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Safe mode to run the Windows repair tool
Boggin:
It may be worth performing a repair install as you have an install disk and product key.
This won't affect your personal stuff or installed programs.
To perform this, go Start - Computer - insert the install disk and when Autoplay starts, click on Setup.exe which will start the process.
At some point during the process you will be prompted to enter the product key.
Boggin:
I forgot to add that prior to performing the repair install, it's advised that you back up the drivers folders onto something like an USB.
The drivers folders can be found in C:\Windows\System32 where you can drag & drop them back into System32 after the install if required.
rayburke30:
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Tom 29/10/2019,
Only problem with win install is that you loose all your updates(KB's), have I have gone
thru this procedure years ago and I had to re-install the KB's?
The pressing of the F8 key when its rebooting works(only after several attempts at it),
So what if I install the tweaking.com window repair while in safe mode then doing all
the start up program features, then seeing if when re-booting it goes back in to
safe mode?
Ray
Boggin:
It's true that you have to reinstall all of the updates again and ensure that get KB4490628 and KB4474419 installed as they deal with the change of SHA 1 to SHA 2.
I recently factory reset my Win 7 machine and had problems with the updates until I found a download to manually download/install the first of those KBs - I'd already got the second of those through Windows Update but the error code of 80092004 pointed to a SHA problem and to ensure both of those KBs were installed.
You could do as you suggest in booting into Safe Mode first, but that may not tell you if the program is starting the Credentials Manager service.
I always create a system image as well before I test run new versions of the repair program should things go awry as I don't trust restore points.
The repair program may fix whatever is wrong with your system, but the bcd not being found and occasional problems with F8 could be related and as a sfc /scannow came back clean, then I would favour a repair install.
rayburke30:
:omg:
TOM 30/10/2019,
t's true that you have to reinstall all of the updates again and ensure that get KB4490628 and KB4474419 installed as they deal with the change of SHA 1 to SHA 2. ( neither of these are installed on my win7 and what is SHA 1 to SHA 2)
I recently factory reset my Win 7 machine and had problems with the updates until I found a download to manually download/install the first of those KBs - I'd already got the second of those through Windows Update but the error code of 80092004 pointed to a SHA problem and to ensure both of those KBs were installed.
You could do as you suggest in booting into Safe Mode first, but that may not tell you if the program is starting the Credentials Manager service.
(I did the install of w.r 4.6 in safe mode, but still won't boot back into safe mode, so I restored back prior to of the install)
I always create a system image as well before I test run new versions of the repair program should things go awry as I don't trust restore points.
The repair program may fix whatever is wrong with your system, but the bcd not being found and occasional problems with F8 could be related and as a sfc /scannow came back clean, then I would favour a repair install.
Ray,
PS I see when I go to Microsoft download centre the following-
https://windowsreport.com/Windows Report › kb4474419-kb4490628-kb4484071
Download Windows 7 KB4474419, KB4490628, and ...
Mar 14, 2019 - If you want to receive future security patches on your Windows 7 machines, you really need to install KB4474419, KB4490628, and KB4484071 ...
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