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Missing Windows Servicing Packages files & update problems
Tone111:
Hmm, well I've backed up the Software file and copied the Regabckup version in, and it's made no difference - just goes back into the Startup repair loop which can't repair! Still saying Problem Signature 07 Corrupt Registry; Problem Signature 05 ExternalMedia - any ideas on that? Not sure what else I can try as the other Regbackup files are all the same as the ones in Config..... :rolleyes:
Shane:
I havent had that problem so I dont know anything off the top of my head. A fresh install might be needed since the repair install still had some left over problems anyways.
Shane
Tone111:
Ok, thanks. You may be right, that may be the final solution - I can't get it out of the repair loop at the moment and have tried several fixes I've tried online, to no avail. Currently running a scan from my Seagate tools repair disk while I plod on googling possible causes and solutions, joy.... :rolleyes: :cheesy:
If anyone else has any experience of this problem or knows what to do or try feel free to jump in and let me know! :tongue:
Shane:
If the registry is shot there is no way to recover except from a backup, so since you dont have a good registry backup, backup your important files and do a fresh install, when you go through the install and it gets to the point where it asks you what drive you want to install it on, click on options and delete each partition on the drive, leaving just 1 undone partition, dont format it or anything just select after you delete all the partitions and hit next, the setup will handle everything from there.
By doing this we are getting rid of the old file system and master boot record, just in case it is infected and a new one will be made :-)
Shane
Tone111:
Ok, thanks for that Shane. Tried a couple of other things I found but still no joy - I can't understand why replacing the registry hive from the day of the repair install hasn't worked - that should be fresh! :confused: Maybe it's not the registry, I've tried a bootsect repair as well but that's made no difference either. Chkdsk is still stuck trying to correct incorrect index entries on my E: drive as well, but I can't get that to complete, and manually deleting the files and folders causing the problem isn't working either as an error box pops up saying the file is corrupt and unreadable so to run chkdsk!!! :teeth: going round in circles...
Unfortunately as I'm in the middle of trying to sort a house move out next week, I don't have a lot of time to mess about trying loads of different fixes, and to do the clean install I'll need to backup everything manually via the dos prompt in RE, so it might have to wait, unless I can squeeze it in before I move.. :undecided:
I've never done a clean install/factory reset before, will the failed chkdsk error/corrupt file/folder/sector cause problems with the install? As you're saying not to format the drive I'm wondering whether this could be an issue. Also if I'm deleting partitions, as well as my E: (data), and OS (D: in RE), there's also a Recovery partition (C: in RE) and a Hidden 14Mb FAT32 partition showing up in diskpart - which of these do I mess with & delete if I get to the install?? I don't want to remove something that I can never get back again and screw it up even more! :wink:
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