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My windows 7 Home Premium wont boot and we may not be able to fix it.

Are there any upgrade packages that I can use and still be able to use the installed programs I currently have, in particular Adobe Lightroom as I have lost the installation disk for this software.
 

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windows 7 64bit Home Premium Build 6.1.7600
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Hi PeterP,

PeterP said:
My windows 7 Home Premium wont boot and we may not be able to fix it.

Are there any upgrade packages that I can use and still be able to use the installed programs I currently have, in particular Adobe Lightroom as I have lost the installation disk for this software.
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We will need a bit more information before we can advise you!

[1] When did this start happening?
[2] Did you install any new hardware or software prior to this happening?
[3] Did you have a system failure?
[4] Have you tried a System Restore?
[5] Can you boot into Safe Mode?
[6] Have you run sfc /scannow?
[7] Have you run chkdsk?
[8] Have you run a Startup Repair?

. . . etc.
 

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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK
OS
Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU P6200 @ 2.13GHz
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FUJITSU FJNBB06
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for getting back to me. I have just found my installation disk for Lightroom so I have no problem reinstalling home premium or win 7 Ultimate.

I was trying to get help with the boot problem here but to answer some of your questions, the machine wont boot in safe mode, the fault appeared about a week/10 days ago, I have run all of what you have suggested but am getting stuck with FWPKCLNT.SYS missing or corrupt, I can see the file from dos so it must be corrupt. I did install a software upgrade and comodo anti virus but that was a few weeks ago. Restore points show a windows update on the 14? of this month.

It would be nice to get my current system back up and running but now I have located the missing software I could just move to win 7 ultimate.

Can you let me know what is best for you support guys and I will follow that course of action.

Thanks,
Pete
 
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My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 64bit Home Premium Build 6.1.7600
CPU
I5 750 - 4GB - P55
Motherboard
Asus P7P55D
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX ATI Radeon 5870 1024MB GDD
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
IIYAMA GB2773MS HDMI connection to Graphics Card
Hard Drives
2 x SATA drives (will check size etc)
PSU
CORSAIR VS550 550W
Case
Antec
Cooling
7" Top Fan, 5" side fan
Keyboard
Logitech wireless
Mouse
Logitech wireless
Unless you are to able to restore to a point before the problem - either via system restore or an image - probably easiest to reinstall.
 

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System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
There is nothing like a clean install.
For the updates, use Simplix.
My suggestion is to set Services - Windows Update - Manual and on WU page set it to Never check.
Then run UpdatePack7R2
Simplix is a single file (750MB) that contain all updates since Win 7 released up to date. It has all security and non security updates without the trash (telemetry and tracking). Very good.
Then run WU manually to find updates for Office etc and decide witch one to install.

To uninstall the telemetry, run cmd file to uninstall those KB files.
kb_spy.cmd.txt
Rename it as KB_Spy.cmd and run it.

If you want to do a huge upgrade on your computer, buy a small SSD (120G) for windows and programs and use your HDD for data.
A small SSD (120G) will cost less than US$25.
Last week a friend brought me a laptop that was taking almost 4 minutes to boot.
I've installed the SSD in the HDD place and installed the HDD on a caddy in the ODD place.

With the SSD it's now taking 30 sec to boot.

120G should be more than enough to install windows and programs if you move the users folder from the SSD (C:\Users) to the HDD (D:\Users).
Use Kari tutorial. I can guide you as I've done it many times
relocate-users.zip


Crucial BX500 120GB
 

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    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
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    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
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    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
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    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
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    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
You are probably better going for the MX500 series, though they are a little more expensive.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
You really should not be doing any kind of software upgrade when you have problems. The upgrade may solve whatever problem you have, or it may make it worse. In any event I don't know how you could do an OS upgrade on an unbootable system. That would call for fixing the problem or doing a clean install.

I am a firm believer in SSD drives. In the majority of cases it will make the biggest difference in performance at the lowest cost. Install the OS on the SSD and use a conventional drive for data. This will give you most of the advantages of an SSD without the cost of using an SSD for everything. In the larger sizes SSD's are still quite expensive. 120 and even 240 GB drives are really very inexpensive.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Xeon W3520
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 210
Thanks for all the posts :-) This was my last machine without a SSD as the boot. I have installed Win 7 Ultimate and backuped it up with Acronis (are their any better backup software packages on the market). I will take your advise on the windows update and will do regular backups on all my machines from now on - lesson learnt!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 64bit Home Premium Build 6.1.7600
CPU
I5 750 - 4GB - P55
Motherboard
Asus P7P55D
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
XFX ATI Radeon 5870 1024MB GDD
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
IIYAMA GB2773MS HDMI connection to Graphics Card
Hard Drives
2 x SATA drives (will check size etc)
PSU
CORSAIR VS550 550W
Case
Antec
Cooling
7" Top Fan, 5" side fan
Keyboard
Logitech wireless
Mouse
Logitech wireless
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