Repair Install

Yes, there are folders labeled $Inplace.~TR, $Upgrade.~OS, $Windows..~LS and $Windows.~Q. But unless there is some fairly easy method to use these to restore the OS, I will probably just try using a backup image. The thing that has kept me from doing so, is that I'm not certain that any of the 4 images that I have would predate the issues that I'm hoping to resolve.

Considering all factors, I have a hunch that the problem was with the Nvidia driver, because I felt that the crashes were graphically related. If that is true, I'm not sure that it is a hardware or software problem. Does the existence of those folders suggest a feasible solution to you?

No. The folders are only good if you needed to backup any files in them that you wanted to keep and help prevent losing.

Hey Hello Everyone,

I have just done a Complete Upgrade from Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate to the same.

The think I would like to mention to all and also to Brink is that the upgrade can take upto several hours.
I had Windows Drive with 66 GB of space and 20 GB of free space.... and the upgrade took 5 hours for me...
Just want to say to worried users, that dont worry... Let the windows setup do its thing... do not turn off in desperation
Eventually it will upgrade (Repair)

I request Brink to mention how many hours it can take to repair in his post.
I feel 2 - 7 hours

Thanks Brink for this wonderful post :)

Hello Amey, and welcome to Seven Forums.

I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

Yes, I agree with Sygngus21. That is an unusually long time to take. If you had a large amount of data, say way over 50GB on your Windows 7 partition, then it will take longer to work with that much. In addition, you do only have a small amount of RAM installed with a moderate CPU that would have made it take longer as well.

Nice addition Appyface. Thank you. :)