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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Success!!! In case this helps others, here's the steps I took to recover:

1. Borrowed a friends drive reader and backed up the personal files on my hard drive
2. Ran check disk on my hard drive with auto repair (found some bad clusters which probably took out some OS files and caused the crash)
3. Got a copy of the a W7 install disk from a friend and used it as a boot disk. This brought up the option to repair the existing installation (which failed), then the option to do a system restore (which succeeded).

I haven't been through every file and program to be sure it all works, but it was great joy when I saw my desktop reappear and so far everything has been working fine. My next step is to create a back-up to my back-up (in case it crashes during back-up again) and to create a disk image as well. Many thanks for the help and moral support I found here. I'll definitely come back looking for answers in the future.
 

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Dell XPS 13
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W7 64 bit home premium upgrade
Thanks for the info. If I recall correctly when I did a repair install before there was Win 7 SP1, repairing windows will result in having to reinstall many applications. Is that still the case? If so, then you might as well do a full clean install then?
 

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Sammy888 said:
Thanks for the info. If I recall correctly when I did a repair install before there was Win 7 SP1, repairing windows will result in having to reinstall many applications. Is that still the case? If so, then you might as well do a full clean install then?
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No reinstall of any application is needed! Did you read the tutorial?
 

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ACER ASPIRE 5742G
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Sammy888 said:
Thanks for the info. If I recall correctly when I did a repair install before there was Win 7 SP1, repairing windows will result in having to reinstall many applications. Is that still the case? If so, then you might as well do a full clean install then?
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Hello Sammy,

Usually your installed applications will not be affected. If you have any that may be, it will be mentioned at step 12. :)
 

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Self built custom
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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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Logitech Z625 speaker system,
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APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks, is that something new though where applications usually did not have to be reinstalled after the repair? I had about almost a dozen or so applications that needed it with Windows 7 repair a few years ago.

I ended up going back to an Acronis disk image of Windows 7 I had on hand that had most of the applications installed rather than installing the applications again one by one. In other words, my experience was not what the tutorial describes and consequently I am debating whether or not to try the repair, or to do a fresh install. I suspect my Acronis disk image may have some issues with it so I don't think I should use that.
 

My Computer

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Asus P6X58D-E, Lenovo
OS
Windows 7, Windows 10 Pro
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Asus X58 P6X58D-E
Memory
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9
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Sammy,

No, it's pretty much always been that applications were not affected by a repair install. The ones that may have issues are AV, security, or some utility type programs.
 

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Self built custom
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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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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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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
Thanks Brink. For me I hadn't had issue with AV programs and most utilities. Rather Video Photo Editing, Office type programs, navigation programs. All apps that take a long time to install and resource heavy.

Looks like for me repairing isn't an option. Sucks to be me, lol.
 

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ATI Radeon HD 5700
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB x2 SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB
WD 1TB SATA3
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iTunes and Repair Install won't work

I tried to do a repair install on a friends PC moments ago. The repair was halted during the compatibility check because Windows won't do it's thing when iTunes and Magic iSO are installed.

I think this is a big omission. One can't help wonder what else is vital but missing?

It would be helpful to all to edit the first post that you cannot do a repair or upgrade with iTunes installed. Lots of people including my friend have an Apple product and a colossal library that is hundreds of GBs or more in size. Unless they have an external drive or another drive, they have no way of doing the repair because they can't backup their iTunes.
 

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Asus P6X58D-E, Lenovo
OS
Windows 7, Windows 10 Pro
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Asus X58 P6X58D-E
Memory
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5700
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 1TB x2 SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB
WD 1TB SATA3
PSU
Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular Power Supply
Hello Sammy,

Sorry, but I cannot add that to the tutorial since individual programs like iTunes will constantly have updates that may or may not allow compatibility to do a repair install. It would be impossible to keep up with. :(
 

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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
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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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
Hi. I want to ask about this warning:

"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."

Does this mean that I need some 40 GB free space on my system partition? Because my Windows folder is more than 30 GB.
 

