Repair Install

How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7​


   Information
This will show you how to do a repair install (aka: in-place upgrade install) to fix your currently installed Windows 7 and preserve your user accounts, data, programs, and system drivers.
   Note
Do a Repair installation if:
  • A System Restore did not help fix your Windows 7.
  • There is no other easier option left that can fix your Windows 7.
  • You DO NOT want to do a Clean reinstall of Windows 7.
  • You DO want to preserve your user accounts, data, programs, and system drivers.
   Tip
ITEMS THAT WILL BE RESET TO DEFAULT OR AFFECTED:
  • Sounds
  • Services
  • Visual Effects Settings
  • Device Drivers - Be sure to have these handy to reinstall. They do not always remain after the repair (upgrade) install.
  • You may lose the ability to sign on to MSN Messenger, to solve this problem have a look at this thread Unable to sign in to WLM.
  • You may lose your custom themes due to not having permisions set on the old themes. Go to the hidden themes folder at C:/Users/(User-Name)/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Themes, then Take Ownership of the themes folder and you will now have all your themes back.
  • It has been reported that you may also lose your Media Center gadget after doing the repair install.
  • Windows Updates will need to be checked and reinstalled again.
   Warning

  • You can only do a repair install with the same edition Windows 7 installation disc for the same edition of Windows 7 that you have installed.
  • You cannot use a OEM Windows 7 "Factory" Restore/Recovery type of installation disc that came with or created from a store bought computer to do a repair install with. These can only be used do a clean install instead.
  • You can do a repair install on a factory OEM installation with the latest official Windows 7 with SP1 ISO file here: Microsoft: Windows 7 Direct Download Links, and use Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive with the ISO to do the repair install from within Windows 7.
  • You can use a retail OEM Windows 7 installation disc to do a repair install with.
  • You can use a retail (full or upgrade) Windows 7 installation disc to do a repair install with.
  • You cannot do a repair install with a System Repair Disc. A System Repair Disc is not a installation disc, and will only boot to the System Recovery Options screen.
  • If you have a 32-bit (x86) Windows 7 currently installed, then you must use a 32-bit Windows 7 installation disc to be able to do a repair install with.
  • If you have a 64-bit (x64) Windows 7 currently installed, then you must use a 64-bit Windows 7 installation disc to be able to do a repair install with.
  • You can use a retail Windows 7 SP1 installation disc (ex: Technet (available), MSDN (available), or retail (when available)) to do a repair install with on a currently installed Windows 7 SP1.
  • You can use a Windows 7 SP1 installation disc (ex: Technet (available), MSDN (available), or retail (when available)) to do a repair install with on a currently installed slipstream Windows 7 SP1.
  • You cannot use a slipstream Windows 7 installation disc to do a repair install with on a currently installed Windows 7 SP1.
  • You cannot use a slipstream Windows 7 installation disc to do a repair install with on a currently installed slipstream Windows 7 SP1.
  • You can only do a repair install from within Windows 7.
  • You cannot do a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode.
  • You must be logged into Windows 7 in a administrator account to be able to do a repair install.
  • You must have at least 8.87 GB + what is currently being used of free space (more if you have a larger installation) on the hard drive/partition Windows 7 is installed on to do a repair install.
  • If you changed the default location of a user account's profile folder, then you will need to change it back to the default C:\Users location first.
  • If you moved the default location of a user folder, then you will need to change it back to the default C:\Users\(user-name) location first.





Here's How:
NOTE: Be sure to back up anything that you do not want to lose first to be extra safe.1. Start Windows 7, and log on to an administrator account.

2. Disable any 3rd party firewall, antivirus, or other security program to avoid it from possibly preventing the repair in-place upgrade installation of Windows 7.

3. Do either step 4, step 5, or step 6 below depending if your retail Windows 7 installation ISO/DVD/USB has SP1 or not, and if your currently installed Windows 7 has SP1 installed or not.

4. Repair Installed Windows 7 SP1 using Windows 7 with SP1 ISO

   Note
If you do not have a Windows 7 with SP1 ISO, then you can download an official ISO with your retail product key from Microsoft at the link below.

:ar: Microsoft Software Recovery

You can also download the latest official Windows 7 SP1 Media Refresh (SP1 U) ISO file at the link below, but this link is not always available for download.

:ar: Microsoft: Windows 7 Direct Download Links

A) If you have not already, you will need to install a program like 7-Zip that supports extracting a ISO to a folder.

