How to repair Windows 7?
As a rule, Windows 7 repair method depends on the type of damage done to your system. There are many reasons behind the Windows 7 crashes or error messages. Doing a clean install is probably the most effective method to get a fresh, flawless installation of Windows 7. However, clean install means losing all your programs, settings, user accounts, drivers so reserve this one as a last resort method. Also, don’t hurry to pay from $250 to $500or even more for the visit of a computer guy (that’s the average cost of the routine procedures you could do on your own). Chances are that he will use the same methods and tools as you’ll find below. We recommend to apply Windows 7 repair methods in the order as they listed on this page.
How to repair current Windows 7 installation and preserve all the settings, programs, user accounts, drivers, etc?
If you are not a computer expert or don’t want to lose all you programs, settings or even data and them waste days of your life on the routine installation procedures, you should to use the following Windows 7 repair solution:
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Download Windows 7 Repair Tool.
Reimage repairs a wide range of computer problems, such as 0xc0000005 and blue screen errors, freezes, system file and registry damage, malware and other troubles. This is the only tool that repairs the damage done to the system. Reimage is widely used by PC technicians to fix Windows errors. - Install Reimage and launch it.
- Let the program scan your computer and repair the errors it finds.
What makes Reimage beat all other Windows 7 repair tools is the new, patented approach to repairing the system. In most simple words, it is like reinstalling the system and preserving all your files, setting, programs, drivers, updates etc, which have never been possible before!
- Reimage is widely used by PC technicians! So why pay them if you can do the same on your own?
- You get a fresh Windows 7 installation without reinstalling Windows.
- You preserve all your files, setting, programs, user accounts, drivers, updates etc as they were.
- It completely eliminates the need for reinstalling Windows 7.
- This is an automated repair that does not require computer knowledge.
- It repairs the whole system and not just a specific range of Windows 7 problems, like registry troubles, missing or corrupt system files, faulty drivers, malware or other troubles (see the table below).
- It repairs and replaces only the files that need to be repaired or replaced, adds only those files that are missing from your system and removes only those files that need to be removed (like malware) with the help of a full database of replacement files (as the name of the program implies).
- This is the only tool that fixes the damage already done to the system, even by malware applications!
- You don’t need to have Windows 7 CD or any other CD at all.
- For your convenience, all the changes are reversible.
Reimage is recommended to always be installed on your computer as a first-aid Windows 7 repair tool.
Are there any other ways to repair Windows 7?
Windows 7 repair methods listed on this page has certain limitations and downsides which will be explained. Some of them require advanced computer skills and are recommended only to experts!
Last Known Good Configuration
This option was introduced in Windows 2000 and is used in Windows 7. Start tapping F8 at booting, when the black screen with white texts appears. You’ll see Advanced Boot Options Menu”. Choose Last Known Good Configuration by the means of arrow keys and press enter. Limitations: this options affects only system configuration changes written to following registry key: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet.
System Restore
System Restore option is used to roll back your system to the state it was in a certain point in time, a Restore Point. If you want to use this option make sure your computer is configured to create Restore Points which will be used to restore your system whenever you need it.
Using Command Prompt and sfc command
This one should repair repair windows 7 system files, i.e. “file missing or corrupted” file Window error messages. Attention! Recommended to advanced users only!
- Open command Prompt (Start => All Programs => Accessories => right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator). An alternative way to run command prompt is to type command prompt (or simply cmd) in Start menu search box and then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter combination to run it as the administrator.
- If prompted with User Account Control (UAC) box click Yes. Now command prompt will be opened.
- Type sfc /scannow in the commands line and press Enter. This action initiates protected system files integrity scan and then repairs detected problems.
Repair Install
Repair Install is quite a powerful Windows 7 repair option which preserves your programs, some of system drivers and settings. But this methods has a number of downsides and is recommended only when other methods fail:
- First, you need to have Windows 7 installation CD and many users don’t have one. Warning: OEM Windows 7 Factory Restore/Recovery disk that was supplied together with your computer is not furnished to do Repair Install, this one can be used only for Clean Install! Don’t use it If you want to keep you settings, accounts, programs, etc. A System Repair Disc also does not suit for that purpose.
- If you have 32-bit Windows 7 installed, then you must use a 32-bit Windows 7 installation CD, if you have a 64-bit Windows 7 you must use a 64-bit Windows 7CD.
- If you Windows 7SP1 installed you need either to use a Windows 7 installation CD with SP1 or uninstall SP1 before doing repair install.
- Repair install cannot be done in Safe Mode or at Boot.
- Repair install can be done from within Windows 7 only.
- Repair Install requires at least 8.87 GB of free disk space
- Visual Effects Settings, Sounds, Services will be lost
- Access to MSN Messenger will be lost (this can be regained)
- Custom themes may be lost
- There were cases when Media Center gadget was lost
- And, finally, Repair Install is not foolproof.
Repair install instructions..»
What If Windows 7Still Crashes
If Windows 7 still crashes use this all-in-one Windows fix:
Reimage is widely used by computer technicians to fix the system. It fixes the entire Windows 7 system with the help of a full online database of replacement files and even reverses the damage from viruses. This program is the last resort solution for the cases when all other methods do not work and the cause of of the problem is still not clear. We hope out tips helped you repair Windows 7.
