AIO Windows 7 setup loads Windows 10!

[DrGhobar]

Hello to Brink and all the other friends

I have a windows 7 setup on my hard drive. it is AIO.
When I tap on it, what loads is Windows 10. WHY??

(I had a Windows 10 iso in rar on my hard drive. When the above problem happened, I cut it from the hard drive. But the above problem still happens!)
I need your help.

Regards
DrGhobar

 

[AddRAM]

Did you or anyone else ever upgrade this PC to Windows 10 ? Knowingly or not ??

Can you post a shot of Disk Management please.

And Welcome to Seven Forums

 

[DrGhobar]

Did you or anyone else ever upgrade this PC to Windows 10 ? Knowingly or not ??

Can you post a shot of Disk Management please.

And Welcome to Seven Forums

1. This PC has never been upgraded to Windows 10. I had downloaded a separate rar file of Windows 10 but never installed it. When the problem happened I cut it and pasted it to my usb flash and removed it.
2. Sure. After a couple of hours I will post a shot of disk management. I am away from that PC right now.
3. Thank youAddRAM.
4. How can this thread be moved to How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7? (I posted my first post a reply to that thread but it became a new thread!)

 

[AddRAM]

OK post it when you can, that should help clear up the issue.

 

[derekimo]

4. How can this thread be moved to How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7? (I posted my first post to that thread but it became a new thread!)

It was moved because it doesn't fit in the tutorial you posted in, you'll get better help out here in installation.

 

[DrGhobar]

4. How can this thread be moved to How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7? (I posted my first post to that thread but it became a new thread!)

It was moved because it doesn't fit in the tutorial you posted in, you'll get better help out here in installation.

I wanted to do a Repair Install of Windows 7.

Does not that justify my post's remaining in that thread?

 

[derekimo]

It sounds like you don't have win 7 installed anymore,

When I tap on it, what loads is Windows 10. WHY??

If that is the case, you can't do a repair of win 7.

This section is better suited for your problem, you don't need to be in the repair install tutorial anyway to get help with one.

 

[AddRAM]

DrGhobar, we honestly have no idea why your PC is now running Windows 10, we can only help you get it back to Windows 7

When you get home and can post some pictures of Disk Management and Computer Properties we will know more and can proceed to fix the issue

As Derek has stated you should get better help here.

If it is indeed running 10, you have 30 days to revert back to 7, if it has been longer, then you`ll have to reinstall 7.

But look over these links.

Going back to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 - Windows Help -

How to downgrade Windows 10 after a month - How-To - PC Advisor

Change your mind about Windows 10? Here's how you can roll back - CNET

How to uninstall Windows 10 and go back to Windows 7 or 8.1

 

[DrGhobar]

It sounds like you don't have win 7 installed anymore,

When I tap on it, what loads is Windows 10. WHY??

If that is the case, you can't do a repair of win 7.

This section is better suited for your problem, you don't need to be in the repair install tutorial anyway to get help with one.

DrGhobar, we honestly have no idea why your PC is now running Windows 10, we can only help you get it back to Windows 7

When you get home and can post some pictures of Disk Management and Computer Properties we will know more and can proceed to fix the issue

As Derek has stated you should get better help here.

1. Thank you very much for your quick attention to my problem.
2. The two sentences I have made bold in your respective posts, shows that you think my problem is that I do not have Windows 7 now and my PC is running Windows 10.
This is not the case.
I have Windows 7 and my PC is not running Windows 10.

I only want to do an In-place/Repair Installation of Windows 7, to solve some of its problems.
So I found Brink's thread. According to step 4 of his tutorial, I run the setup.exe file in the folder that I extracted Windows 7 ISO into. But instead of seeing Windows 7 "Install now" page (shown in step 8 of his tutorial), I see a Windows 10 "Install now" page! This is the problem I posted the first post for.

 

[derekimo]

OK, then you seem to have the wrong installer if you are getting the win 10 installation message.

I'm not the one that moved your thread, it really doesn't matter if your thread is here or in the tutorial as long as you get help.

You need to get a win 7 installer.

 

[AddRAM]

OK, well many people use different terms and when I read this it sounds to me like Windows 10 is running on your PC and not Windows 7

I have a windows 7 setup on my hard drive. it is AIO.
When I tap on it, what loads is Windows 10. WHY??

