Solved Having Trouble Running "System File Checker (SFC)"!

[rubyrubyroo]

Yes sometimes post get criss crossed when posted at the same time.

Yeah, and as a poor typist, I'm well aware of this! Mine seemed to get cris-LOST though! But lucky I had it in clipboard from the night before still!

I would be thankful if you could post this tutorial by Brink here.

Sure, Jack, of course I can: How to Do a Clean Install with an Upgrade Windows 7 Version, and I used Opion Four (4).

I would like to see, if I can how Microsoft Activation straightened out this mess they have been running you through.

I'm confused by your question, so it's likely that you don't fully understand or remember the steps I went through (understandably, as there's a LOT of thoughts/text in this thread!) OR ELSE I might be just not clearly looking at it from the right perspective (I'm quite tired and the world seems to be doing all it can do to crash down on me lately!)

I'll assume the former is the only one that I can sanely answer presently. I basically decided that preforming a Clean Install on a new drive of the same version of Windows 7 was my best bet, (I think I payed about: $120/3 = $40 + tax per use of each Family Pack license (had to pay in advance of course!) I'll working on the drivers/updates/application reinstalls, etc when get a chance. The Product Key I retrieved from the ORIGINAL WINDOWS install, which I though I preformed (almost positive) was a unactivatable bulk type that is activated prior to installation I suppose normally (not OEM). But the point is that when I saw that and tried a few things, then I started typing the key into "Bing.com" and three letters in the dropdown-box displayed like 5-10 options that all included "my" old Product Key! So, whatever some hack might work, but it seemed unlikely that I could do anything legally. So I decided to push the edges a little bit and used the Family Pack "UPGRADE" for the otherwise exact same version I had, and on a fresh HDD. The only trick part to it is how to get an "upgrade" to install without a previous version of windows on the dive I'm installing to. It's unusable and will be formatted, but it doesn't know that! So I used option FOUR in the above tutorial. Option one may have worked, but I like that windows DID see I had some Windows install before I preformed the second part, an "Upgrade" install (or In-place Upgrade Install), which writes over the Clean install I first made without entera Product Key yet. Then I entered the Product key after the second install displaces the first, and I activated using the single Product key that comes with Family Packs and it activated, no questions like I would normally get having me call MS to get an activation code for the FamPak! Then I connected to the net and tried to validate the activation and it said it couldn't do so, suggested trying tool XYZ. I chose not to, and called MS and they fixed it from their-end. Now windows is registered under genuine activation, where it can check up on my H/W S/Ns and compare them to my ProdKey/ID. Doe that clarify in a brief way what I did? Ask any questions you like!

Was it one of your Family Packs that did get the final Okay?

Yep!

I don't believe I have ever seen a Family Pack log. Could be a learning experience for me.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...ne-activation-issue-posting-instructions.html

Fine by me...Problem is that I'm going to connect to the webpage before preforming a single update or working on any security measures yet! I can remove several USB flash drives I have plugged into this one system that will not release them, and I can't afford data loss! So transfer is not a viable option, and I didn't get any real network working yet either so I'll have to D/L the exe file from that computer...completely naked o the web, then upload it the same way! So, while I do owe you as I do many people in here, more than just 'one' for helping me, I'm going to go ahead and cash-in on one of my debts to you! K? J/K!

The results to the LOG will be added to this post in a minute...then anyone else that reads this, I have to go see someone important at the moment, but I'll reply to whatever you want and I'm backlogged on PMs and so forth, so I will not forget - i promise!



Added LOG you requested from the FamPak Install:

Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
-----------------------------------------
Windows Validation Data-->
Validation Code: 0
Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-3GGRV-HXTR8-K8RF3
Windows Product Key Hash: LyGsUFhr/Nw2rnX/m5l0nSDmFzY=
Windows Product ID: 00359-030-4607963-85976
Windows Product ID Type: 5
Windows License Type: Retail
Windows OS version: 6.1.7600.2.00010300.0.0.003
ID: {8E24C05A-AF2E-4CA8-89FE-793B68655BF4}(1)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Product Name: Windows 7 Home Premium
Architecture: 0x00000009
Build lab: 7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255
TTS Error: 
Validation Diagnostic: 
Resolution Status: N/A
Vista WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Windows XP Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3
Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
File Scan Data-->
Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{8E24C05A-AF2E-4CA8-89FE-793B68655BF4}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7600.2.00010300.0.0.003</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-K8RF3</PKey><PID>00359-030-4607963-85976</PID><PIDType>5</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-3980828886-4203537667-3285011766</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>BIOSTAR Group</Manufacturer><Model>N68S3B</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>080015 </Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="6"/><Date>20101112000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>DD693B07018400FA</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Eastern Standard Time(GMT-05:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>  
Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002
Licensing Data-->
Software licensing service version: 6.1.7600.16385
Name: Windows(R) 7, HomePremium edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows(R) 7, RETAIL channel
Activation ID: 2e7d060d-4714-40f2-9896-1e4f15b612ad
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID: 00359-00170-030-460796-01-1033-7600.0000-3022015
Installation ID: 019325232922068652774362802014290240203855944471627095
Processor Certificate URL: [url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338]SpcService Web Service[/url]
Machine Certificate URL: [url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339]RacService Web Service[/url]
Use License URL: [url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341]UseLicenseService Web Service[/url]
Product Key Certificate URL: [url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340]PkcService Web Service[/url]
Partial Product Key: K8RF3
License Status: Licensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 10/30/2015 7:00:15 PM
Windows Activation Technologies-->
HrOffline: 0x00000000
HrOnline: 0x00000000
HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000
Event Time Stamp: 10:30:2015 13:55
ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
Admin Service: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
HealthStatus Bitmask Output:
 
HWID Data-->
HWID Hash Current: LgAAAAEAAgABAAEAAQABAAAAAQABAAEA6GHYVjB3SNGSAJYBwsJMfxZS1IiOLg==
OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
N/A
OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes, but no SLIC table
Windows marker version: N/A
OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: N/A
BIOS Information: 
  ACPI Table Name OEMID Value OEMTableID Value
  APIC   111210  APIC1625
  FACP   111210  FACP1625
  SRAT   AMD     FAM_F_10
  HPET   111210  OEMHPET0
  MCFG   111210  OEMMCFG 
  WDRT   111210  NV-WDRT 
  OEMB   111210  OEMB1625
  SSDT   A M I   POWERNOW

BTW: Keep me in the loop re:your findings (if any) about the specifics of any differentiating factors for the "FamPack" if you would be no nice, Jack! Thank you!

 

[Layback Bear]

This Family Pack thing is a learning experience for me.
Thank you for posting the log.

I did find this from way back when.

http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...-family-pack-deactivate-one-installation.html

And this.

Microsoft kills $150 Windows 7 Family Pack deal | Computerworld

I noticed from your log their is no (7601) which indicates SP-1 has not been installed.

I also notice your Family Pack is Retail. Which I didn't know they came that way. Your System Spec. indicate Upgrade which now makes sense. To the best of my knowledge all Upgrades are indicated as Retail.

Reading many things on line I noticed that many people had to call Microsoft to get activation problems worked out. Even from the beginning when released. To many to list.

With my limited knowledge I see nothing wrong with your log except you need SP-1. Which should come through Windows 7 Updates.
It will probably take forever.
Even when the install comes with SP-1 their will be over 200 updates.
You have more pain and head aches coming from Updates. Thanks to Microsoft.

Again thanks for posting the log.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Thanks!

You're welcome! The family packs started selling soon after the release of Win7. They didn't last very long though! I saw an opportunity for investment and jumped on it - I bought out every local store for miles, Mainly Best Buy and Circuit City (at the time). The same install DVD pair for home premium was something like $189, but the THREE license Family Pack was ~$119 or so (divided by three is $40/install! Nice profit margin for windows which was very tight on their pricing scheme for wholesale vs retail! Of course, now Windows 10 is suddenly free and pushed on everyone even! I can't believe people think MS just decided to throw away $200 per person x many millions of copies usually, and there would be no strings attached! LOL!

Well long story short, I ran out of the 50-60 family packs (w/ 3 lics ea.) within a year I think!


Thank you for the URLs, I browsed through the linked pages but I'll return when I have more mental focus and actual time to read them more in-depth!

I noticed from your log their is no (7601) which indicates SP-1 has not been installed.

Wholly friction split! I did NOT expect nor notice that! I did see SP-1 in the updates, but I was so convinced that these had SP-1 installed, I left it sitting there, thinking it must be retarded or something and never looked at systeminfo's detail or anything! Wow, thank you for noticing that!

I also notice your Family Pack is Retail. Which I didn't know they came that way.

Yep! Right off the shelf at retail price, too!

Your System Spec. indicate Upgrade which now makes sense. To the best of my knowledge all Upgrades are indicated as Retail.

