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[Solved]Windows 7 corrupted after installing backup
Rick:
I had this similar problem, I corrected it by going into the taskscheduler;
running each service; one by one
making sure each service is set to run in win7 too
have you tried to reset services too?
regards
Boggin:
--- Quote from: jmk909er on October 13, 2015, 04:36:05 pm ---Yeah it still all jacked up. I will go ahead and order recovery discs.
--- End quote ---
After a factory reset I tend to wait until I've installed my AV program, updated Adobe products and Java, plus reinstalling the programs I want back on and then run the Windows Updates overnight as they take about 9 hours on mine.
While it's unlikely that your daughter would need Java in the normal course of events, if it's installed then it's best kept up to date but disabled in browsers.
You can do this by going Start - type java then select Configure Java and under the Security tab uncheck the box for Enable in browsers - Apply - OK - OK
If your daughter lands on a site or an application prompts that Java is required, then recheck its box.
As Java has been subject to a number of exploits, this is the safest way to keep Java installed when not required.
As for the bloatware, you could vet the Recommended list with your daughter that PC Decrapifier displays.
http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/
If you are not sure which items should be kept in the Start up menu, StartUpLite can help with those.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite/
I wouldn't think you would get any obsolete Windows Updates, but after they have completed and you've sorted what your daughter wants removing/leaving on the machine, go Start - type disk cleanup - right click on Disk Cleanup and select Run as administrator.
If it finds substantial space saving on the default settings, let it clean those and then do a defrag.
Rick:
--- Quote from: Boggin on October 14, 2015, 12:31:36 am ---
--- Quote from: jmk909er on October 13, 2015, 04:36:05 pm ---Yeah it still all jacked up. I will go ahead and order recovery discs.
--- End quote ---
After a factory reset I tend to wait until I've installed my AV program, updated Adobe products and Java, plus reinstalling the programs I want back on and then run the Windows Updates overnight as they take about 9 hours on mine.
While it's unlikely that your daughter would need Java in the normal course of events, if it's installed then it's best kept up to date but disabled in browsers.
You can do this by going Start - type java then select Configure Java and under the Security tab uncheck the box for Enable in browsers - Apply - OK - OK
If your daughter lands on a site or an application prompts that Java is required, then recheck its box.
As Java has been subject to a number of exploits, this is the safest way to keep Java installed when not required.
As for the bloatware, you could vet the Recommended list with your daughter that PC Decrapifier displays.
http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/
If you are not sure which items should be kept in the Start up menu, StartUpLite can help with those.
https://www.malwarebytes.org/startuplite/
I wouldn't think you would get any obsolete Windows Updates, but after they have completed and you've sorted what your daughter wants removing/leaving on the machine, go Start - type disk cleanup - right click on Disk Cleanup and select Run as administrator.
If it finds substantial space saving on the default settings, let it clean those and then do a defrag.
--- End quote ---
We should also start to ask What BIOS version they running?
likely the culprit for larger disks that in the R/W sections should be updated too..
jmk909er:
Hey Boggin and others that have chimed in I just want to give a final update here:
I was given 3 different vendors to get recovery discs to fix this laptop, 2 said they did not have them and the third said they would have to look and they would get back to me which they didn't.
So I turned to the Sony tech support and went ahead and paid for the premium support and they diligently tried to get it working for many hours and failed. Since no recovery discs were available they suggested that if I purchased a new Windows 7 Home Premium that they would install it along with all the necessary drivers and things I needed.
So this is what I did. It was a very long process but the Sony people did what they said and got it all installed and is now all working!
So in addition to this I also purchased a 1TB external hard drive and made a new system image of it as well as system images of 2 other laptops that I have.
Thanks to everyone especially Boggin :wink: you have been very helpful
I love this forum!
Boggin:
Glad you were eventually able to get it sorted - albeit an expensive fix.
It seems strange that Sony didn't have its own OEM Recovery disks for your model.
Where did the new Win 7 Home Premium come from ?
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