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Larbo:
Win 7 Ultimate x64
My adventure started with trying to get an app for my new car to work onmy desktop. Would not work. Ran SFC and it said that a file was corrupt or missing and it couldn't be fixed. The logs showed pmcsnap.dll as the only culprit. It is related to printing but I have no printing issues. Could not get SFC to run in Safe Mode or in WRE, only normal mode. So, I hoped that Windows Repair would do the trick as it has always done in the past. Could not get past the opening Startup Check. A bunch of REG files are missing or corrupt.
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\AFD.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\appidsvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\AudioEndpointBuilder.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Audiosrv.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\BFE.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\BITS.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Browser.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Connections.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\CryptSvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\DcomLaunch.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Dhcp.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Dnscache.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\DPS.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\EventSystem.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\hidserv.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\iphlpsvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\lmhosts.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\MpsSvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\msiserver.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\NetBT.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Netlogon.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\nsi.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\NTDS.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\PlugPlay.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\PolicyAgent.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\RpcSs.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\SafeBoot.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Schedule.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\SharedAccess.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\ShellHWDetection.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Spooler.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\sppsvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\StringCacheSettings.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\tdx.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Unmarshalers.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\vds.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\VSS.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\wbengine.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\WinDefend.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\WinHttpAutoProxySvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Winmgmt.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\Winsock.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\WinSock2.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\wscsvc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\11_2009\wuauserv.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\bat.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\cmd.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\com.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\dir.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\drive.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\exe.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\folder.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\inf.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\lnk.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\msc.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\reg.reg
Missing File: Files\regfiles\file_associations\11\scr.reg
MD4 Hash Doesn't Match: Repair_Windows.exe
(Expected MD4: 5254A9571524D7B12624595B214BDDA2)
(Returned MD4: 13DF4A0B898AE60E07D533A72FFB827C)
The ony registry related thing I had done was a few weeks ago and was use the Registry Cleaner in CCleaner. But I soon thereafter reversed that (the CCleaner reg backup file) since it has no apparent benefit.
Now I sadly get this message with Windows Repair. Not sure how to proceed.
I also tried to do a Win 7 repair by performing a Repair off an original Win 7 disk or by updating Win 7 via the same disk. The repair was just an WRE format and it didn't work. The upgrade told me that I have a different version that the disk, so no-go. Maybe OEM vs retail?
I did find a full reg backup file from March 2021. Could/should I use that?
Lastly, I was hoping to use a System Restore point but they were all gone! Maybe due to Windows Disk Cleanup.
I am hoping that you have some idea on how to proceed to at least run Windows Repair (that always ran well in the past).
Thanks!!! Larry
Boggin:
It's quite possible that your Win 7 install disk doesn't include SP1.
Download sites for Win 7 seem to be very few these days but I've found this one -
https://archive.org/details/win-7-ult-sp-1-english-x-64
When you have created the disk, boot up with it, select Repair your computer and navigate to the Command Prompt and enter these cmds -
bcdedit |find "osdevice"
For clarity, that is a Pipe symbol before find and is the upper case of \
Then using your partition letter instead of the X I have exampled, enter this cmd -
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=X:\ /offwindir=X:\Windows
When that has completed, enter exit to close the cmd window, remove the disk and reboot.
After the reboot, run another sfc /scannow in normal mode to see what it now reports.
If it still shows corruption then try your 2021 back up.
Larbo:
Hi Boggin. THANKS for the quick reply!!!!
Not sure what your are asking of me with that Windows 7 website. Create a disc from where? A full Win 7 disk from the 3.1 Gb ISO image?? Need a little more direction, sorry. The second part with the command prompt I got.
Thanks!
Boggin:
Yes, download the ISO Image where you will find the file in your Downloads folder.
You will need Imgburn to create the bootable disk -
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/3285-imgburn.html
Larbo:
Sadly, same response. "could not fix them". Also, I noticed that when the first screen comes up that gives a choice between repair and installing an image, there is a window showing Operating Systems. My window is blank!!!! Maybe there is something there to fix first?
Now Plan B.
If I use the old 2021 reg back up, will some programs not work or work properly? What else should I expect?? Updates... Windows and non-Windows, etc. It is over a year old!
Also, I was going to do another back up first. Can I just go to regedit, highlight "Computer", then File and then Export??
Thanks again!! Larry
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