So to me it sounds like you are clicking on a Windows 10 setup and not Windows 7, I would delete any folder/files of your windows 10 iso/rar file, (just double check) run ccleaner to cleanup the registry and download a fresh windows 7 iso file if you don`t have an install dvd.

 

[DrGhobar]

OK, then you seem to have the wrong installer if you are getting the win 10 installation message.

I'm not the one that moved your thread, it doesn't matter if your thread is here or in the tutorial as long as you get help.

You need to get a win 7 installer.

By this same installer, I have done a Clean/Replace Install of Windows 7 on another computer.

 

[AddRAM]

Strange :huh:

 

[DrGhobar]

OK, well many people use different terms and when I read this it sounds to me like Windows 10 is running on your PC and not Windows 7

I have a windows 7 setup on my hard drive. it is AIO.
When I tap on it, what loads is Windows 10. WHY??

So to me it sounds like you are clicking on a Windows 10 setup and not Windows 7, I would delete any retirements of your windows 10 iso/rar file, run ccleaner to cleanup the registry and download a fresh windows 7 iso file if you don`t have an install dvd.

a) By this same installer, I have done a Clean/Replace Install of Windows 7 on another computer.
b) I have transferred Windows 10 folder out of the PC. By "delete any retirements of your windows 10 iso/rar file" do you mean anything else?
c) I will run ccleaner.
d) as I said in (a), by this same installer, I have done a Clean/Replace Install of Windows 7. Is it still necessary to download another Windows 7 ISO?

 

[AddRAM]

Well I would, I wouldn`t keep trying to use what you have, you`ll get nowhere.

This is what you`re supposed to see and you`re not, so I would not continue beating your head on the wall.

It can`t be a windows 7 iso file or install dvd etc. if you don`t see this, or this, depending on your default iso program, I use PowerIso etc.

 

[DrGhobar]

Well I would, I wouldn`t keep trying to use what you have, you`ll get nowhere.

This is what you`re supposed to see and you`re not, so I would not continue beating your head on the wall.

It can`t be a windows 7 iso file or install dvd etc. if you don`t see this, or this.

beating one's head on the wall is terrible!

But what make me doubt that the culprit is the downloaded iso, is that the first time I ran the setup.exe of Windows 7 I had also Windows 10 rar in a separate folder of my PC. The second time, I transferred Windows 10 rar folder out of PC, but when I ran the setup.exe of Windows 7, again Windows 10 page appeared. I think things like registry or other remains are causing this. Do you recommend any cleaning method in addition to ccleaner?

 

[AddRAM]

No. And in no way would a windows 7 iso file run a windows 10 setup, no way.

May I ask, why are you using RAR ?????

Again, I would download a fresh iso file and put it in a folder on the desktop so you know exactly where it is and use that.

Get rid of what you have, it`s obviously corrupted, or not even a windows 7 iso file.

Some advice, if I may, you should be creating Disk Images so you never have to worry about this again, you continually make them so if you ever have problems with Windows 7, you can reinstall it with all your programs already installed in like 15 minutes.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/663-backup-complete-computer-create-image-backup.html

 

[derekimo]

I had also Windows 10 rar in a separate folder of my PC.

May I ask, why are you using RAR ?????

I'm thinking it's an ISO but since WinRAR will associate itself with ISO files it will show a WinRAR icon on the ISO.

 

[DrGhobar]

No. And in no way would a windows 7 iso file run a windows 10 setup, no way.

May I ask, why are you using RAR ?????

Again, I would download a fresh iso file and put it in a folder on the desktop so you know exactly where it is and use that.

Get rid of what you have, it`s obviously corrupted, or not even a windows 7 iso file.

Some advice, if I may, you should be creating Disk Images so you never have to worry about this again, you continually make them so if you ever have problems with Windows 7, you can reinstall it with all your programs already installed in like 15 minutes.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/663-backup-complete-computer-create-image-backup.html

1. I do not use rar. I downloaded windows iso in rar. then I extracted rar. Then I extracted iso into a folder. I have installed a 64bit windows 7 by this same setup. I will test it again on a pc other than mine and report the result.
2. disk images need much space.

 

[DrGhobar]

I had also Windows 10 rar in a separate folder of my PC.

May I ask, why are you using RAR ?????

I'm thinking it's an ISO but since WinRAR will associate itself with ISO files it will show a WinRAR icon on the ISO.

My Windows 10 iso is inside rar. I have not yet extracted it.
My Windows 7 iso has been extracted into a normal folder.