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All the following methods might work or might not, but will help you find out thesource. If nothing works, then the problem is irrepairable, youll need to repair thewindows using the original Windows 7 DVD or using a repair disk. These are thepossible troubleshooting steps and methods according to the problem youvestated.

Warning:Please also note that doing one of these might delete all the files onyour computer which you saved, except those which are default. The problem iswhen restoring a system to all its settings using a recovery/restore disk, thishappens. In the same way, Ive come across several similar issues where files arebeing deleted without any warning.

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Starting the Recovery Environment:

Unlike Windows Vista, which did not include an option to start the RecoveryEnvironment (RE) from the Advanced Boot Options menu in standard installations,Windows 7 installs an option to launch RE on this menu. To see the Advanced BootOptions menu, press F8 after restarting your computer.


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Note that Windows 7 places the Repair Your Computer option, which starts RecoveryEnvironment, at the top of the list of options.

But, what if your computer has lost the Recovery Environment files? Are you out ofluck?

Update: You can also use your Windows 7 DVD as a System Repair disc.

Starting Recovery Environment from the

Advanced Boot Options (F8) Menu

After you select Repair Your Computer from the Advanced Boot Options menu, here'swhat happens next:

1. Confirm your keyboard input method (and language, if you have installed multiple-language support). Click Next to continue.

2. Log into your installation. To enable access to the command prompt, select your user

name from the pull-down menu:


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3. Enter your password.

4. Click OK to continue.

5. The Recovery Environment (aka System Recovery Options) menu opens.

Starting Recovery Environment from the Windows Repair Disc

1. Insert the Repair Disc and restart the system. When prompted, press any key to startthe system from CD or DVD.


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2. Confirm the keyboard layout and language. Click Next to continue.

3. Select the Windows 7 installation you need to repair. If you have installed multipleversions of Windows 7, be sure to choose the correct one.

4. Click Next to continue:

Note that you do not need toprovide login credentials when youuse the Repair Disc.

5. The System Recovery Optionsmenu opens.


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Using Startup Repair

Startup Repair is used to fix a system that won't start. A variety of reasons can cause asystem to fail to start, including

Damage to the root folder Corruption in startup files Missing startup files

For this article, I renamed the Winload.exe file in \Windows\System32 as Winload.old;

without this file, Windows 7 cannot start.When you start your system with the Repair Your Computer option from the AdvancedBoot Options menu, it checks to determine if you have startup problems. The samechecks are performed after you select your Windows 7 installation when you start yoursystem from the System Repair disc. In either case, if the Recovery Environmentdetermines you have startup problems, it automatically runs the Startup Repair feature.You can also run Startup Repair from the System Recovery Options menu.

After completing repairs, Startup Repair displays a dialog similar to this one:


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You can restart the system immediately by clicking Finish (1), or wait until the systemrestarts automatically (2). To see details of the repair, click the Click Here link (arrow).

When you click the link, a Startup Repair details dialog appears. Scroll down throughthe dialog to learn about the repair. In this example, the root cause was the bootmanager's inability to find the OS loader, and a file repair was performed to solve theproblem.

Click Close to close the dialog, and reboot the system as in the previous dialog.

Note: You can run Startup Repair multiple times if needed to solve startup problems.


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Sending Your System "Back, Back in Time," with System Restore

System Restore has always been a useful way to solve system problems caused byfaulty hardware or software installations. Windows Vista's Recovery Environment wasthe first to permit you to run System Restore without starting Windows first, andWindows 7 adds more refinements.

When you select System Restore from the System Recovery Options menu, click Nexton the opening dialog (1) to continue.

By default, Windows 7 shows you only the most recent restore point, because in manycases, that's the one you'd use. If you've been having problems for awhile, you can seeadditional restore points by clicking the empty Show More Restore Points box. Whenthis box is checked (2), you can scroll through the restore points to select the one youwant to restore.

Windows 7 adds an important new feature to System Restore: the ability to see whatwill be changed on your system when you revert to a particular restore point. To see thisinformation, select your preferred restore point and click the Scan for Affected Programsbutton (arrow).


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The top pane of the dialog shows you the programs that will be removed, and the

bottom pane shows you the programs that will be restored; usually programs that were

replaced by newer versions. In this example, Microsoft Silverlight 3.x (top pane) would

be removed, and the older Microsoft Silverlight 2.x version (bottom pane) would be

restored. However, restored programs might not work. Use this dialog as a guide to

determine what programs you might want to reinstall after reverting your system. Click

Close to return to the main dialog. When you return to the main dialog (3, previousfigure), click Next to continue.


