me back to where I am after 3 hours of hoping the install will work.

Is there anything I could do to avoid the install to stop before it's over? Maybe something on my system is preventing me from reinstalling Seven. Maybe it's the activation... (?)

I would sure like to do a clean install, starting it all from scratch. Yet, I do not have an external hard drive to store my data and programs and I don not have an install CD for windows seven since it was a student special offer downloaded off Microsoft's website.

Thanks for your help, as you can see I'm not an expert....

Edit: Note that my cd/dvd player needs repair.

You don't need external drive for clean install. When you install to same partition/drive, it will make a Windows.old folder.

Sorry, I can't help with you not having an install DVD. You'll have to figure something out about that part.

Sorry I thought clean install meant formatting the computer and reinstalling the OS...I thought 'repair install' and 'clean install' were two different things.

I have the install files on my desktop soI don't really need an install dvd, do I? All I need is to launch the setup from my desktop and to wait till it's over, is that correct?

They are two different things. What you just said would perform an upgrade. Not what you want.

Burn the install .iso to a DVD. There are many tutorials around here and net you can find to do this properly. Then boot to the DVD using bios setting to do so. You'll have to change the bios setting or hold f8 to choose DVD at startup.

When you go to install, tell it to install where Windows is now. Do not format. It will make a folder called Windows.old that you can check for anything you want to keep once Windows is back up.

When you are satisfied it no longer contains anything valuable, you can use disk cleanup to remove the folder for good.

Ok thanks ! A few things before I proceed...

- I can't find Windows.old, I thought I would be able to find it when upgrading from Vista to Seven. Will everything on both my C:\ and D:\ be saved in this folder ?

- I can't find the ISO file, all I have in my folder is this (see picture attached)

- If I manage to boot Seven from this dvd, will I have to tell my bios to boot from my asus pc next time I turn on my computer or will this be automatic?

Thanks !

How much free disk space do you have on this hard drive?

bummpr said:

How much free disk space do you have on this hard drive?

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Got 36gigs left on my C:\ drive and 5gigs left on my D:\ drive.

I think I have found something interesting:

How to Create and Make Bootable Windows 7 ISO from EXE Plus Setup1.Box and Setup2.Box Files My Digital Life

I should be able to run Seven from there.

Just a question, do you recommend I save everything on an external drive (hopefully someone will lend me one ) or should I be confident that all my files and programs will still be installed?

Thank you. Hope it works !