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Repair Install
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Will this upgrade my windows from windows 7 to 8/8.1?
As i don't want to :/Last edited by malis2007; 03 Jul 2014 at 03:29.
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New #1585
Hi, I recently found this tutorial on non-destructive repair install for Win 7.
I have Win 7 Pro, and have burnt a version with SP1in the iso [as I have tried - but failed - to uninstall SP1, it just keeps trying to configure the changes and reverting the uninstall [?] - and my retail Win 7 does not have SP1.
I have followed the details exactly [compatibility etc] but when I get to the install part it fails with the message:
Windows 7 Professional cannot be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional. You can choose to install a new copy of Windows 7 Professional instead, [etc].
This seems a very strange error to be getting, when the whole point is to repair install the same version that you already have on the system.
Any thoughts or words of inspirational delight that can get this repair fixed?
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New #1586
Hello Caswell, and welcome to Seven Forums. :)
That would be the problem. You're not using the same version. The installation media you use must be exactly the same as what you currently have installed.
Windows 7 Pro w/SP1 installation media will not work with an installed Windows 7 Pro without SP1 for a repair install.
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New #1587
Hello Brink, Thanks for the speedy reply.
However - a slight misunderstanding [maybe mine as well - we shall see].
As mentioned, my retail disk does not have SP1 - but my O/S , as a result of updates, has SP1 installed.
I therefore burnt an iso with SP1 included.
If it still recognizes the fact that the original installation was via a disk without SP1 [?? even though it now resides within {
} I still have a problem in so far as I have tried previously to uninstall SP1 [to originally try my retail disk] but it will not uninstall.
It tells me it has [little liar] then on closing down it states configuring windows, and on rebooting says [eventually] unable to configure SP1 - reverting changes. SP1 has not been uninstalled.
Any further words of wisdom to sort this out - very appreciated
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New #1588
Ah, ok.
In that case, you may need to do a clean install instead since it won't recognize it as the same.
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Hi,
Really - really - trying to avoid that. That would cause a huge amount of work for me.
Why should there be such a problem uninstalling SP1?
Is there a way to ensure it gets done without having this annoying configure/revert changes issue?
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