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  Original title: windows setup

  I accidentally deleted the windows installation program and I am unable to install new programs. Is there one solution other than reinstalling windows?

  Please start the prompt with admin rights [1] and run sfc [2]:

  sfc.exe/scannow

  CFS was able to reinstall Microsoft Installer?

  Best regards
  Amdre

  [1] http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-run-an-application-once-with-a-full-administrator-access-token
  [2] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 "a programmer is just a tool that converts the caffeine in code" Deputy CLIP - http://www.winvistaside.de/

• How to fix partitions deleted by Windows Update

  The last round of updates has wiped four partitions by changing the table to partition under Windows 7 Professional 64 bit!

  After being on holiday for three weeks without a net connection, I found a multitude of necessary updates apparently when I arrived to my laptop at home.  Fortunately for me, I downloaded my photos from the laptop to the desktop machine before making updates.  (The laptop is fully protected by McAfee, with no reported problems).

  One of them has changed my partition table so that only the C: drive is available.  The rest of the [space previously is now apparently 'Free space' according to the utility disk in Windows 7 Professional 64-bit management.]

  Nice!  Now, I don't have my scores of programs, data, images or media.  In addition, the registry is in trouble because she still believes that all the programs installed in the partition programs are present, but can not find them there is no partition!

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  Thanks a bundle, Microsoft? !! ?? !!

  An update on what to fix the mess created by the updates from Microsoft on my laptop Dell Studio under Windows 7 Pro. 64 bit.

  Updates rewrites the partition table, as well as four of my five partitions of Windows was "abducted"!

  I found a recovery program testdisk - 6.11.3 which seems to come (once again for a VERY useful tool) through the Linux community, but works on multiple platforms.  It took several hours to get the scan of the disc, but it has found all the partitions.  Either way, they were marked as 'deleted' - thanks a bundle, Microsoft!

  He tried to restore them, but failed to set the start up correctly.  Who would just have me, but I don't think that I had put the OS partition to make bootable.

  In any case, after the restart to supposedly fix the problem I had no machine at all as it lacked a Boot Manager.  So with the OS install disk and try the 'Repair' system provided.  He finds that the start was a problem and promised to fix - but it is a progam of Microsoft Jefferson all the.  Guess what - no solution.  Exactly where I was before the 'fix '.

  I failed to panic and run the repair.  Got a totally different interface to this second time, and after a series of checks, he returned with an offer to repair the found errors.  Since he gave a report to check, I did exactly the same thing.  Several tests in the list - the last of them was important.  He had found - guess what... a problem starting.

  Because it claims to be able to solve this problem once again I let it do its stuff.  After the restart - Bingo!  All my partitions are back to work.

  A huge relief!

  PS: If you have the same problem set a side a day to sort, because that's what it took me! ??

  PPS: If you buy a computer without a disk OS installation you will not be able to do what I described above. The computer had a "Recovery" partition, but it was no use at all with the mess, that updates of the partitioning of the disk. Lesson: no OS install disc - find another provider!

• Cannot create partition during the Windows installation.

  Hey

  You have a problem with the installation of Windows (10 or 8.1, same problem). I share the part Boot Camp using the tool, but once I'm in the installer that I meet a problem. I format the BOOTCAMP partition scored, but then Windows says that it cannot create a new partition.

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  List of CS

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  |

  + Logical Volume - Group C4FDFFD0-7D27-4DCC-9034-2D19E7487DCD

  =========================================================

  Name: Internal drive

  Status: online

  Dimensions: 769855381504 B (769,9 GB)

  Free space: 180224 B (180.2 KB)

  |

  +-< physical="" volume="">

  |   ----------------------------------------------------

  |   Index: 0

  |   Disc: disk0s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 120988852224 B (121.0 GB)

  |

  +-< physical="" volume="">

  |   ----------------------------------------------------

  |   Index: 1

  |   Disc: disk1s2

  |   Status: online

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  |

  +-> FDD23DD2-C30E-4575-B7B1-50CBCB539D10 family of Logical Volume

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Encryption type: no

  |

  +--> Logical Volume 4B58E1CE-F3F4-4E82-974B-019D1DC8A5B9

  ---------------------------------------------------

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  Status: online

  Size (Total): 763999944704 B (764,0 GB)

