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HI Everytime when I try to open Microsoft Office 2007 I'm getting message: this file could not be found, (C:\Windows\system32\Files.doc. After this I press OK button and I'm getting second one: The directory name is not valid. (C:\Windows\system32\(x86) \Microsoft.doc) I press Ok and program open and works fine. I know that I can use it but this things really bother me because I know that something is wrong and maybe later it will be bigger problem. Can someone help to find out what's wrong Office 2007 Pro Only $229 All Orders Ship From Canada Prices in Canadian Dollars
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Hi Zungul, You could try running check disk & system file command to see if that corrects your problem. i have attached links to tutorials if you need them. Check Disk - chkdsk System Files - SFC Command I hope this is of some help
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Thanks. I gonna try. When I done I tell U what's going on.
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In the Options (e.g Word Options) go to "Resources". There you can run "Run Microsoft Office diagnostics". Maybe it can fix it.
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Published by Brink 05-02-2007
How to Run Check Disk at Startup in Vista

Information This will show you how to use and run Check Disk or chkdsk at startup from within Vista, the command prompt, and the registry to check for corruption and possibly repair errors and bad sectors on the hard drive. NOTE If you had changed your default boot screen , then you will need to temporarily uncheck the No GUI boot to be able to see what is happening when chkdsk is running at boot up. See: How to Enable the Hidden Aurora Boot Screen in Vista or How to Change the Default Boot Screen in Vista SP1 WARNING This will take about 20 minutes or so to finish, drive is. Do not stop chkdsk once it has started, on your hard drive. When you restart to chkdsk, press a key to cancel chkdsk. Check for a sticky cancel the chkdsk at startup. Tip depending on how big your hard let it finish. It could cause errors you will only have 10 seconds to keyboard key stuck down. It will
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If chkdsk will not run at startup after trying the methods below, then see: How to Fix Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista
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METHOD ONE: Run Check Disk from within Vista

NOTE This method does not always run chkdsk when the computer restarts on some computers. I'm not sure why, but if this is your case, then you can do Method Two , Method Three, or Method Four below.
1. Open the Start Menu. 2. Click on the Computer button. 3. Right click on your hard drive and click on Properties. 4. Click on the Tools tab. 5. Click on Check Now under the Error checking section. (See circled in red below)
6. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt. 7. Make sure both options are checked. (See screenshot below) NOTE: The Automatically fix file system errors box will be checked by default . 8. Click on the Start button.
9. You will get a pop-up window saying, "Windows can't check this disk while it's use". (See screenshot below) 10. Click on the Schedule disk check button for chkdsk to run the next time you restart your computer.
METHOD TWO: Using chkdsk in a Command Prompt

1. To Run chkdsk in Safe Mode A) Restart the computer and boot into Safe Mode. B) Go to step 3.
2. To Run chkdsk from the Vista Installation DVD Recovery Console A) Place the Vista installation DVD into the DVD drive and restart the computer. B) Boot from the DVD into the System Recovery Options screen. NOTE: For how, see : How to Do a Startup Repair in Vista C) Select Command prompt. D) Go to step 4 below.
3. To Run chkdsk in a Elevated Command Prompt A) Open a elevated command prompt .
4. In the command prompt, type chkdsk or chkdsk C: followed by one or a combination of switches listed in steps 4A to 4D below and press Enter . See the screenshot below for all switch combinations. NOTE: If you want check disk to scan a drive other than the C: drive, then substitute the drive letter C: after chkdsk to the drive letter that you want. EX: chkdsk E:
Type One of these Commands to Run Chkdsk:

NOTE: The most common command is chkdsk /f or chkdsk C: /f A) /f = The /f switch is the most common of the chkdsk switches. It tells chkdsk to try and fix any errors it finds. EX Type: chkdsk /f or chkdsk C: /f NOTE: Answer Y when chkdsk asks you if you want to check the drive next time Vista boots (restarts).
B) /r = The /r switch tells chkdsk to attempt to recover any bad sectors of the hard drive if any are found. A bad sector is a spot on the hard drive that cannot hold saved data anymore. (See screenshot below) EX Type: chkdsk /r or chkdsk C: /r NOTE: Answer Y when chkdsk asks you if you want to check the drive next time Windows Vista boots.
C) /i = The /i switch tells chkdsk to perform a less detailed but faster disk check. (See screenshot below) EX Type: chkdsk /i or chkdsk C: /i NOTE: This will run immediately.
D) /c = The /c switch tells chkdsk to skip the checking of cycles within a folder structure which reduces the scan time. EX Type: chkdsk /c or chkdsk C: /c NOTE: This will run immediately.
5. Close the command prompt. 6. Restart the computer to run chkdsk at startup.
METHOD THREE: Using chkntfs and fsutil in a Command Prompt

NOTE This will reset all drives to be checked at startup and mark a drive as dirty so chkdsk will run at startup for it. Chkdsk will mark the drive clean again after it runs. If chkdsk does not run at startup, then do step 5 only to mark the drive clean again.
1. Open a elevated command prompt . 2. To Reset and Check All Drives and Run CHKDSK if a Drive is Dirty A) In the command prompt, type chkntfs /d and press Enter . (See screenshot below) NOTE: Restores the computer to the default behavior; all drives are checked at boot time and chkdsk is run on those that are marked dirty . B) Go to step 4.
3. To Check a Specific Drive and Run CHKDSK if the Drive is Dirty A) In the command prompt, type chkntfs /c C: and press Enter . (See screenshot below) NOTE: This will schedule the C: drive to be checked at boot time. If the drive is marked dirty, then chkdsk will run. If you want to schedule another drive letter to be checked, then substitute C: with the drive letter you want checked instead .
4. To Mark a Drive Dirty A) In the command prompt, type fsutil dirty set c: and press Enter . (See
screenshot below) NOTE: This marks the c: drive as dirty so chkdsk will run at startup. If you want to run chkdsk on another drive letter, then substitute c: for the drive letter you want instead . B) You will now get a Volume - c: is now marked dirty message.
5. Close the elevated command prompt. 6. Restart the computer. NOTE: Chkdsk will now run at startup. If chkdsk does not run at startup, then run chkntfs /d in step 5A again and see : How to Fix Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista
METHOD FOUR : Run Check Disk from the Registry

