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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 20, 2016, 03:26:36 pm »

A chkdsk /f on my Win 7 640GB HDD doesn't take that much time at all.

Let's have another go with a sfc /scannow

If it still reports it is unable to start the service, enter -

sc config trustedinstaller start=auto

net start trustedintaller

SFCFIX reported "No corruption."
SFC will not start!
14295 iso will not install!!! Always fails, quits and goes home.



to see if they report as successful and then retry the sfc /scannow cmd.

If it reports it is unable to repair some files. then run SFCFix.exe which will give a much more concise report, but I think the only alternative now will be a clean install.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sfcfix.html

http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

If you are unable to create bootable Win 10 ISO media with the MCT on your machine then you'll need prevail perhaps upon a friend if no other machine is available.

If you are stuck for creating bootable Win 10 media, I've used the MCT to download a Win 10 x64 ISO with the box unchecked to match my Windows version so that the download would be good for Home or Pro.

If you require the 32 bit then I can download that as well, so if you want, I can burn and send you a couple of disks.

three different updates: one burned to hd, one to external, one to usb, one to DVD. None of them can install. It takes  7 hours to download.

Do you have anything other than the keyboard and mouse plugged that you can remove ?

Try the Upgrade now button in Safe Mode with Networking and if that also fails, open a Command Prompt (Admin) and enter chkdsk /f

I'm interested to see if it reports any KBs in bad sectors.

If there are bad sectors then the chkdsk /f may not complete - in which case, enter chkdsk /r

You can view the chkdsk report in Event Viewer by expanding Windows Logs - click on the name Application - Action/Find and enter chkdsk or wininit into the Find box.

Cancel the Find box to read the report in the scrollable window.

Something must have caused this massive corruption if it isn't an infection, but I would have preferred it if you had also run the ESET Free Online Scanner.

chkdsk returned NO Errors.

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 20, 2016, 03:22:17 pm »

A chkdsk /f on my Win 7 640GB HDD doesn't take that much time at all.

Let's have another go with a sfc /scannow

If it still reports it is unable to start the service, enter -

sc config trustedinstaller start=auto

net start trustedintaller

SFCFIX reported "No corruption."
SFC will not start!
14295 iso will not install!!! Always fails, quits and goes home.



to see if they report as successful and then retry the sfc /scannow cmd.

If it reports it is unable to repair some files. then run SFCFix.exe which will give a much more concise report, but I think the only alternative now will be a clean install.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sfcfix.html

http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

If you are unable to create bootable Win 10 ISO media with the MCT on your machine then you'll need prevail perhaps upon a friend if no other machine is available.

If you are stuck for creating bootable Win 10 media, I've used the MCT to download a Win 10 x64 ISO with the box unchecked to match my Windows version so that the download would be good for Home or Pro.

If you require the 32 bit then I can download that as well, so if you want, I can burn and send you a couple of disks.

three different updates: one burned to hd, one to external, one to usb, one to DVD. None of them can install. It takes  7 hours to download.

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 20, 2016, 03:19:04 pm »

A chkdsk /f on my Win 7 640GB HDD doesn't take that much time at all.

Let's have another go with a sfc /scannow

If it still reports it is unable to start the service, enter -

sc config trustedinstaller start=auto

net start trustedintaller

SFCFIX reported "No corruption."
SFC will not start!
14295 iso will not install!!! Always fails, quits and goes home.



to see if they report as successful and then retry the sfc /scannow cmd.

If it reports it is unable to repair some files. then run SFCFix.exe which will give a much more concise report, but I think the only alternative now will be a clean install.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sfcfix.html

http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

If you are unable to create bootable Win 10 ISO media with the MCT on your machine then you'll need prevail perhaps upon a friend if no other machine is available.

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 20, 2016, 02:47:06 am »

1TB external HD is not accessible for some unknown reason. Last time it came up, there was a demand to format it.  Makes no difference to update if it is connected or disconnected.

Recent chkdsk found no errors. Taking a long time on the 260G.

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 19, 2016, 07:29:39 pm »

With a normal boot, the Update ISO started and quit without installing. I can not use the recovery stick 'cuz it does not recognize my keyboard and mouse: impossible to select anything. (20 year old CRT)

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 19, 2016, 03:40:29 pm »

In the attempt to make updates work, I had configured a clean boot. I returned to msconfig and selected normal boot. Subsequently setup.exe  started, quit and went home.

The Recovery Stick will not work 'cuz it does not recognize the mouse and keyboard(USB only; no ps2 ports).

I rebooted, shut down ASC & Immunet and tried again, with the same result except that setup quit at an earlier stage that time.

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 19, 2016, 02:30:46 pm »

No hope in Hell. Malwarebytes returns clean. Likewise Immunet.
Oldest available registry backup: March 7: did no good. Only April available in Tweaking.

Setup will not run!!! Elevated to admin., nothing happens after granting permission.

    * dism /online /cleanup-image /checkhealth
          o Image version: 10.0.10240.16384
          o The component store cannoty be repaired.
          o The operation completed successfully.
    * dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
          o Error: 193
          o %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
          o The DISM Log  file can be found at CL\windows\log
    * dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
          o Error: 193
          o %1 is not a valid win32 application.
    * sfc /scannow
          o Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service.
    *

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General Computer Support / Re: Total Frustration!

« on: April 19, 2016, 03:59:24 am »

See how you get on using the Upgrade now button in https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-10-upgrade

Using this will remove the ability to roll back should you still be in the 30 days since upgrading.

Which antivirus program are you using ?

Windows 10 is installed and failing to install updates. I already upgraded from 7 and can not revert to it.

Advanced System Care 9, Malware Fighter, Malware Bytes and Immunet3 all shut down; makes no difference.

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General Computer Support / Total Frustration!

« on: April 19, 2016, 02:15:41 am »

 

Dell Octiplex 745 Windows 10 build 1040
Windows Update: 2 days to download; Install always fails.
Upd. on USB with Media Creation tool: stops, demands boot from HD. After reboot: setup will not respond.
Can not find a Restore Point earlier than March, can not get behind the problem.
Always fail:
SFC & DISM: in cmd window, as Admin, Power Shell & Windows Repair; in Safe Mode.
Reset
All the options I can find.

More: 1TB external inaccessible. Attempted driver update looped and locked up.
Firefox updated to 45, quit, removed. Will not reinstall: extracts and quits. Earlier versions also fail to install. Only one that works is on the external.
Google Chrome Update will not install.

Extra: tried to use DISM with files from original distro on USB. Failed. Tried recovery and reset with org. distro. failed.  Overwrote org. distro. with Recovery Disk. Recovery Disk failed.