  Reversible: no

  Name: Macintosh HD

  Volume name: Macintosh HD

  Content indicator: Apple_HFS

  LVG Type: Fusion, sparse

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: mediasize = 121332826112; SectorSize = 512; blocks = 236978176

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: PMBR to sector 0

  See the TPG: / dev/disk0: Pri GPT to sector 1

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  start index size summary

  0 1 PMBR

  1 1 Pri GPT header

  2 32 table GPT Pri

  34 6

  40 409600 1 part TPG - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B

  409640 236306352 2 part TPG - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

  236715992 262144 3 part TPG - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

  236978136 7

  236978143 32 table dry GPT

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  Daniels-iMac: ~ danielzandian$ sudo fdisk/dev/disk0

  Disk: geometry / dev/disk0: 14751/255/63 [236978176 sectors]

  Signature: 0xAA55

  From end

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  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1: EA 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1-236978175]

  02:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  03:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  04:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

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  sudo fdisk/dev/disk1

  What is the year/model of your Mac?

• Error message: Windows Installer could not be accessed.

  A maintenance program that I run called System Mechanic deleted my Windows Installer and I think messed up its registry.  Everytime I try to reinstall the installer, I get an error that reads, "this update is not for your version of windows."  I tried all the available downloads.  Nothing works and I'm afraid that a full system restore is my only option.  Furthermore, none of my restore points of work to solve the problem.  Is there something that can be done?

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  Iolo System Mechanic deep cleaning has totally deleted my Windows Installer Service folder (and perhaps my RPC end point mapper file) on my Vista Home Premium PC. I looked into MSCONFIG and they are gone!  It has been too long to do a system restore or other functions of the round trip. Q: if I buy the Windows 7 upgrade, it also installs?  It will make Windows Installer service (and RPC end point Mapper) reappear?  If not, how to get support from Microsoft?  I already tried all 4 methods in article ID 2642495 re: find the Windows Installer service.  I have now 10 MS Important that cannot install updates because missing the file of the Windows Installer service.  Personal support of Iolo System Mechanic were NO help.  Thanks in advance.

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  What service pack is isntalled with Windows Vista?

  Method 1:

  Check out the link and follow the steps.

  Windows Installer 4.5 is available

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/942288

  Method 2:

  If you plan to buy win7 you can check the following items.

  Run Upgrade Advisor before upgrading Vista to Windows 7. Check out the link.
  Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/downloads/Upgrade-Advisor

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  Check out the link and follow the steps.
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  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/upgrading-from-Windows-Vista-to-Windows-7
  You can also check:
  Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 (custom installation)
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• delete the partition after a failed installation of windows 10

  Hello world

  How is it possible to delete partitions, if in disk utility, there is no possibility to click on the '-' key?

  So I made a failure (several) attempts to install windows 10 on my new iMAC.

  I could download an ISO of windows and start the bootcamp assistant.

  In the last attempt of last night, I selected the bootcamp in windows installation partition, however, installing windows said it was impossible to read the hard drive.

  I then re-formatted this partition (BOOTCAMP) in the installation of windows, and after that, still could not read.

  Then, I deleted the bootcamp partition in windows and re-created a partition on "unallocated space" in the windows installation.

  Installing windows 10 still wouldn't move forward then I've bailed out and went back to OS X with the hope of turning it back on (again) by deleting partitions.

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  Wizard bootcamp will be past a pop up station: the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

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  concerning

  Evan

  1. your iMac has a Fusion drive?

  2. don't mix to disk utility and Wizard of BC. They can lead to a host of issues.

  3. If you do not typos in the Terminal, they provide much more rich in detail. You have a Time Machine backup, put in place?

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• Boot Camp Windows Installation 10 - "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. It's the GPT partition style.

  Hello

  I tried to dual boot Windows 10 alongside OS X El Capitan on my iMac 21.5 inch i5 end 2013. I have followed all the instructions in the Boot Camp assistant, restart, choose the yellow 'Windows' drive to boot from, but when I get to the Windows installation, enter the product key and language, and then select the partition (0-4, the partition Disk Partition) it tells me that "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is the GPT partition style. »

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  But then I received the same error.