1. Click on the download button below to download the Run_chkdsk.reg file. NOTE: If the hard drive you want to run chkdsk on has a different driver letter than C: , then do the Manual Way below to substitute C: with your drive letter instead .
Through a Download:
2. Click on Save , and save the .reg file to the Desktop. 3. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click Merge. 4. Click on the Run button in the Security Warning pop-up. 5. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted. 6. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).
The Manual Way:

1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter. 3. Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt. 4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager 5. In the right pane, right click on BootExecute and click on Modify.
6. Highlight the code below, then right click on it and click on Copy.
NOTE: If the hard drive you want to run chkdsk on has a different driver letter than C: , then substitute C: with your drive letter instead .
Code:
autocheck autochk /p \??\C: autocheck autochk *
7. Clear the box, then right click on a empty area in the box and click on Paste to copy the
code above into it. (See screenshot below)
8. Click on OK.
9. The registry will now look like this. (See screenshot below)
10. Close regedit. 11. Restart the computer to run chkdsk at startup.
That's it,
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Updated 1-24-2008 to include Method Three. Shawn
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I tried Method 3, and that didn't work. I also tried chkdsk C: /f and chkntfs /c C: with no avail. When I tried sfc /scannow, the scan began and got to the point: Verification 66% complete. Windows Resorces Protection could not perform the requested operation. I also tried chkdsk /i. The scan began the verification. During the verification 117,504 file records were processed, 6 segments were indicated to be corrupt. 93 large files were processed. It then stated: Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode.
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aftermath, It sounds like you got some bad corruption problems there. If you do not only have a recovery Vista DVD or partition, then I would recommend doing a Repair install. This will allow you to repair your Vista installation and keep your user account files, settings, and programs. How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista Shawn
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Re: Check Disk - chkdsk
Updated 2-13-2008 to include METHOD FOUR to run chkdsk from registry. Shawn
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Thanks for all your suggestions. My computer locked up in Safe Mode and I was not able to get back to Normal Mode. The only recourse I had was to reimage the hard drive. Everything is now back to normal. Fortunately I had a back-up of all my files. Thanks to all that offered suggestions.
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aftermath, I'm glad to hear everything is back to normal again.
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I have tried all of these methods, and none of them have worked. The one that I thought would be best was the last one, it found a lot of errors but then I couldn't use the program. I found however it I attempt to uninstall it the company offers me a trial 30 day activation key. It might be nice to add that, however right now I still have not fixed my corrupt file which happens to be my C: Users / my_name I have tried doing all methods, and when I tried to do it with my Vista DVD it gave me an error saying the files were unwritable or something and would not allow me to run the chkdsk. Any suggestions? EDIT: The final method actually worked thanks =). I would suggest adding how to get the activation code, because some of us are kinda stupid and don't notice the obvious.
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I'm glad to hear that you resolved your problem. What program are your referring to when you mention uninstall and a 30 day activation key?
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Quote: Originally Posted by aftermath
I tried Method 3, and that didn't work. I also tried chkdsk C: /f and chkntfs /c C: with no avail. When I tried sfc /scannow, the scan began and got to the point: Verification 66% complete. Windows Resorces Protection could not perform the requested operation. I also tried chkdsk /i. The scan began the verification. During the verification 117,504 file records were processed, 6 segments were indicated to be corrupt. 93 large files were processed. It then stated: Errors found. CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode. the same story is about me... i can't run chkdsk anyway, and can't create backup because of that, and... what did you tell about restore? I've done that (after Vista was crashed all my user folders, and then when it was almost killed my laptop by automated update), no result... what can i do? sometimes vista says on startup, that one more folder is corrupt and unreadable, the only way to repair is to copy that folder from previously saved backup copy, but yesterday i've lost email database - with all passwords etc.... how can i repair the disk?
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05-01-2007 How to Enable the Hidden Aurora Boot Screen in Vista Published by Brink
How to Enable the Hidden Aurora Boot Screen in Vista

Information The boot screen is the screen that displays during the bootup (startup) of Vista before the logon screen (welcome screen) and the desktop. This will show you how to replace the default Vista boot screen with the hidden Aurora boot screen instead. Tip If you would like to change the boot screen to any .bmp, .jpg , .png , or .gif image of your choice instead, then see: How to Change the Default Boot Screen in Vista SP1 WARNING If you wanted to run chkdsk at startup or the Memory Diagnostic Tool and you have changed the default boot screen, then you will need to temporarily change the boot screen back to the default boot screen to be able to see what is happening first to be able to see what is happening when they run at startup.
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EXAMPLE: Aurora boot screen without SP1 and SP2 installed
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EXAMPLE: Aurora boot screen with SP2 installed
Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type msconfig and press Enter . 3. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt. 4. Click on the Boot tab. (See screenshot below step 8) 5. To Enable the Aurora Boot Screen A) Check the No GUI boot box. (See screenshot below step 8) B) Go to step 7.
6. To Go Back to the Default Boot Screen A) Uncheck the No GUI boot box. (See screenshot below step 8)
7. Check the Make all boot settings permanent box. 8. Click on OK .
9. Click on Yes to the confirmation window. You will be able to change it again.
(See screenshot below)
10. Click on the Restart button. NOTE: If you checked the Don't show this message again box and want to restore this restart notice, then see : How to Restore the System Configuration Restart Prompt in Vista
11. You will now see the new hidden Aurora boot screen after the restart and during startup.
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Hi Asky, So do I. They'll eventually update that program for x64. Shawn