B) Using the program (ex: 7-Zip) from step 1, extract the Windows 7 SP1 ISO file to a folder on a partition or HDD other than the current Windows 7 partition. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: For example with 7-Zip, right click on ISO, click on 7-Zip, Extract files, browse button, select where you want to extract to, and click on OK twice.7-Zip.jpg
C) While in Windows 7 SP1, open the folder that you extracted the ISO into, and run the setup.exe file.

D) Go to step 7 below.
5. Repair Installed Windows 7 SP1 using Windows 7 with SP1 DVD/USB

   Note
If you do not have a Windows 7 with SP1 ISO, then you can download an official ISO with your retail product key from Microsoft at the link below.

:ar: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

You can also download the latest official Windows 7 SP1 Media Refresh (SP1 U) ISO file at the link below, but this link is not always available for download.

:ar: Microsoft: Windows 7 Direct Download Links

Afterwards, you can use Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive with the ISO to do the repair install from within Windows 7 using this step.

A) While in Windows 7 SP1, insert your retail Windows 7 SP1 installation DVD into the DVD drive, or connect your Windows 7 with SP1 installation USB thumb drive, and click on the Run setup.exe option in AutoPlay. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If the AutoPlay window does not open, then open the drive folder in Computer and run the setup.exe file.AutoPlay.jpg
B) Go to Go to step 7 below.
6. Repair Installed Windows 7 without SP1 using Windows 7 without SP1 DVD/USB

   Note
If you do not have a Windows 7 without SP1 installation DVD/USB, then you can download the latest official Windows 7 Professional or Home Premium without SP1 ISO file here: Microsoft: Windows 7 Direct Download Links, and use Windows 7 USB-DVD Download Tool to create a bootable DVD or USB flash drive with the ISO to do the repair install from within Windows 7 using this step.

It is preferred to have SP1 installed on your PC and to use step 4 or step 5 above to do a repair install with instead though.

A) While in Windows 7 SP1 installed, insert your retail Windows 7 installation DVD into the DVD drive, or connect your Windows 7 installation USB thumb drive, and click on the Run setup.exe option in AutoPlay. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If the AutoPlay window does not open, then open the drive folder in Computer and run the setup.exe file.AutoPlay.jpg
B) Go to Go to step 7 below.
7. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

8. Click on the Install Now button to start the installation. (see screenshot below)Step1.jpg
9. If prompted, uncheck the I want to help make Windows installation better box (unless you would like to :) ), and click on the Go online to get the latest updates for installation option. (see screenshot below)Step2.jpg
A) Windows 7 will now check online for and install any available installation updates. (see screenshots below)Step2A.jpg

Step2B.jpg

10. Check the I accept the license terms box, and click on Next. (see screenshot below)Step3.jpg
11. Click on the Upgrade option. (see screenshot below)Step4.jpg
12. Windows will now check for any compatibility issues. If any are found like in the example below, click on the red X to cancel the repair install and close this "Install Windows" window, take care of any found issues (ex: uninstall any incompatible program), then restart the repair install process over again.Compatibility-Report.jpg
13. The installation of Windows 7 will now begin. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: During the installation process, your screen may flash and computer will restart a few times.Step5.jpg
14. After the final restart, you will see this screen for a moment. (see screenshot below)Step6.jpg
15. Type in your Windows 7 product key number. (see screenshot below step 16)

16. Uncheck the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box unchecked, then click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can activate Windows 7 later after you make sure it is running properly. (see step 23 below)
If you chose to automatically activate Windows online when you set up your computer, automatic activation begins trying to activate your copy of Windows three days after you log on for the first time.Step7.jpg
17. Click on Use recommended settings. (see screenshot below)

:note: You will always be able to change your Windows Update settings at anytime in Windows 7.

Step8.jpg
18. Select your time zone and set your time and date settings, then click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)Step9.jpg
19. Click on the option for your computer's location to select the correct network location type settings to be applied for that location. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: It is best to select Public location for the best security.Step10.jpg
20. Windows 7 will now prepare your desktop to startup. (see screenshots below)Step11A.jpg

Desktop.jpg

21. If you used a DVD or USB to do the repair install with, then you can remove the DVD or USB when the repair install has successfully completed and you are logged in to Windows 7.