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  But fdisk TPG allow me to change anything, as the SIP is enabled.

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  RedPanda

  1. your iMac end 2013 supports the facilities of BIOS/MBR and GPT/EFI.

  2. the legacy BIOS/MBR method requires a hybrid MBR.

  3 EFI/GPT is recommended for your specific model.

  4. you can use the GPT Fdisk steps in your link to make your drive a GPT disk only. It is not enough.

  5. you will need to convert the FAT32 partition space using the following OS X Terminal

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  6. at this point, use the USB installer created by the wizard of BC, boot from it and hold down the Alt/Option key and select Boot EFI (not Windows). Point to the portion of the free space that you see after the + 620 MB Recovery HD. It will separate into a small (128 MB) MSR and the rest as MSD (NTFS).

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  8. when Windows is installed, and BC drivers are not installed, run setup.exe from the Bootcamp folder.

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• Windows Installer keeps trying to install Roxio Media Manager, even after I deleted all references to Roxio from my computer

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/290301
  Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp utility
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  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Adding a second windows 7 OS, but short of primary partitions

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  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community Forum.

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  If the version of the installer is not version 4.5, see the following article in the Knowledge Base Microsoft for more information and a link to download Windows install 4.5:

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• Impossible to split the partition not visible is (C) to a new system - 4 primary partitions

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  TL; Dr. I'm probably stuck with 4 primary partitions (two WINRE, EFI and (C), and unable to split C on an installation DVD HP fresh system.

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  I could choose to reduce the size of the partition, but the ability to create from unallocated space was not active.

  

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  OK I found the guide which unfortunately is not sure... Any other ideas?

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  I guess I should, after that installation of Windows 8 and deleting the recovery partition, create a new partition can and upgrade to 8.1... Would solve many problems, but I'm not sure it would work and really do not want to lose more than two days on this...

  I solved the problem with reinstalling Windows 8 from the DVD, and then deleting the partition recovery and at this point to divide the C partition and finnally upgrade to Windows 8.1. It works, and it was the safest, but probably not the best way to solve the isue. Previously I installed Windows 8, deleted the recovery, improved to 8.1 and got 4 primary those linked above.., so that the difference here is divide and distributes itself in the intermediate stage...

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• Move a primary partition on a new disc

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  A number of things simply copy it just the new partition (g):

  While this isn't a primary partition, it has a Program Files directory, which includes many things, including a Domino server, which is the main task of the partition.

  1. what I need to somehow "clone" of the score instead of just copying, because the programs installed on this partition?

  2. when I'm done should I delete the existing E: partition and rename another to "E:"? (Other parts of the system will have to find stuff on E:, rather than on G:?  For example, the D: partition contains an installation of Lotus Notes).

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• Failed to create a primary partition 3

  I have Vista professional. Cannot create anything beyond 2 primary partitions. What could be the cause of this? At the moment there are 2 primary partitions. The first one has Windows Vista on it. I wanted to put Windows 2008 Server on a partition of 3rd. What happens if I install the new OS on the 2nd partition? The files that are already there be at risk? It's a really ugly way of doing things if I use this 2nd partition.

  All that I can get a "logical" partition, no matter who. There is no need to install an OS of course.

  Also, what is the difference between the regular OS Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Professional System Builder? I see that Integrator system costs less than $ 300 for the regular installation disc.

  I am not sure Windows Server, but another version of Windows will install fine on a partition extended with a 'logical drive '.

  If you plan to go on the road to the Server installation on the 2nd partition promary can I create a backup of these files to external media, delete them in the partition and then install the server.

  You can also try a third-party utility to create another partition "primary".

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  Note: There is also a CD bootable or versions of the bootable Flash drive:
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  Flash player: http://www.partitionwizard.com/bootable-flash-drive.html
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  A partition resize, move partitions, Partition recovery after an accidental deletion,
  Convert the partition, partition Explore, Hide partition,
  Change the drive letter, a partition active Set, Explorer (content display) of the partition.
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  Ee differnece is that System Builder is intended for resale and is also related to the first motherboard on which it is installed. If the motherboard dies so does editing system integrators unless you have a same "Exact" replacement mother

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com