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Old 10-21-2009, 01:00 PM
Natéag
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Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?

Is it possible, in case of major failure, to launch
Win 7 install from the Update DVD and Repair (Update)
the existing defective Win 7 version ?

Thanks.


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Old 10-21-2009, 01:10 PM
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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?

Please note that this is not a Windows 7 support group. Please repost
your inquiry in the appropriate official Windows 7 Answers Forum:
[url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]


Natéag wrote:[color=blue]
> Is it possible, in case of major failure, to launch
> Win 7 install from the Update DVD and Repair (Update)
> the existing defective Win 7 version ?
>
> Thanks.
>
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Old 10-21-2009, 01:10 PM
BRUCE STARINSKI
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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?



"Natéag" <nul@nul.com> wrote in message
news:eHbHygoUKHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Is it possible, in case of major failure, to launch
> Win 7 install from the Update DVD and Repair (Update)
> the existing defective Win 7 version ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>[/color]

Depends on the "Major Failure"

Hope you have your data backed up on an external device.. If not, make that
a priority.



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Old 10-21-2009, 06:30 PM
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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?

Natéag wrote:[color=blue]
> Is it possible, in case of major failure, to launch
> Win 7 install from the Update DVD and Repair (Update)
> the existing defective Win 7 version ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>[/color]


If you're thinking of the "Repair Installation" capability that was
present with Wiin2K and WinXP, no, not using the original installation
DVD. However, one of the first things Win7 prompts the user to do,
after installation, is to create a bootable "Repair Disk." I've not had
to use mine, yet, so I can tell you just how complete a repair it can
perform, but it will give you some repair capabilities.


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Old 10-21-2009, 09:50 PM
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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?

That is not a newsgroup. After having MSN kill groups, I'm not interested in
[url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com[/url] or similar support groups.
"After a major failure" -- would likely depend on what's left to detect an
existing install.
Possibilities are --
NO -- need to meet one of the upgrade requirements, perhaps with an install
disk of the previous eligible for upgrade windows version.
Maybe to likely, although an already installed condition might exist, and
something similarto Vista's behavior might be encountered.
You might just need to wait until the actual retail disks are available to
find out.
So far, RTM seems to be much higher in overall quality for an initial
release than Vista or XP was.
Some migh argue that it's really just a hopped up version of Vista.

"Leroy" <leroy@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Please note that this is not a Windows 7 support group. Please repost
> your inquiry in the appropriate official Windows 7 Answers Forum:
> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]
>
>
> Natéag wrote:[color=green]
>> Is it possible, in case of major failure, to launch
>> Win 7 install from the Update DVD and Repair (Update)
>> the existing defective Win 7 version ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>[/color][/color]

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Old 10-23-2009, 07:20 AM
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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?


"Chuck" <cdkuder@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uW0LDMtUKHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> That is not a newsgroup. After having MSN kill groups, I'm not interested
> in [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com[/url] or similar support groups.[/color]

But in this case there IS no other MS-run peer to peer support for Windows
7. get used to it. (At least for the time being...)

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Old 10-23-2009, 07:20 AM
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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?


"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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>
> If you're thinking of the "Repair Installation" capability that was
> present with Wiin2K and WinXP, no, not using the original installation
> DVD. However, one of the first things Win7 prompts the user to do, after
> installation, is to create a bootable "Repair Disk."[/color]

Didn't do so here.......

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Re: Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?



"Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
> news:ODxqbbrUKHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>
>> If you're thinking of the "Repair Installation" capability that was
>> present with Wiin2K and WinXP, no, not using the original installation
>> DVD. However, one of the first things Win7 prompts the user to do, after
>> installation, is to create a bootable "Repair Disk."[/color]
>
> Didn't do so here.......[/color]

MORON

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