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When the system reboots, it will have been reverted to the restore point you selected.

Restoring Your System with System Image Recovery.

Testing System Memory with Windows Memory Diagnostic

Windows Memory Diagnostic, which is based on Microsoft'sdownloadablememory test,was also found in Windows Vista's Recovery Environment. When you select theWindows Memory Diagnostic link from the System Recovery Options menu, you canchoose whether to restart your system and run diagnostics now (default) or test memorythe next time the system is rebooted.
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When the system restarts, the memory diagnostic tool runs. By default, it runs twice,

then reboots the system and displays any detected problems after you log ontoWindows. To change or review settings, press the F1 key (arrow).

The default test set is Standard (1); other options include Basic (fewer tests) and

Extended (all tests). Some tests disable memory cache, while others enable it (see the


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description for each test set for details (2). To adjust the cache settings, tab to Cache

(3): and select the settings desired. To adjust the number of test passes, tab to Pass

Count (4): and enter the number desired. Press F10 to save changes.

Using the Command Prompt

If you've ever suffered through the limited command prompt available from WindowsXP's Recovery Console, you will really appreciate the command prompt available fromthe Windows 7 Recovery Environment.

Unlike Recovery Console's command prompt, which by default can perform only a smallsubset of normal command-prompt functions, you can use Windows 7's commandprompt in Recovery Environment with any command prompt program or internalcommand, including multiple file and folder-copy programs such as robocopy.Consequently, command prompt enables you to copy data from a crashed system toanother drive, including external USB drives. You can even format CD and DVD mediafrom Command Prompt and copy files to the media. As long as the drive is connected tothe system before you start it (and is recognized by the system), you can use the drive.The complete list of commands available from command prompt is a long one. For a listof commands and brief descriptions, enter Help after you open command prompt. You

can obtain detailed help and syntax examples, by typing commandname/?, or bylooking up the command in Windows 7's Help system. Here's a portion of the help forrobocopy, which I displayed by typing robocopy /? at the command prompt:


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When you start command prompt, the system defaults to X:\Windows\System32 (X:being the drive letter used by Recovery Environment). Note the drive letter listed on theSystem Recovery Options opening menu to determine your system drive letter, whichmight not match the designations you use in day-to-day use.

To switch to another drive letter in command prompt, type drive letter: and press Enter(for example, D:)

Useful System Recovery Commands

I have found the following commands particularly useful:

Bcdedit

displays and configures boot settingsChkdsk checks drive for errors and displays disk usage statsDir Lists files and foldersExit closes command prompt sessionFormat Erases and prepares blank media for use.Net network client configuration and logon toolRobocopy powerful file/folder copying utility

Command Prompt Tips and TricksIf you're unfamiliar with these commands, here are some tips and tricks:

You can scroll the command prompt window up and down to see output thatscrolled past you

Use bcdedit to display the drive identifiers in use by Recovery Environment To format a blank CD or DVD for use in copying files and folders, use this syntax

(assuming F: is your rewritable CD/DVD drive):


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Format F: /fs:udfPress Y to continue format when prompted

Using Robocopy to Retrieve User Data

In the days of MS-DOS, nothing beat Xcopy for copying files and folder structures.Today,Robocopy performs the same task while adding many new refinements to makeit suitable for network copying and working with NTFS.If you need to retrieve the files used by user John Jones, for example, to a John Jonesfolder on H: drive (an external hard disk), use the following syntax (assumes the systemdrive is C:):

C:\>robocopy "C:\users\John Jones\" "H:\John Jones" /mir /xa:SH /xd AppData /xjd /r:5/w:15This command copies everything (/mir) in the John Jones folder and subfolders on driveC: to the John Jones folder on H: except for the following: system and hidden

files (/xa:SH), the AppData folder (/xd AppData), and junction points used to makefolders in other locations appear in the user's folder (/xjd). In case ofproblems, robocopy will retry the command 5 times (/r:5) and will wait 15 secondsbetween retries (/w:15).This command example is adapted from Greg Shultz's Create a custom backup toolwith Vista's Robocopyarticle at Tech Republic (see the article for much more about

Robocopy's syntax and other uses).During the process, you will see screens similar to the following (in this example, Icopied my user folder and added the /COPYALL switch to copy extended file atttributes;see arrow for options):

At the end of the robocopy process, you will see a dialog similar to this one:
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Note the scroll bar in the last two figures. You can always scroll back through all of thecommands and displays during the current command prompt session.

Conclusion : If you are not sure what youre gonnado, dont ever try,

instead reply back to me. Thanks

Regards,

Nonontech

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