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Which (re)installation of Windows keeps your programs installed and working?
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labratza
Expert Member
running from within windows but there is still alot that you will have to reinstall
McGuywer
Executive Member
Yip.
But it is not that easy.
You would have to reinstall or repair a lot of programs.
But it is not that easy.
You would have to reinstall or repair a lot of programs.
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kingrob
Guest
You must boot the pc with your Windows 7 disc inserted, then choose repair.
I've got XP.
XP doesn't boot up further than the safe mode/last known good config/boot normally screen.
In safe mode it doesn't go further than Mup.sys
Say there's nothing wrong with the hardware and it's just a system file(s) that has gone fubar ... what would you do to first find out which system files are faulty and second, how would you fix it without having to format and lose your programs and data?
XP doesn't boot up further than the safe mode/last known good config/boot normally screen.
In safe mode it doesn't go further than Mup.sys
Say there's nothing wrong with the hardware and it's just a system file(s) that has gone fubar ... what would you do to first find out which system files are faulty and second, how would you fix it without having to format and lose your programs and data?
ChilliGirl
PopCornPeddler
Have you considered attaching your HDD to another PC & retrieving your data? Can't save programs but all your info & emails can be saved.
The PC is our bookkeeper's. It has Pastel on it. And we'll have to get someone to instal setup the whole thing again. This is not my area.
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MickeyD
RIP
I'm sitting with a family friend's notebook with the same (Pastel) dilemma. But in my case the HDD has plenty of bad sectors and the partition(s) have been corrupted.
ChilliGirl
PopCornPeddler
if the disks are there & a back-up has been taken you install as you would any other program, call pastel get them to active & place the files in the correct folder & away you go
no special settings.
ChilliGirl
PopCornPeddler
has anyone tried doing data recovery on the HDD?
MickeyD
RIP
Me. Still running after 34 hours..
ChilliGirl
PopCornPeddler
that means the HDD has bad damage but it does not mean that the data can't be recovered. The longest I've waited for 30GB of data was 5 days, but then I have a PC that is used for that purpose or virus scans on really badly infected HDDs.
MickeyD
RIP
This is a 250Gb hdd... I've done some of them already - it takes loooooong (and hopefully no power failures!).
MickeyD
RIP
You seem to have a corrupt driver or system file that is causing your boot up to hang.
Insert Windows disk and repair?
I have had a Mup.sys error or two in the past. In one case, it was USB device drivers being corrupted... removed ALL USB devices... booted into Windows then and began a registry clean-out. The other time is was a 130W power supply not being able to supply juice to new graphics card and new hard drives in an older desktop machine. Popped in a 250W PSU, no more MUP.sys error.....
ChilliGirl
PopCornPeddler
You'd have to repair windows & then try recover/repair the programs if they have also gone belly up.
Does the HDD make any funky sounds as the PC starts up? would be best to listen for that when the PC starts up from cold.
ChilliGirl
PopCornPeddler
IE start PC using PS2 devices(mouse & keyboard). Also look at the condition of the USB ports. I have seen a few that have been badly damaged due to people not taking care of how they insert/remove USB devices. If you know the right people most USB ports are repairable if they have been damaged.
GforceD
Executive Member
Well only a repair will keep you programs installed and working! Or you could try an upgrade to Win 7 if you using XP.
You could also reinstall windows, I allow it to delete my Windows folder and as along as you don't format the Hard drive then you'll have all your Data but you'll have to reinstall your programs again.
You could also reinstall windows, I allow it to delete my Windows folder and as along as you don't format the Hard drive then you'll have all your Data but you'll have to reinstall your programs again.
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kingrob
Guest
Why are you guys trying an exercise in futility?
Just copy the Pastel companies to a flash drive, grab a new hard drive, install XP again, install Pastel (phone Pastel and get new code from them) and copy the companies back. It's easy.
My biggest challenge was to copy a lot of companies back to a new Evolution database, but it worked just fine. Hectic.
Just copy the Pastel companies to a flash drive, grab a new hard drive, install XP again, install Pastel (phone Pastel and get new code from them) and copy the companies back. It's easy.
My biggest challenge was to copy a lot of companies back to a new Evolution database, but it worked just fine. Hectic.