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Shane:

--- Quote ---I have run the SFC. It reports some files were corrupted but could not be fixed.
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This means the Winsxs folder is corrupt and the ONLY way to fix it is with a reinstall
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2008/09/17/what-is-the-winsxs-directory-in-windows-2008-and-windows-vista-and-why-is-it-so-large.aspx

Which can also explain the activation problem.

Thankfully instead of doing a fresh install and losing everything you can do a repair install instead.

First you need a Windows 7 cd with SP1 already on it, you can grab that here
https://sites.google.com/site/linuxlablibrary/windows-iso

Then just follow this
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

This will not only repair the winsxs folder but anything else as well, such as the activations :-)

Shane

Richard Windred:
Many thanks Shane. I will try it and report back.

Richard

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