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Nothing yet for x64?? I've got some Sweeeeeet images I'd love to try out Just made the Aura Change, and MAN is it ugly!.. i like the little scrolling bar on the bottom, would rather a better image tho.. but would like to keep the bar..
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This has been updated to show you how to replace Aurora with another bootscreen of your choice. YES, it works for 32 and 64 bit VISTA. , Shawn
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Do we know how to change the Aura Screen when windows is resuming from hibernation/sleep? Id like to make that custom too seeing as the Aura screen is ugly on a 17" widescreen lol
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Hi madmonkey, Do you mean from the screen saver? When I resume from hibernation/sleep, I just start back at the desktop. Shawn
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well i close mine.. and it goes to sleep.. Then when opening it it says "resuming windows" and it has the aura screen..

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madmonkey, I guess that Vista would use the same Aurora boot screen as it would from the resume from sleep. Did you already change your boot screen and still see the Aurora at resume from sleep? Do you have your sleep option set for resume display at logon screen? Shawn
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right now ive got a custom boot screen looks great when turning on first time, but when i close the lid it goes to sleep/hibernate then when i reopen it, it resumes windows and shows the Aura screen saying "resuming windows" then after that loads to desktop, just not sure where that aura screen is comming from so i can change it. ( 9 mins later) Editing post, becasue I attempted to do the same thing to the winresume.exe.mui file by using a copy of the boot screen ive got working only renamed to match, closed lid, resumed, same thing, got the Aura screen saying "resuming windows" with the green bar on the bottom
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10-14-2008 How to Change the Default Boot Screen in Vista Published by Brink
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Information The boot screen is the screen that displays during the bootup (startup) of Vista before the logon screen (welcome screen) and the desktop.
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WARNING If you wanted to run chkdsk at startup or the Memory Diagnostic Tool and you have changed the default boot screen, then you will need to temporarily change the boot screen back to the default boot screen to be able to see what is happening first to be able to see what is happening when they run at startup.
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NOTE This free program will let you replace the default Vista boot screen with any free skin that you have downloaded from WinCustomize BootSkins . You cannot create a BootSkin with any image that you like with the free version of BootSkins though.
1. Download and install the Vista version of Stardock BootSkin .
NOTE: You will need to right click on the bootskinvista_public.exe installation file and click on Run as administrator to install this program properly .
2. Download a BootSkin that you would like to use as your boot sceeen, and save it somewhere you would like to keep it at. 4. Run BootSkin. (See screenshot below)
3. To Add a BootSkin -
NOTE: This will add a downloaded BootSkin to the bottom to have to select from. A) Click on the Add New BootSkin option, then browse to where you have saved the downloaded BootSkin and select it.
4. To Delete a BootSkin -
NOTE: This will delete and remove the currently selected BootSkin from the bottom.
5. To Apply a BootSkin as the Vista Boot Screen A) Select a BootSkin from the bottom so that it appears in the larger preview window. B) Click on the Apply This BootSkin option.
6. Restart the computer to see the changed boot screen.
OPTION TWO: Using Vista Visual Master

NOTE This free program will allow you to replace the default Vista boot screen with any .bmp, .jpg , .png , or .gif image of your choice instead.
1. Download and install the free program Vista Visual Master.

WARNING If you get a "cannot find en-CA " type error while running this program, then open the Control Panel, and go into Regional and Language Options . Change the default input language format to the folder that you have in your C:\Windows\System32\Boot folder. For example, en-CA (Canada), en-US (United States), etc....
2. Use Compatibility Mode on the Vista Visual Master shortcut, and check the
Run this program as an administrator box (see step 8 at link).
3. Click on the Vista Visual Master shortcut to run the program. 4. Click on Allow in the UAC prompt. 5. Click on the Boot Screen option. (See screenshot below)
6. To Change the Default Boot Screen A) Click on Browse button and navigate to and select the .bmp, .jpg , .png , or .gif image you want for as the new boot screen. (See screenshot above) B) Click on the Generate button and save the winload.exe.mui file to use as the new boot screen. (See screenshot below step 6E) WARNING: The generated file must be named winload.exe.mui and remain on the computer for it to be able to be used at boot . C) Click on OK in the success pop-up. (See screenshot below)
D) Check the Change Boot Screen box. (See screenshot below step 6E) NOTE: If the location of the winload.exe.mui file you want to use is not correct, then click on Browse and navigate to where you saved it in step 6B . E) Click on the Apply button. (See screenshot below)
F) Click on OK in the success pop-up. (See screenshot below)
G) Go to step 8.
7. To Restore the Default Boot Screen A) Check the Change Boot Screen box. (See screenshot below step 5) B) Click on the Restore to Default button. (See screenshot below step 5) C) Click on OK in the success pop-up. (See screenshot below)
8. Close the Vista Visual Master window. 9. Restart the computer to see the changed boot screen.
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Thanks Brink been wondering if you could change that.
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You're welcome Mansrm81. It took a bit since that option was disabled after SP1 was installed, but finally a solution had popped up.
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Hello Brink, Is this option available with vista ultimate x86?
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Yes it is I'm using it right now.
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Hi Dinesh, It's for both the 64 bit and 32 bit Vista. See the Applies To box towards the upper right corner of the tutorial.
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Hello Brink, I m trying to put my pic on the logon screen. Its in .jpg format. i changed the boot screen using
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Hi Dinesh, Double check steps 6D on to make sure that the correct location is selected for the winload.exe.mui file created in steps 6A & 6B.
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I would say that it was a false positive. I scanned this program with Avast, Spybot Search & Destroy, and many others with no malware found from it.
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Published by Brink 02-13-2008
How to Fix Chkdsk will Not Run at Startup in Vista

