Is it possible to repair W7 without the installation CD?

[arjfca]

Hello

W7 as some problem like <Translation}: "Windows Explorer stop functioning"

I would like to try repair it, but I had bought my licence from a student offer from Microsoft from the net. I don't have any installation disk

Is it possible to repair it without the installation disk?

Martin

 

[Bongo]

You can get the ISO here Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life and burn it to a DVD and then do the repair install.
Jerry

 

[arjfca]

OK, will try

Martin

 

[ciprian]

You can also try to repair Windows system files from the command prompt, before trying the repair install suggested above.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

It might help without spending so much time on the repair.

 

[arjfca]

Hello ciprian

Did the SFC /scannow. Message say: Did not found error

Still, I got "Windows Explorer" failure when I open Window and when I try to access some of my PC configuration tool.

Is there other test like that or a more deep Windows 7 files testing

Martin

 

[Britton30]

You can also try this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html#post4405 if you have a restore point before this happened.

 

[arjfca]

You can get the ISO here Official Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life and burn it to a DVD and then do the repair install.
Jerry

I did try that, but when loading, I got the message... "Starting Windows" then... nothing. Tried it 3 times so definitively, not working for me

Is there a missing file. Probably that the original disk file is looking for an hidden info on the disk.

Martin

 

[Britton30]

Did you try starting the installer from within Windows and selecting Repair My Computer?

 

[Bongo]

Have a look at this tutorial http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html see if it will help.
Otherwise you could back up all your data to an external hard drive and do a clean install.
Jerry
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/174907-clean-install-factory-coa-activation-key.html