22. Check to see if you are missing any user files. If you are, then you can copy them from the C:\Windows.old or the hidden protected operating system C:\$INPLACE.~TR and C:\WINDOWS.~Q backup folders. (see screenshot below)Old_Install.jpg
23. If everything checks out in step 21, then you can run Disk Cleanup (step 5 at this link). You will need to click on the Clean up system files button first, and then could check the Files discarded by Windows upgrade, Previous Windows installations, and Windows upgrade log files boxes. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This will delete the C:\Windows.old, C:\$INPLACE.~TR and C:\WINDOWS.~Q folders from step 21 above.Disk_Cleanup.jpg
24. Refresh your Windows Experience Index (WEI) score.

25. When finished, activate Windows 7, and make sure that your 3rd party security programs (if applicable) are enabled again.
That's it,
Shawn





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Brink, I want to say thank you very much for this tutorial. :D

Yesterday I turned on my computer and it went with the booting process normally, it entered windows and showed my desktop but then it sent two exception errors, one on explorer.exe and one on dwm.exe which is the desktop window management process. Anyhow after that I got a blue screen and had to restart but I only got a black screen, no windows logo at all, nor could get the boot menu (when you press F8). So I did a recovery from the Windows 7 installation DVD, it remained the same so what I did was to remove the bcd file in the boot folder which handles the boot of window, that did the trick and with the Windows 7 DVD I restored it and managed to boot in Windows.

All seemed normal, no issues, no files or programs lost, I did a chkdsk to my disk and no errors were found on it so I continued my day, you know browsing internet and such. But then I created a folder to extract some files from a .rar file I downloaded and when I tried to rename it I got the infamous item couldn't be found window and the try again button, I clicked on it and the folder got renamed. Oddly enough this behavior was only on the folders, I could rename files and didn't got the error at all, also didn't got error on deleting the folders neither.

Anyhow I tried the typical solutions about that it was caused by one of the Windows 7 updates but nothing worked. I also noticed that in the libraries the public folders (Public Documents, Public Music, Public Videos) had a (C: ) after their names, like if they were redirected to another disk or something. It was like if the disk had two letters or something, this because I noticed that when I used a special boot disk I have with lots of utilities, it has one that is NTFS Dos Pro 5.0 and you can mount the disks NTFS so you can check them on a DOS environment and I noticed that it was mounting the Disk C: two times, why I don't know. The partition programs only showed two disks the main one and the backup one, I don't have them partitioned neither, so I really don't know what caused that behavior on the disk because other than that there was no problems at all. the disk was fully operable and such, in fact it is a new disk I barely have a month with it and cloned my Windows installation from the 320 GB one which used to be the C: disk before I bought this new one but that process went flawlessly since I could rename folders and all fine till yesterday.

Well After nothing was working I was about to bang my head on my desk because I was afraid of my only exit would be a clean install, but then browsing internet (remember other than the folders issue everything else was working flawlessly) a light came to me in the form of this topic. I have to admit I had my doubts about this because when I had XP and did repair installs most times I ended with a slowed down windows and with problems to reinstall updates and such, but I was so desperate yesterday and I said what the hell, let's try it. So I did it, I went through all the process, only message I got was that there would be issues with Magic CD which is a program I use to mount CD and DVD ISO images so I wouldn't waste time burning them on real CDs and DVDs but other than that no other issues got reported, actually it was a compatibility report issue but the program do work in Windows 7 so I kept going.

So the process went on its way, gathered my programs and files info and settings and all that stuff. In the meanwhile I went to get me a Coke and a bag of Cheetos and I watched TV while waiting :p

There was no error messages during the process, Windows files got copied and expanded, my programs and files settings got restored back to their rightful places and such, and when I finally was back to Windows I did what you explained about the activation of disable to try to activate when I'm online, I setted the time and date (well just time, date was correct), my type of network and I finally was back to Windows.

I'm pleased to say that my issue with the folders vanished. Every icon, personal file and program was where it should be. Windows Live Messenger logued in flawlessly and it even had the Messenger plus add-on installed and working liked I had it before the repair. I only reinstalled the Magic CD program and let the indexer do its work to rebuild the indexing file for the search while I checked my other programs and files. Firefox works flawlessly too, the libraries aren't showing anymore the (C: ) after the name, I even installed a little game to see if all was fine with installing programs and all went fine.

I even feel my PC working faster than before :D

I didn't got a windows.old folder, I only got the other two folders, guess it was because it retained all my settings. I checked the other two folders just in case but there was none of my files I could need to copy, most of the files were .ini or .sys files of the old windows installation and the themes files from the old Windows installation. My own themes were on the personalize window and all of them worked without problem.