Information If after you set Check Disk or chkdsk to run at startup it will not run, then this will show you how to fix this problem so chkdsk will run at startup. This problem is usually caused when the autochk.exe file gets corrupted, or the registry BootExecute data value is incorrect.
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This is not for if chkdsk cannot finish or stops running.
NOTE Check Disk uses the file autochk.exe to run chkdsk. If you still cannot run chkdsk at startup after this, then you might consider performing a System Restore , Repair Installation, or Clean Installation to fix the problem. See related links below. If you had changed your default boot screen , then you will need to temporarily uncheck the No GUI boot to be able to see what is happening when chkdsk is running at boot up. See: How to Enable or Replace the Hidden Aurora Boot Screen in Vista
Applies to
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/130824-chkdsk-will-not-run-startup-vista.html[19/10/2009 12:53:57 PM]
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STEP ONE: Safe Mode Workaround

NOTE This is to see if something may be loading before the check disk program preventing chkdsk from running.
1. Schedule check disk to run using chkdsk /f (STEP FIVE below) in the command
promt.
2. Run msconfig (step 1 in METHOD TWO at link), and click on the Boot tab and click on Safe boot with the minimal button selected. (See screenshot below)
3. Restart the computer to hopefully have chkdsk run. 4. Set msconfig (step 2 in METHOD TWO at link) to boot normally again. 5. If chkdsk still will not run at startup, then proceed with the steps below. If it did, then you're done.
STEP TWO: Run a SFC /SCANNOW Command

1. Try running a sfc /scannow command to see if it can fix chkdsk. 2. When SFC is finished, try running chkdsk again. 3. If chkdsk still will not run at startup, then proceed with the steps below. If it did, then you're done.
STEP THREE: Reset chkdsk BootExecute

NOTE This will reset chkdsk back to it's default setting of not to run at startup. This step will also fix the problem of chkdsk always running at startup. If BootExecute already has a Data value of autocheck autochk * , then you do not need to do this. (See the Manual Way below to check) Continue to STEP FOUR below instead.
Through a Download:
1. Click on the download button below to download the Reset_chkdsk.reg file.
2. Click on Save , and save the .reg file to the Desktop. 3. Right click on the .reg file (on Desktop) and click on Merge . 4. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up. 5. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted. 6. When done, you can delete the .reg file (on Desktop).
The Manual Way:

1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter . 3. Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt. 4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager 5. In the right pane, right click on BootExecute and click on Modify.
6. Type autocheck autochk * and click on OK . (See screenshot below) NOTE: You will be replacing autocheck autochk /p \??\C: with autocheck autochk* instead. If BootExecute already has a Data value of autocheck autochk * , then you do not need to do this. Go to STEP THREE below.
7. Close regedit.
STEP FOUR: Replace autochk.exe File

NOTE This will show you how to replace your corrupted copy of the autochk.exe file with clean copy to be able to run chkdsk at startup.
1. In Windows Explorer, go to screenshot below)
C:\Windows\System32\autochk.exe.
(See
2.
Take ownership of the file autochk.exe at C:\Windows\System32\autochk.exe location. (See screenshot above)
the
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3. Right click on autochk.exe and click on Properties. (See screenshot below step 4. Click on the Details tab. (See screenshots below)
A) Make note of what File version the autochk.exe file is. NOTE: If the File version is blank or you have SP1 installed, then do step 6. If not, then do step 7 .
5. Download the same version that you have in step 4. 6. For the 6.0.6002.18005 SP2 Version of autochk.exe A) Click on the download 6.0.6002.18005.zip file. B) Go to step 9. button below to NOTE: This is for the 32 bit and 64 bit Vista with SP1 and SP2 installed . download the
7. For the 6.0.6001.18000 SP1 Version of autochk.exe NOTE: This is for the 32 bit and 64 bit Vista with SP1 installed . A) Click on the download 6.0.6001.18000.zip file. B) Go to step 9. button below to download the
NOTE: This is for the 32 bit and 64 bit Vista without SP1 or SP2 installed. This version has been reported to still work with or without SP1 installed, so you may try it if you still have problems with the newer 6.0.6001.18000 SP1 or 6.0.6002.18005 SP2 version . A) Click on the download 6.0.6000.16386.zip file. button below to download the
8. For the 6.0.6000.16386 RTM Version of autochk.exe -
9. Save the ZIP file to your desktop. 10. Right click on autochk.exe.zip and click on Open . 11. Extract the autochk.exe file to your desktop. 12. Right click on the autochk.exe file on your desktop and click on Properties and the Unblock button under the General tab. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have the Unblock button, then it is already unblocked. Continue on to step 13 .
13. Right click on the autochk.exe file on your desktop and click on Copy. 14. Go back to the Windows Explore window C:\Windows\System32\autochk.exe. (See screenshot below step 1)
at
15. Right click on a empty space in the Windows Explorer window and click on Paste . (See screenshot below step 1) NOTE: If it will not let you Copy or Paste the new autochk.exe file (on desktop) over, then rename the old one and repeat step 13, then delete the old renamed autochk.exe file afterwards. 16. Click on Copy and Replace . (See screenshot below) NOTE: This replaces your autochk.exe with the downloaded clean one on the desktop that has not been taken ownership of .
17. Click on Continue for Access Denied prompt. 18. Click on Continue for UAC prompt. 19. Close the Windows Explorer window.
STEP FIVE: Set Chkdsk to Run at Startup

