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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A repair install will only leave you with the same as what you have installed now.
 

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Brink said:
You would if the ISO was the same or newer build than what you currently have installed.

Sometimes it may not be so easy to uninstall SP1 since there were so many updates afterwards.
Click to expand...

I think I may not have been clear as to what I was asking. Let's take a hypothetical. Let's say I get a Windows 7 ISO file, and it is NOT as recent a build as what I have now. And let us suppose that I CAN successfully remove (uninstall) SP1. Would that not leave the ISO file later than what I have (since the ISO file has SP1 and what I have would NOT have SP1 after I uninstalled it. Now, assuming that I could do all of that (which I understand is by no means certain), would a Repair Install then bring me back to whatever version was on the ISO file, AND leave my existing applications intact (Understanding that I would then have to run Windows Update to update whatever was updated between what I started with, and what the ISO file had)?

Two other questions for you. Since this would be a fairly risky move, should I choose to try it, let's say that I make a System Image before I begin. And let's say that for whatever reason, the Repair Install fails. Could I not then restore my System Image, and be back to where I am today (admittedly, with the same problems regarding Windows Update that I have now)?

And one probably minor question regarding the Repair Install itself. As I recall, there was a statement that the system would reboot several times during the Repair Install. That being the case, would one need to remove the DVD or USB stick that has the ISO on it to prevent booting to that, rather than whatever stage of the installation process we were at at the time? Or would the installation process be smart enough to figure out not to start over from the boot DVD/USB?
 

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Answers inline. :)


RP McIntosh said:
Brink said:
You would if the ISO was the same or newer build than what you currently have installed.

Sometimes it may not be so easy to uninstall SP1 since there were so many updates afterwards.
Click to expand...

I think I may not have been clear as to what I was asking. Let's take a hypothetical. Let's say I get a Windows 7 ISO file, and it is NOT as recent a build as what I have now. And let us suppose that I CAN successfully remove (uninstall) SP1. Would that not leave the ISO file later than what I have (since the ISO file has SP1 and what I have would NOT have SP1 after I uninstalled it. Now, assuming that I could do all of that (which I understand is by no means certain), would a Repair Install then bring me back to whatever version was on the ISO file, AND leave my existing applications intact (Understanding that I would then have to run Windows Update to update whatever was updated between what I started with, and what the ISO file had)?
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Yes, but only if the ISO was the same or newer and if you were able to successfully uninstall SP1 without causing more issues.


RP McIntosh said:
Two other questions for you. Since this would be a fairly risky move, should I choose to try it, let's say that I make a System Image before I begin. And let's say that for whatever reason, the Repair Install fails. Could I not then restore my System Image, and be back to where I am today (admittedly, with the same problems regarding Windows Update that I have now)?
Click to expand...

Creating a system image before you start would be a smart thing to do. Normally if a repair install fails, it'll automatically revert back to how you were before you started. However, it'll be safer to have a system image as a backup incase something went wrong with the repair install preventing it from automatically reverting back.

RP McIntosh said:
And one probably minor question regarding the Repair Install itself. As I recall, there was a statement that the system would reboot several times during the Repair Install. That being the case, would one need to remove the DVD or USB stick that has the ISO on it to prevent booting to that, rather than whatever stage of the installation process we were at at the time? Or would the installation process be smart enough to figure out not to start over from the boot DVD/USB?
Click to expand...

You should be fine if you use a USB, but it would be better to have the ISO on a hard drive instead.
 

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Brink said:
Answers inline. :)


RP McIntosh said:
Brink said:
You would if the ISO was the same or newer build than what you currently have installed.

Sometimes it may not be so easy to uninstall SP1 since there were so many updates afterwards.
Click to expand...

I think I may not have been clear as to what I was asking. Let's take a hypothetical. Let's say I get a Windows 7 ISO file, and it is NOT as recent a build as what I have now. And let us suppose that I CAN successfully remove (uninstall) SP1. Would that not leave the ISO file later than what I have (since the ISO file has SP1 and what I have would NOT have SP1 after I uninstalled it. Now, assuming that I could do all of that (which I understand is by no means certain), would a Repair Install then bring me back to whatever version was on the ISO file, AND leave my existing applications intact (Understanding that I would then have to run Windows Update to update whatever was updated between what I started with, and what the ISO file had)?
Click to expand...

Yes, but only if the ISO was the same or newer and if you were able to successfully uninstall SP1 without causing more issues.


RP McIntosh said:
Two other questions for you. Since this would be a fairly risky move, should I choose to try it, let's say that I make a System Image before I begin. And let's say that for whatever reason, the Repair Install fails. Could I not then restore my System Image, and be back to where I am today (admittedly, with the same problems regarding Windows Update that I have now)?
Click to expand...

Creating a system image before you start would be a smart thing to do. Normally if a repair install fails, it'll automatically revert back to how you were before you started. However, it'll be safer to have a system image as a backup incase something went wrong with the repair install preventing it from automatically reverting back.

RP McIntosh said:
And one probably minor question regarding the Repair Install itself. As I recall, there was a statement that the system would reboot several times during the Repair Install. That being the case, would one need to remove the DVD or USB stick that has the ISO on it to prevent booting to that, rather than whatever stage of the installation process we were at at the time? Or would the installation process be smart enough to figure out not to start over from the boot DVD/USB?
Click to expand...

