Robert in CA wrote:
Actually, come to think of it, you might have an
ISO file around already which is close to this size.
GSP1RMCPRXFREO_EN_DVD_X17-58517.ISO 3,320,903,680 bytes
If you could find a virtual ISO mounter, you could
run "setup.exe" off that and do a Repair Install.
Where do I find an ISO file?
I checked my discs looking for an ISO file and
it turns out that I don't have a Rescue CD. I
had labeled it and you saw it completed but the
DVD-R is blank! I haven't done anything with it!
All I have is Kapersky. I went through the first
10 DVD-R disc's all the DVD-R's are blank.
So I do not have a Rescue CD no wonder it didn't
work!
https://postimg.cc/sQtYt94b
https://postimg.cc/SJKZCVtf
This is what's on the USB
https://postimg.cc/BXyCD3FJ
This is the media Creation Tool:
https://postimg.cc/4n2vkGBp
https://postimg.cc/RW5H4ZfJ
So what do I do now? After all that work I still
don't have a Rescue CD or if it will work and i can't
find an ISO.
Robert
The Kaspersky disc is for selective registry editing.
It's not a complete regedit, as it doesn't have
all the registry sections in it.
https://postimg.cc/sQtYt94b
The Patriot USB flash, did you put your Windows 10
installer in there ? The sources folder would have
a pretty large WIM or ESD in the folder. Either
3,346,473,984 or 4,289,073,755 bytes for the big WIM
of the latest Windows 10.
A Windows 7 installer DVD, doubles as a Windows Rescue CD,
as they both boot and offer a Command Prompt.
You don't have any Retail Windows 7 keys, so you can't
use the official Windows 7 download site directly.
Your 8500 has Dell Windows 7, the 780 has Refurbisher
Windows 7. Heidoc has Retail Windows 7.
https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/techno...-download-tool
The Heidoc tool is a URL generator. The tool should be
run from at least a Windows 7 computer (as the tool uses
..NET). The tool is a portable executable. Version 8.16.
https://www.heidoc.net/php/Windows-ISO-Downloader.exe
This picture on their site shows the interface.
https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/images...downloader.png
Select Windows 7, go through the selection process.
Then, use the "Copy link for 64 bit" on the right.
Paste the URL into your web browser, and download the file
from Microsoft. The URL should be a Microsoft URL.
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THere's only one problem. Windows 7 is nearing end of download life.
Heidoc can barely make URLS any more, and you can see why here.
https://www.wincert.net/forum/topic/...-experimental/
When I tested just now, the Heidoc tool had no URLs to offer.
If you didn't download Windows 7 before, it's getting close to
being too late.
Check under the sofa cushions for "Windows.iso" :-)
If you got it in the past, you might have it on
disk somewhere.
The Refurbisher image I have he
Name: GSP1RMCPRXFREO_EN_DVD.ISO
Size: 3320903680 bytes (3167 MB)
SHA256: 8341417C575ADB92CD11A1F77666B6D6CBBCFC568559274072 35983E838CFE83
It seems to be the same checksum as
Win7_Pro_SP1_English_COEM_x64.iso
which I neglected to download (I only got the x32 one).
You might have already downloaded something
like that on the 8500 (as the reinstall discs
would be the same for the two, using a COA key,
and the phone activation method).
It appears someone with branded computers, attempting
to find Win7 media now, it's a bit late in the day.
Paul