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Reinstall Win7 without deleting programs
Boggin:
--- Quote from: Irondude85 on May 29, 2015, 01:29:50 pm ---I tried to reinstall Windows 7 with my original disk using this process and at the compatibility check it said that the version on my computer now was newer than the version being installed ... and the installation process was stopped. What would my next step be?
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You need an install disk that includes SP1.
Which version of Win 7 do you have installed ?
Heatz123:
Hello, again. Thank's for the continued reply.
I run the install to "Update" Win 7 so i did it that way. Only this has not solved an issue or two that initially prompted me to this action.
For one, Microsoft Security Essentials is turned off and can not be turned on, nor can it be removed via the ad / remove or the Fix It Tool.#Next: Upon each boot, i get a message saying NET framework needs to be repaired - do not turn off or reboot until this is complete.
This eventually go's away and nothing strange after that until next reboot when it does it again. I recently have a problem that is much the same were i can not uninstal some software or update it and so on. When i try to install a new version it says it is already installed but it is not on the system. I think these are linked .
Any ideas how to get rid of Security Essentials so i can re install it fresh?
I have run MalwareBytes and ADWCleaner . I may try combi Fix.
Shane:
You will need a Windows 7 install disk that has SP1 already on it. But MS removed all the ISO downloads for them and so now you have to get them off the torrent sites, which is a bad idea if you dont know what you are doing.
I dont know how MS comes up with such bad decisions and so often.
So if you can get a windows 7 install disk that has sp1 already on it you can do a repair install. A repair install is basically doing an upgrade to the same version. So since you have Service Pack 1 (SP1) already on the system you cant use a disk without as it will be older and you cant upgrade to a lower version, thats why you get that message.
Otherwise a fresh install is the only option with using the old disks, but that will be a huge pain, mainly because not only do you have to get sp1 install and the updates for it you also have all the updates after as well, so it is more time consuming, and you need to reinstall all you programs.
Shane
Heatz123:
Shane: I am sure you was replying to me and not the other poster.
I have the original disc that came with it. All i did was run that as it has SP1 . But the procedure was different to how i did it in the past on this system. The issues are worse now. I may have to just buy a new machine and migrate the needed files over bit by bit. Else, i could switch my master drive to slave and install a fresh copy of Win 7 on another drive as master boot and access folders from the slave drive.
I am not sure what i will do at this point.
Shane:
If a fresh install is needed I say backup the system, or if you have another drive switch out your current drive with another and do a fresh install. Keep your current drive out until the install is finished, then hook it in as a slave and then start moving your files over.
There is a tool I use that lets me customize a windows install disk, adding updates, files and changing settings. I wonder if it would be able to use the install disk you have to create a new one. But if you havent done it before I am not sure how easy it would be for you to use, but worth a look :-)
It is called WinToolkit
http://www.wincert.net/forum/files/file/5-win-toolkit/
Shane
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