1. Try the different methods in this tutorial below to run chkdsk to see which one
works best for you. That's it, Shawn
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I have 3 HP Pavilion 6500 all experiencing the same problem. The following procedure worked, Im just not sure if its specific to HP. HP support was no help! HP Laptop Vista Ultimate 64 Hit F8 once every second right after starting the PC This gets you into the DOS looking screen with safe mode and other options, select Repair Recovery manager starts
Select Advanced Options Select computer checkup Select command prompt CMD prompt starts in X: Enter C: to change to the C drive Enter chkdsk /f When asked to force a dismount select Y Check disk should now start automatically. Exit then boot
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Nice tip RJCC. Thank you for sharing it. Shawn
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Hello, I've followed all the steps here up to and including taking ownership of the file autochk. When I cick properties > Details, it does not give me a file version of autochk. It is just blank. Is there anyway to figure out what version I have or am I missing a step somewhere?
I am running Windows Vista Home Premium. Any help would be appreciated, and if you need more information, than I can try to get as much as you need. Thank you! Robyn
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Hi Robyn, Welcome to Vista Forums.
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When the File version is blank, then use step 6 if you have SP1 installed or step 7 if you do not. I updated the tutorial for this. Hope this helps you, Shawn
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This is my second time having to go through replacing disk check since I had to re-install vista because when I installed (sp1) it seriously messed up my system. These forums have been an amazing source of help...which is why I would like to add that "the 6.0.6001.18000 Version of autochk.exe" might not work whether you have the (sp1) installed or not. Quote from this forum, "This is for the 32 bit and 64 bit Vista with SP1 installed ." If "6.0.6000.16386 Version of autochk.exe" is one that you used before, regardless of whether you have (sp1) installed or not, it will still work. Quote from this forum, "This is for the 32 bit and 64 bit Vista without SP1 installed ." I hope this is helpful.
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Thank you for reporting this. It has been added to the tutorial. Shawn
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This did not work for me. I'm on a Gateway P-6831FX with Vista Home Premium x64 SP1. I followed everything exactly, but it still won't run CHKDSK at startup. I noticed when I run SFC /SCANNOW it says there are files it could not fix. I briefly skimmed through the log but didn't notice anywhere where it mentioned errors. I will have to check it more thoroughly later Also the AUTOCHK.EXE file gets corrupted after every reboot. Any ideas? I have ran the CHKDSK through the recovery console after booting from the DVD of Vista, and it reports no errors.
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Hi Boost, Welcome to Vista Forums.
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It may be beyond simple repair. You might try doing a System Restore with a restore point dated before this problem started to see if it can help. Shawn
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Quote: Originally Posted by Brink
Hi Boost, Welcome to Vista Forums. Thanks.

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It may be beyond simple repair. You might try doing a System Restore with a restore point
dated before this problem started to see if it can help. Shawn I've already tried the restore. I was affraid that was the answer.
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How to Repair and Verify the Integrity of Vista System Files with System File Checker Published by Brink 05-30-2007
How to Repair and Verify the Integrity of Vista System Files with System File Checker
Information System File Checker (SFC) checks that all Vista system files are where they should be as they were by default and not corrupted, changed, or damaged. This will show you how to verify and repair the integrity of Vista system files with the System File Checker (SFC) command codes. Tip NOTE: This is for when after you run the SFC scan below, it cannot finish or repair a file . There is no guarantee that SFC can repair the system files if they are corrupted or damaged to much. If SFC still cannot repair them after this, then you might try running Check Disk (chkdsk) , System Restore , a Repair Installation, or a clean reinstall of Vista.
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If SFC Cannot Finish or Repair a File:
NOTE: When SFC runs, it logs it's actions to the C:\WINDOWS\LOGS\CBS\CBS.LOG. You can find the specific SFC entries by searching for the [SR] tags in the log .
1. How to Read the CBS.LOG -
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A) For how,to see only the SFC scan details in the CBS.LOG: Open a elevated command prompt . In the elevated command prompt, type findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt and press Enter . Close the elevated command prompt. Click on the sfcdetails.txt file that was just placed on your desktop to see the SFC scan details (ones with the [SR] tags) in the CBS.LOG. You can safely delete the sfcdetails.txt file afterwards if you like.
2. Replace the Files that SFC Cannot Fix -
NOTE: If SFC cannot fix a file, it will be listed in the CBS.LOG above. Read the CBS.LOG to find out what file it is so you can replace it with a good copy . A) For how, see: Microsoft Help and Support: KB929833 and Access Vista Install DVD Files
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Here's How:
NOTE If sfc cannot start or finish, then try running it Safe Mode.
1. Open a elevated command prompt . 2. In the elevated command prompt, type the command that you want to do in bold below in steps A to E to run System File Check.
A) sfc /scannow - Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs the system files if needed. (See screenshot below) NOTE: Restores Vista's original setup of system files. (EX: Fonts, wallpapers, System32 files, etc.)
B) sfc /verifyonly - Scans and only verifies the integrity of all proteced system files only. (See screenshot below) NOTE: If it finds anything like in the screenshot below boxed in red at the bottom, you should run step A to see if it can fix it. See how to read the CBS log above for details on the SFC scan results.
C) sfc /scanfile=(full path of file) - Scans the integrity of the chosen system file and repairs it if needed. EX: sfc /scanfile=C:\Windows\System32\kernal32.dll D) sfc /verifyfile=(full path of file) - Scans and only verifies the integrity of the chosen system file. EX: sfc /verifyfile=C:\Windows\System32\kernal32.dll E) sfc /? - For a list of all sfc command codes with description. (see screenshot below)
3. Press Enter . NOTE: It may take a while to finish. 4. Close the elevated command prompt when it finishes.
That's it, Shawn
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brink just to say thanks ,this solved a problem i had for a long while. ta, peter Fix All Vista Errors All Microsoft Vista Errors Fixed. Free Scan, Repair 100% Guaranteed
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Your welcome Peter, Welcome to the forum.
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Glad it solved your problem. Shawn
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i followed your guide as i keep getting all kinds of alerts telling me that processes are shutting down. I did the scannow and the result said that there were errors but these could not be fixed. the results were saved in the log files.