You should be fine if you use a USB, but it would be better to have the ISO on a hard drive instead.
Click to expand...

Thanks. On your last point, somewhere I got the notion that to do a repair install, that I had to boot from the install media (no doubt an error on my part, since I have read so much lately on various approaches to solving this problem.) But if I can run the ISO directly from a hard drive, that would be easier than creating a boot device. Can you run an ISO file from a hard drive? Shows you how much I know about ISO files.

You have been very patient and helpful to me. I'll have to give this all a good bit of thought before I decide what to do. I've been planning on buying a new computer eventually (mine is over 6 years old) with Windows 10, so this may be the time to bite that bullet. But even if I do, I'd still like to get the old machine in good working order and maybe use it as a backup. Of course, if I do that, I'd have moved or reinstalled most everything to the new computer, so reinstalling Windows from scratch (even from the Dell DVD) would be a more sensible option. Thanks again for your help.
 

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"Can you run an ISO file from a hard drive?"

Yes,if you are using bios firmware (you obviously are ).

Set it up with Easybcd.Scroll down this link to get the free community edition:

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so in the section where to extract a iso window file you have a E volume i dont have extra volumes on my computer and my D: is full mostly of recovery stuff even if i wanted to use it. so should i created a new volume on my laptop i have 464 gb free of 575 gb on my C:

and the part where it says check if user files are missing after the install repair, do i just check back and forth between the new files and old files that would seem like a lot of files and folders to look through or did you mean personal files or files in the actual folder named "USER"
 
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Hello Kenny, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)

If you have a USB flash drive, then you could extract the ISO to it to use. A 4-8 GB USB flash drive is pretty cheap these days.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

Usually, you won't have an issue with missing user files, but you could just look in the copy of your user profile folder inside the C:\Windows.old folder to see if anything is there.
 

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oh ok so using a usb flash drive is better than creating another volume on my laptop to use?
 

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It's easier to use a USB, but either way works.
 

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ok ty im getting a 64 gb flash drive but the iso disk is only about 8gb so i think that's enough space. the other problem is im unsure on a factory reset or windows reinstall, someone told me with a factory reset i wouldn't need to do a windows repair but i know all my files and programs would be gone.
 

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Kenny,

The chances of a repair install working today is slim since it's impossible to get an ISO that is at least the same or newer version than the Windows 7 you currently have installed.

It may be best to plan on doing a clean install of factory reset instead. :(
 

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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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
crap! i dont have a external hard drive to make a system image which i figure would be a lot of gigabytes
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP pavillion g62123us Notebook PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Is there any way of doing a repair install when one can't access the 7 installation - it keeps going into Advanced Recovery Options only - & System Restore wont work?
I have the DVD all ready to go but seemingly the only route is to wipe and start over again.
I have access to the partition from my Win 10 OS's - so near, yet so far.
This happened yesterday and I'm not quite sure why but think it was when I may have mistakenly installed the wrong driver for something.
Advanced Boot Options: System Restore finds the OS and the restore points but fails with this error, reading in part:
The inst. @ 0xfba6ca53 referenced memory at 0x0021cd49. The memory could not be read.
Or words to that effect.
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, ...24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz ...1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware® ALX X58
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1Gb/s
Antivirus
McAfee LiveSafe
Browser
Firefox - latest
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
Now set to AHCI
Hello Peter,

I'm afraid that a repair install can only be done from with the OS you want to repair.

Are you able to boot into safe mode to hopefully be able to uninstall the driver or repair install from?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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
Thanks for answering. That's the problem Shawn. I can't enter any Safe Mode option, it insists on going into Advanced Repair Options, no matter what I do.
The frustrating thing is that in there the System Restore sees the restore points, but errors out.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, ...24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz ...1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware® ALX X58
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1Gb/s
Antivirus
McAfee LiveSafe
Browser
Firefox - latest
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
Now set to AHCI
It may be time to consider a clean install instead. :(
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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
Yes I think so but before I do that I'm delving into the C: drive from my Win 10 and backing up docs downloads and suchlike....am wondering if it's possible to back up my emails as well (in Vista Windows Mail hacked for use with 7) ?

The other option I have yet to try is to install Acronis on this Win 10 (L:) and see if it can restore C: using it's backups.........do you think that may be possible?....if I can remember which storage drive I used for that particular backup of course.....
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, ...24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz ...1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware® ALX X58
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1Gb/s
Antivirus
McAfee LiveSafe
Browser
Firefox - latest
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
Now set to AHCI
I don't use Acronis to know, but it may worth a try. I would recommend to back up anything on W10 and W7 first to be safe though.

Are your emails set to keep a copy on the email servers? If so, they'll automatically be downloaded back.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

64-bit Windows 11 Pro for WorkstationsIntel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600...ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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
No they're not. I wondered if there was a way of retrieving mail from the User's App Data WM folder, that's all.
Acronis has been doing its thing for about an hour now and have no idea how much longer it's going to hog the machine......on my iPad a.t.m.
Keeping fingers x'd for Acronis.......
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, ...24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz ...1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware® ALX X58
OS
Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
Memory
24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
Graphics Card(s)
1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
Sound Card
Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB
(Non-RAID)
PSU
Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case
Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling
Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Keyboard
Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse
Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
Internet Speed
1Gb/s
Antivirus
McAfee LiveSafe
Browser
Firefox - latest
Other Info
Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
Now set to AHCI
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