So really. thank you very much. You saved my life from having to spend all sunday reinstalling programs which I have a lot installed :p
 

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Generic PC built by me
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bits
CPU
3 Ghz Core i5 4 Cores/4 Threads
Motherboard
Asus P8B75-M/CSM
Memory
4 GB Kingston
Graphics Card(s)
2 GB Radeon R7 240
Sound Card
Via High Definition Audio
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15" LG 505G and a 19" LG 19LG30 LCD TV/Monitor
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1366x768
Hard Drives
7200 RPM Seagate Barracude 1TB SATA Disk (Main disk)
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Cable Management TR2 600 Watts
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Active Cool Black Case
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CPU's included fan
Keyboard
Microsoft Keyboard
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Arteck RX5 Laser Mouse
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20mbps download and 3mbps upload
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AVG Free 2015
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Firefox and Chrome
You're most welcome DB Garcia, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

Shawn
 

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OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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Google Chrome
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Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Repair via boot

Is there a way to repair W7 using the DVD when booting?
Starup repair could not fix the problem and I can't load the OS.
I have a dual boot with XP which running OK. Can that can help?
Unfortunately, W7 didn't save any Sys restore points...

Thanks
 

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OS
W7

My Computer

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PC/Desktop
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LENOVO K450 @3.0GHZ
OS
64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Core(TM) i5 CPU 4330 Haswell @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
LENOVO
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12.00 GB
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Intel(R) HD Graphics
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Thanks, (that's the tutorial we're in) the thing is, it can only work if you are logged in, which I can't.
You can only do a repair install from within Windows 7, you cannot do a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode.
You must be logged into Windows 7 in a administrator account to be able to do a repair install
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OS
W7
Hello Kramme, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If all else fails, you can do a Custom Install to have all of your current installation files placed into a C:\Windows.old folder in the new installation. This way you can copy what you need or want back into the new installation. All programs and drivers will still need to be reinstalled though.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Was really Hoping to avoid that, but I guess there's no other option.
Wondering why MS didn't enabled a full boot repair just like in XP.

Thanks.
 

My Computer

OS
W7
You might also post this in the Crashes and debugging forum area to see what you may get.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
After trying severals ways to the problem to no avial, I did a fresh install with ease just as you suggested .
All files and setting are found at the 'windows.old' folder, so i can reinstall all my apps and restore them to the way they were.

During this procedure i've read about the System File Checker. maybe that was the solution as you can load the Cammand Prompt at boot. think it is worth a try for those who can't reach the OS.


Shawn, thanks again for your help and those excellent tutorials.
 

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OS
W7
You're most welcome Kramme. I'm happy to hear that the reinstall with smoothly for you. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Does it matter that I partitioned my disk? I think (from some comments in this tutorial) some people've had trouble with it.

Also, would I have to reset my internet connection? I hate going through all that, because something will inevitably go wrong.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
Nope, it doesn't matter. Whatever partition Windows is installed on will be repaired.
 

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Custom
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Windows 7 Professional x64
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Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
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Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
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Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
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Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
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CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
Is this applied only for most of RC's?

I have on my laptop original installed Windows 7 Home ed.

BTW, Great tut bro. ;) and :cool: too!

Thanks for sharing.
 

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Windows® 7 Home Basic 64bit, Build 7600
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Inter Core 2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHz
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4GB
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nVidia GeForce G210M
Sound Card
Realtek HD Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG TV-1 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
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1366 x 768 (Wide)
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320GB HDD - Internal
360GB - External
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Internal
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Integrated
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Synaptic Keypad & A4tech Cordless MOuse
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Brink said:
Hello Elsuirad, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you are still using a RC build of Windows 7, then you will need to purchase a retail copy of Windows 7 very soon. The RC builds will expire on June 1st and will no longer work afterwards.

http://www.sevenforums.com/news/867...ve-june-1-2010-a.html?highlight=June+reminder
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Can I do a repair install by booting my system up to my installation disc rather then opening it inside of Windows? Because I can't open my installation disc in Windows because my system is pretty messed up right now.
 

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Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
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Nvidia 9600GT
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Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
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Samsung Syncmaster 22"
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1680x1050
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250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
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Windows 7 Professional x64
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Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
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Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
I got directed to this page for a solution to error 80072EFD. Does anyone know if this will fix my problem? And also, this solution doesn't delete any of my music or anything, does it?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Repair Install won't touch music files at all. It affects only Windows files and maybe a few settings.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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