Questions tagged [windows-7-restore]
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Copying WindowsImageBackup in command line
I often restore Windows 7 system from a WindowsImageBackup folder from drive d: using a Windows installation disk. I also keep incremental backups on external HDD. Provided that I formatted d: how ...
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How to create Repair disc for Windows 7 64 bit?
When I try to Restore System image from backup I've got this error:
"The selected system image cannot be restored in this recovery environment"
Browsing this Forum I noticed that folks found that this ...
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Downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7
I have bought Windows 8 online, and since then upgraded first to Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10.
There seems to be some misconfigurations with my OS. I have tried formatting serveral times, but it ...
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can't restore windows 7 to a hard drive even tho the computer can find the hdd
So in Windows 7 / System Recovery Options I click on System Image Recovery. The image is loaded from a DVD (last disc of the DVD per the instructions) and I can see the HDD when I click on the "...
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Restore(?) generic USB keyboard driver from command line in repair-mode
As the title says, I'm experiencing some troubles with a dead keyboard (and mouse, for that sake) at the Windows 7 (enterprise) login screen, and I can't find a way to fix it.
Earlier today I decided ...
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overinstall/reinstall/repair Windows 7 and keep old programs and data? [duplicate]
I have a broken Windows 7 system which does not fully boot. The system restore is not working.
I am inexperienced with Windows systems.
Question: Is it possible to use a Windows 7 install CD and ...
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How to windows 7 restore if error 0x8000ffff appears? Not able to boot into system [duplicate]
I have a computer with Windows 7. When I boot it, I get the usual starting animation, the harddisk LED blinks but then the screen gets black and nothing more happens. No sound, so activity, no changes ...
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What does “Intended for distribution with a new PC” mean on an OEM Windows 7 Home Premium CD? [duplicate]
I just bought a new gaming PC and it came with a Windows 7 Home Premium CD but it says on the top of the disk “Intended for distribution with a new PC.” Would I be able to use this disk on my other PC ...
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SSD crash after failed windows restore
I am going to explain my situation completely. I was upgrading windows 7 to 10 (genuine) on my laptop. The upgrade did not go well. Windows tried to restore itself to a former status and there the ...
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How to repair a Windows7 boot sector on a secondary hard disk?
I am trying to rescue a damaged Windows7 here. Unfortunately, its boot record is corrupt (but its partition table is okay, only its boot code is bad).
I've put its hard disk into a working Windows ...
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Copying WindowsImageBackup folder
After making an image backup in Windows 7 Pro 64bit to another partition on the same physical hard drive there is WindowsImageBackup folder. After that if I wanted to save this backup to an external ...
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How can I reinstall Windows 7 (w/ install DVD) with minimal (or hopeful no) impact on installed programs?
I know that Windows 8 has a Refresh option.
Is there anything like that for Windows 7 (64 b)
I have the original install CD (I think!).
I'm getting weird data-related errors like:
ChdkDsk errors ...
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How to restore a Windows Vista PC to factory settings, when it has been upgraded to Windows 7
I'm trying to repair a friend's PC. It's a Toshiba laptop running Windows 7, and it seems like the only option is going to be to restore it to factory settings. My friend has given me two recovery ...
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Want to get rid of KB3004394 but used up all my restore points?
This question is related to my earlier question : crypt32.dll is broken for Virtualbox since patch Tuesday 9-Dec-2014? .
I need to restore back to a point before KB3004394 but that point is no longer ...
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Want Windows 7 back after mistakenly installing Ubuntu in C drive
I had Windows 7 and it was slow, so I tried installing Ubuntu on an empty drive, but by mistake I installed it on the C drive. Now I want Windows 7 back. I am not bothered about Ubuntu getting erased ...
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