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Laptop
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Toshiba Satellite C660
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 370M
samir1453 said:
Hi. I want to ask about this warning:

"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."

Does this mean that I need some 40 GB free space on my system partition? Because my Windows folder is more than 30 GB.
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Hello Samir, and welcome to Seven Forums.

No worries, that is how much is needed on your Windows drive/partition instead. :)
 
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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
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
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Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech MX Master 4
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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
Brink said:
Hello Samir, and welcome to Seven Forums.

No worries, that is how much is needed on your Windows drive/partition instead. :)
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Hi Brink, thank you for this useful tutorial that I hope will solve problems with my system. It looks like I didn't express my question clearly enough. What I was saying was that I don't have that much free space on my windows partition, right now I only have 14 GB of free space on C partition - naturally that's where my Windows is. So do I need 40GB of free space for repair install or only 8.87 GB? Thanks in advance.
 

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Toshiba Satellite C660
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 370M
Sorry Samir,

Add 8.87 GB (for working space) + how much space Windows 7 is actually using.

If say your Windows 7 is using 25GB out of the available 39GB, then you would add 8.87 + 25 to need to have a minimum of 33.87 GB of free space to be able to do a repair install.

The reason for why a repair install need so much free space is that it creates a copy of your current Windows installation into a C:Windows.old folder. You can delete this folder afterwards to regain the hard drive space, but it still needs it to be able to do the repair install.

Since you only have 14 GB of free space, you most likely do not have enough to be able to do a repair install. :(
 

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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
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
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Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Logitech wireless K800
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Logitech MX Master 4
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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
Ok, thank you, this is what I needed to know. I'll have to find some way for emtpying up space for repairing windows.

Actually Windows uses 30 GB of 100 GB available on C partition, and the rest is mainly Program Files, Program Data and Users folders plus a few other folders less than 1 GB each, and around 10 GB is used by pagefile.sys, hyberfil.sys and probably System Volume Information (I guess for system restore points), so it leaves only 14 GB of free space. Anyway, thank you again, saved me from unexpected problems.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite C660
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 370M

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
About to do repair install need help

I've downloaded a Windows 7 Home Premium iso file and put the iso on a dvd to make a bootable copy of windows but I was wondering, can I still use this dvd to to do a repair install with EVEN THOUGH my computer came with win7 already activated and installed into it? They never gave me the win7 boot disc but I have to activation key that's on back of comp for win7 and the product key.. thanks.
 

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Lenovo
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Memory
254gb
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AMD Vision E-350
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Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Hello Myrovanna,

Yes, as long as it's the same edition, 64-bit, and includes SP1 that you currently have installed. :)
 

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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
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
Hello Samir and welcome to Seven Forums.

I could be totally wrong on this, but you might want to open Disk Management and take a look at the entire hard drive. Sometimes you might find that other partitions were previously created that serve no useful purpose any more. Or maybe there's unallocated (unused) free space. Unnecessary partitions and/or unallocated space could be added to the C: partition. A free tool called Partition Wizard could help to do that.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

Best Free Partition Manager Freeware and free partition magic for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista and Windows XP 32 bit & 64 bit. MiniTool Free Partition Manager Software Home Edition.

Just another possibility to consider and my apologies for jumping in.
 
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My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel i5 2.4 Ghz
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 3000
Sound Card
IDT High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED
Screen Resolution
1280x800
Hard Drives
640Gb 7200rpm
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Opera (primary) with IE9 backup
it keeps giving me this when it checks the compability =/
 

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My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Memory
254gb
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Vision E-350
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Look for a report on the Desktop
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P6T DELUXE V2
Memory
OCZ 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 OCZ3X1600R2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sound Card
OnBoard
Hard Drives
WD6400AACS-00M3B0 (640GB SATA )
PSU
CORSAIR 850w
Case
NZXT LEXA
Cooling
Intel Stock Heatsink Fan
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Laser Keyboard 7000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000
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