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So i at least now know there are errors but still can't fix them. Does this now mean i need to do a repair install? Many Thanks Sean
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Hi Sean (hypno), Yes.
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A repair install would be alot easier that digging through the CBS.log file and then manually reinstalling each corrupted file one by one though. Have a great New Years, Shawn
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Quote: Originally Posted by brink
Hi Sean (hypno), Yes. A repair install would be alot easier that digging through the CBS.log file and then manually reinstalling each corrupted file one by one though. Have a great New Years, Shawn
Quick question, same problem here. But before I go off and do something that might make me hang myself Doing a repair install, does it keep all my present settings? I won't lose anything? (Hope that's the case)
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You will need to backup your email messages and settings, but you should always backup anything you do not want to lose just in case something goes wrong. Shawn
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Dang, was hoping it would be a quick, easy thing. Oh well, I'll have my new HD in a week or so and before doing anything, I'll backup everything.
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JohnLug, For me all I lost was my Windows Mail stuff. It was no big deal for me, but I would feel bad if something went wrong with the install and you lost everything. Shawn
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Is Windows Mail the same as Outlook? By that I mean would Outlook lose it's settings or just Windows Mail?

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How to Do a System Restore in Vista Published by Brink 07-11-2007
How to Do a System Restore in Vista

Information This will show you how to do a System Restore to help you restore your computer's system files, programs, and registry settings to an earlier point in time. It will not affect your personal files, such as e-mail, documents, or photos, so it cannot help you restore a deleted file. Tip Be sure to use a restore point dated before the problem started or it will not help you. If this System Restore did not help or made things worse and you need or want to undo it, then see: How to Undo the Last System Restore in Vista
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NOTE System Restore uses this Service with this setting: Volume Shadow Copy This service is set to Manual by default. WARNING
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html[19/10/2009 12:58:11 PM]
If you dual boot with Windows XP, then everytime you start in XP the System Restore Points and all except the most recent Complete PC Backup files in Vista get deleted. For how, see: How to Stop System Restore Points from being Deleted in Vista when Dual Booting with XP If you have missing restore points, then also see: System Restore "restore points" are missing or deleted
Applies to All Vista Versions 64 Bit & 32 Bit
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METHOD ONE: Through System Protection

NOTE If you have not done a system restore before, you will not have the two options below in the first screen of the video below. Just click Next to see your restore point choices. If the System Restore was unsuccessfully completed , then you can try to do a System Restore in Safe Mode or use Method Two below instead.
1. Open the Start Menu. 2. Click All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore .
A) Go to step 3.
OR 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type rstrui and press Enter . NOTE: rsrui is the EXE file for System Restore. C:\Windows\System32\rstrui.exe
A) Click Continue for UAC prompt.
3. Click on the Click to Play button in the video below. NOTE: After you click Choose a different restore point, make sure you check Show Restore points older than 5 days, if this is displayed, to see your older restore points.
METHOD TWO: From System Recovery Options at Boot

1. Boot into the System Recovery Options screen. 2. Click on the System Restore option. (See screenshot below)
3. Follow the rest of the instructions in the video at step 3 on in METHOD ONE above for how to do the rest.
That's it, Shawn
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For method 2, how could one do that if the computer came with Vista already installed? Also, I have a CD that came with the computer that says: Operating System Already installed on Your Computer on the top of the disc.
On the left hand side it says:

The software is already installed on your computer. Only use this DVD to reinstall the operating system on a Dell PC.
The attached picture is of the top of the disc. The other writing was too small to show up in a picture.
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Quote: Originally Posted by tsa24
For method 2, how could one do that if the computer came with Vista already installed? Also, I have a CD that came with the computer that says: Operating System Already installed on Your Computer
on the top of the disc.
On the left hand side it says:

The software is already installed on your computer. Only use this DVD to reinstall the operating system on a Dell PC.
The attached picture is of the top of the disc. The other writing was too small to show up in a picture.
Right, I think the OEM disc provided by manufacturers can't do that ? Also is that an OEM disc or just a restore disc ?
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Whats an OEM disc
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Have a look there (option 1) Create a Recovery Disc
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So I'm having the dreaded chkdsk issue (which I would LOVE to know how it even started!), and Vista refuses to allow the disk to be checked for errors. I've tried EVERYTHING. So, I went to do a system restore. Sadly, it won't let me do that because my drive has errors and I need to check the disk. This is an endless circle. What can I do?
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Hi Isca,
I would try a Repair install since it seems you cannot do anything else other than a clean reinstall.
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Repair Install For Vista Hope this helps, Shawn
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MS update froze at 94% done a few nights ago. Unable to cancel, I pulled the plug; However, the freeze repeated a few minutes into Windows several times. I displayed your SystemRestore on my Mom's PC and it went fine. (thanks) Now, is there a log somewhere to tell me (1 when did I do the restore (2 what MS update did this?
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Hi VMLENZA, I do not know which log it will be in, but you can look around in Event Viewer (C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.msc) to see if there is a log of it. Hopefully someone may know the exact log it will be in and post it for you. If it was recent, you could look in Windows Udpates View update history to help narrow it down.
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You can also perform a system restore from the command prompt version of Safe Mode. Reboot into 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt'. You will need to log on. At the prompt, enter 'rstrui' and provide administrative credentials when prompted. You should be able to use System Restore as normal when it appears.
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How to Undo the Last System Restore in Vista Published by Brink 07-08-2007
How to Undo the Last System Restore in Vista

Information This will show you how to undo the last System Restore that you did. This can be helpful if the previous System Restore had unexpected consequences that you did not want, or it did not help.
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Tip System Restore uses this service: Volume Shadow Copy This service is set to Manual by default. To change, see: How to Disable or Enable Vista Services With a Advice Guide WARNING
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If you dual boot with Windows XP , then everytime you start in XP the System Restore Points and all except the most recent Complete PC Backup files in Vista get deleted. To stop this, see: How to Stop System Restore Points from being Deleted in Vista when Dual Booting with XP
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METHOD ONE: Through System Recovery Options

1. Boot into the System Recovery Options screen. 2. Select the System Restore option. (See screenshot below)
3. Do Method Two below.
METHOD TWO: Through System Protection

1. Open the Start Menu.
2. Click on All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and System Restore .

A) Go to step 4.
OR 3. In the white line (Start Search) area, type rstrui and press Enter . NOTE: rsrui is the EXE file for System Restore. C:\Windows\System32\rstrui.exe 4. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt. 5. Click on the Click To Start button in the video below.
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How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista Published by Brink 08-27-2007
How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista

Information This will allow you to repair your Vista installation and keep all of your personal user account files, settings, and programs. You will be performing a Upgrade Install from within your currently running Vista. NOTE You will not be able to do a upgrade install in Safe Mode. You must have Retail Full or Upgrade Vista installation DVD to do this. Some people have had problems with a Full version letting them do a upgrade install though. A OEM (retail version) Vista installation DVD that you buy at a store and does not come with the computer are usually the same as a regular retail (full or upgrade) Vista installation DVD, but have a OEM license (product key number) instead of a retail license (product key number). If you have a OEM Recovery Vista installation DVD that came preinstalled with your OEM brand computer instead, then it will most likely only be a clone of the hard drive with Vista allowing you to only do a clean install with it instead. These OEM computers often have a Recovery D:\ partition that does the same thing as the OEM Recovery Vista installation DVD.
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If you have a Anytime Upgrade Vista installation DVD, then you will not be able to do this. The Vista installation DVD that you use to do the repair (upgrade) install must be the same or newer version of Vista with the Windows Updates and SP level than what you currently have installed. If the DVD is a older version, then you cannot do a repair (upgrade) install with it.
IF YOU HAVE THE VISTA SP1 INSTALLED:
This will not work if you have SP1 and SP2 installed unless your Vista installation DVD includes SP2. Be sure to backup any important data you have, just in case something goes wrong during installation. You may need to reinstall some of your drivers. You do not want to do this if you are dual booting with XP and Vista was not installed as the primary boot drive. It can cause XP to not startup anymore.
IF YOU HAVE THE VISTA SP2 INSTALLED:
This will not work if you have SP1 installed unless your Vista installation DVD includes the SP1, or you create a Vista SP1 slipstream installation DVD (See below). When the SP1 is installed, it will give Vista a newer version number than what is on the original Vista installation DVD. You can only do a Upgrade install if the currently installed Vista is the same or older version than what is on the Vista installation DVD. To create a Vista SP1 slipstream installation DVD to use to do a Repair (upgrade) install, see: How to Create a Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD . Note that this does not always work to use for a Repair install. Another option is to uninstall the Vista SP1 , then run the Repair install and install the SP1 again afterwards. To uninstall the SP1, see: Microsoft Help and Support: How to uninstall Windows Vista SP1 as a troubleshooting step
Tip If you are have installation error problems, then see: Windows Help and Support: KB935806 Troubleshooting Stop error messages that may occur when you try to install Windows Vista Windows Help and Support: KB929777 Error message when you try to install Windows Vista on a computer that uses more than 3 GB of RAM: "STOP 0x0000000A"
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ITEMS THAT WILL BE RESET TO DEFAULT:

Computer Sound Event Scheme - See: How to Change a Computer Event Sound in Vista Vista Services - See: How to Disable or Enable Vista Services With a Advice Guide Visual Effects Options - See: How to Change the Visual Effects Options for Appearance and Performance in Vista Windows Mail - To Save and Restore your messages and settings, see the section: How to Backup and Reset Windows Mail Device Drivers - Be sure to have these handy to reinstall. They do not always remain after the repair (upgrade) install.
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How How How How How to to to to to Do a Clean Install of Vista with a Upgrade Version Do a Clean Install with a Full Version of Vista Repair and Verify the Integrity of Vista System Files with System File Checker Use the Memory Diagnostics Tool in Vista Do a Startup Repair in Vista
How to How to How to How to How to How to How to How to How to How to Cannot How to How to How to How to How to
Reset a User Account Password in Vista Generate a System Health Report in Vista Troubleshoot the Computer with Reliability Monitor in Vista Run Check Disk at Startup in Vista Do a System Restore in Vista Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool in Vista Fix a Crashing Internet Explorer in Vista Get Out of Reduced Functionality Mode in Vista Restore Previous Versions of a File and Folder in Vista Start Vista in Safe Mode Rename or Move a File or Folder in Vista Fix Create a Vista Recovery Disc Create a Vista SP1 Slipstream Installation DVD Restore Missing Default Start Menu Shortcuts in Vista Restore TrustedInstaller as Owner of a File in Vista Do a Custom Installation of Vista
Here's How:
NOTE If Vista is still not working properly afterwards, then a Clean Install would be recommended. You may need to reinstall some of your drivers after the Repair (upgrade) install. You will not be able to do a upgrade install in Safe Mode.
1. Insert the Vista DVD into the DVD drive while your current Vista is running. WARNING: Do not boot the computer and run the Vista installation DVD from boot. A upgrade install will not work this way. 2. Click on Install Now to start the upgrade. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If AutoPlay does not load the Vista setup screen, then open your DVD drive in Computer and click on the Setup file.
3. If you want Vista to check for updates during the installation, then click on that to select it. (See screenshot below) NOTE: It will install faster if you select Do not get the latest updates for installation . You can install them later through Windows Update.
4. Do not type in a product key. (See screenshot below) WARNING: If you do type in the same activated product key that you already have installed, then you can end up in Reduced Functionality Mode. See: How to Get Out of Reduced Functionality Mode in Vista 5. Leave the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box unchecked. 6. Click on Next .
7. Click on the No button for the Do you want to enter your product key now? prompt. (See screenshot below)
8. Select which edition of Vista you have. (See screenshot below) 9. Check the I have selected the edition of Windows that I purchased box and click on Next . (See screenshot below)
10. Click on the Upgrade option. (See screenshot below)
11. Follow any instructions left until Vista is through installing and has rebooted to the final welcome screen on the Vista desktop. 12. Remove the Vista installation DVD. 13. Check to see if any files are missing. If so look in the bolded files shown in step 14 below to see if they are in there. You can then just copy them back. 14. Run Disk Cleanup. NOTE: For how, see : How to Use Disk Cleanup in Vista
A) If listed, check Files discarded by Windows upgrade . (See screenshot below) NOTE: These will be the leftover upgrade files, C:\Windows.old , C:\$INPLACE.~TR and C:\$WINDOWS.~Q , that did not get copied over. If any personal username files are missing, it would be in these folders . B) Click on OK to delete it.
15. Now all you need to do is to activate Vista. NOTE: For how, see : How to Activate Vista Normally and by Phone Activation
A) Right click on Computer (Start Menu) and click on Properties, or open the Control Panel (Classic View) and click on the System icon. B) Scroll down a bit and click on: Activate Windows Now. (See screenshot below)
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Re: Repair Install For Vista
i have followed your guide as before in another post on system files, and was advised to do the repair install. Unfortunatley i cannot do that either, i get to copying files (50%) and then it stops and i receive a message saying that there are corrupt files and to ensure the correct files are available before trying again. Error code: 0x80070241. Now, if i can't repair off of the installation disc then i must have a serious problem which i would presume requires a clean install. Forgive me for asking but what is the best way for doing a clean install with vista already installed?
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Hi Sean, That error may be a sign that your Vista installation DVD or hard drive may be bad or corrupted. It means that the files were not able to copy to the hard drive. Try booting from your Vista installation DVD and format the hard drive, then install Vista. If you have a Upgrade or Full version of Vista, this will show you how to do a clean install. How to Do a Clean Install of Vista with a Upgrade Version and
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How to Do a Clean Install with a Full Version of Vista Shawn
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many thanks, it is a full version and only 3 weeks old a a brand new build so a clean install will be required. I have done some google work on that error code and it would seem that i am not alone, thousands have received that error whilst upgrading. Many thanks
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Your welcome Hypno, I always found it best to do a clean install to avoid problems.
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Hypno, how much ram do you have in? as Vista x64 sometimes has problems installing with 4gig or more.
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hi, i do indeed have 4 gb of ram, which was not a problem when i done the initial first install. I'll take 2 gb out and give it another try.
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Just an update, I removed 2 GB of RAM and manged to perform a repair install from within windows, took almost 4 hrs though, possibly would have been quicker to do a clean install and reload the software, I may still do a clean install as my system is very slow at the moment
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Save the pain, just do a clean install now!!
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Why can't I use this if I'm dual-booting with XP?
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09-18-2008 How to Open a Elevated Command Prompt in Vista Published by Brink
How to Open a Elevated Command Prompt in Vista

Information This will show you how to open a elevated command prompt with administrator rights (Run as administrator) instead of the default command prompt without administrator rights. NOTE The cmd.exe file for the command C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe prompt is located at
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EXAMPLE: The Default Command Prompt (top) and the Elevated Command Prompt
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Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu. 2. Click on All Programs and Accessories. (See screenshots below) 3. Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator. 4. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.
OR 1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type cmd 3. Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. 4. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt. OR 1. Open the Start Menu. 2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type cmd 3. Right click on cmd (at top), and click on Run as administrator. (See screenshot below) NOTE: To open a regular non-elevated command prompt window, just click on cmd instead. 4. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.
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