Seems right, since family packs were only briefly sold, and they were sold exclusively in the "retail" form, as such - and I believe they were all "upgrades", not sure about that one.... However, if you consider the purpose of an "upgrade", for a "civilian" to install windows on a system to replace an old system, then what else could it be? OEM? Nope! That's the logic I draw from it anyway, you might be more informed than I on these types of matters!

Thanks for replying and posting some feedback!

Have a great day! And a spooky night!

Mike

 

[Layback Bear]

Happy computing and don't forget SP-1 and you other updates.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

OK!

Thanks, it's installing as I type this sentence!

Adios,
Mike

 

[Layback Bear]

You might of got luck and found a Microsoft server that wasn't busy.

Let us know how long it takes to download all the updates.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

More continuing education, right!

Mike

 

[Layback Bear]

Just curious.
Some members have reported it takes 6 or 7 hours to get 200 plus updates and some have reported up to 48 hours and everywhere in between.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Answer to your previous question:

it took from 6pm - midnight to merely find the next batch of updates: 214 Important (and 8 Optional) NOT to download them, that's just to see the list of what is "ready to D/L!"

 

[Layback Bear]

That sound like what many members are going through. You have more joy to look forward to before you are done.

I do recommend when you get done, make a clone/backup of the entire drive to a external drive.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Absolutely! I've already made several full backup images using EaseUS Todo Backup (makes a nice sect-by-sect clone) to ext. Western Digital MyBook Drive(s)! I will be making a drop-in clone physical HDD though as soon as I get most things situated ly. Then, once again, when I've worked through calling all the companies or whatever is going to be involved with installing my previously installed S/W apps.

 

[thelma]

I downloaded them 20 at the time, that went better than all at once.

Just to let you know

 

[essenbe]

Good to hear you are back up and running again. I hope you have good luck dealing with those other software companies. Some are not real easy. Good luck to you, and thanks to Jack for all of his help.

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Thanks for the advice, Thelma!

I'm curious if there are any particular updates I should avoid. I noticed some that are installed that are included in a list of five KB#######s that is a question I have often seen asked when people have update problems. Thee of those have already been installed. I think one was KB979602 and one was KB2534366 and then KB2533552. The people that I've noticed asking about those updates don't explain WHY they are doing so, or else get a NO response to their question about if they’ve had any of them installed.

Here's an ideal example:

3. Are ANY of the following updates listed in View installed updates (not Update History)?

• KB947821, KB976902, KB2534366, KB2454826, KB2533552, and/or KB2529073

Copied from the following URL:
Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever - Microsoft Community

The answer was “no!” I thought my WUpdater was stuck when it took ~6 hours of just green bar fluctuations. I didn't want to interrupt the process if it was normal or even if not, and then I got paranoid when I saw some minor errors and such in the Event logs and update logs! So, since I don't intend on reading 200+ updates manually as to their contents and look for known problems, so I started poking around and doing some research.

Like I noticed that KB958488 installed and has no name/title/description! Some research indicates that this may be an old version or the likes. Should I be concerned and do anything differently? And I ask anyone again, is there anything I should avoid like the plague!

 

[thelma]

There are masses to avoid when you don't want to get Windows 10 sneaked into your system.

And KB 3022345 plus replacement KB 3068708 give false sfc results.

I am not a specialist on this so better ask for more info, some have hole lists.

But it is tricky nowwa days

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Thank you again, Thelma!

I recall reading THAT in one of Shawn's tutorials in the "warning" section or whatever, But I didn't recall the numbers, thx. I wonder if they have replacements for them or if they are not crucial and I should just avoid them. or just remember they're there so I can properly diagnose the false-positive generated in the CBS.log file.

Also I should point out that if they are not that important, then why are they sending them to me/us!! I found that the last update that may have lead to the crash of the very system that is discussed in this thread was one that had one item included in it. A change to the symbol for Lithuanian currency! SERIOUSLY! What are they just making updates because they're board now or something? Thanks MS! (BTW: sorry if you have friends or you have lived in Lithuania! )

And I don't want anything that involves Windows 10! When a near monopoly corporation decides to not just give away their main product ,suddenly, but push it on people for free, effectively losing ~$200/person or so times how many million of computers?...A lot, I tend to walk in the opposite direction of that crowd! But, hey, maybe they just got REALLY nice! What?...it's possible! Maybe they’re changing to a Not-For-Profit, they already made too much money to store it all!?!

 

[rubyrubyroo]

MS update bottleneck speed!

Oh, and if anyone is interested I'm counting roughly 500-750Kbps as the D/L speed from MS update. Yes, that is the correct numerical value and case-sensitive units! I should be done by Christmas Eve at this rate, hopefully! Ya’ think!?!