How to do a Windows 7 REPAIR not reinstallation??

Okay, I very stupidly uninstalled AlienRespawn after I created my repair disc and 8 gb reinstall stick. It looks like the repair disc looks for an installed AlienRespawn on your hard drive and gives an error message when it does not find it and stops in its tracks.
If I reinstall AlienRespawn will I be able to "repair" Windows 7? With F8 I now do not have that as a choice in the list of options.
Anybody with experience with doing a Windows 7 repair with the m11x?
I cannot install WIndows 7 SP1 because of windows corrupted files.
Thanks.

 

I don't use the AlienRespawn so can't help you with that. But have you tried opening a command prompt and running System File Checker (sfc /scannow)for any corrupted files?

 

you follow the same steps as a reinstall, but when the "install" screen pops up, there is a repair option in the lower left corner

 

You did not specify whether or not you could still boot to your old Windows install... is that working? If so, did you leave system restore enabled? If so, can you restore your system to an earlier date?

If not, simply find your OEM windows installation disc and run the repair option when it boots (i.e. not the "repair" disc, the disc that says "Reinstallation DVD" and lists your version of windows). Or your USB stick, if that is what you have ghosted on to the stick itself.

 

The OEM windows installation disc does not have a "repair" option on it. I know, hard to believe but a Microsoft tech and I just ran it and he was as astonished as I.
The Repair Disk that I created when I first got the m11xr2 runs with an error.
No, I have lots of complete restores because I have Acronis but Microsoft and I cannot seem to install the WIndows SP1 update on my current setup.
I'm doing a total nuking of the C Drive and installation from the OEM M11X Windows 7 disc right now and will see if SP1 installs on IT.
Microsoft calls me back from time to check up on my progress.
No, was having no problem with computer starting up or anything...just have not been able to install Windows 7 SP1 without an error message.

 

You can create your own Win 7 install disk using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. All you need is an iso of the install disk. These downloads can be found here. Alternatively, I actually stumbled across a download link to images that already include SP1 in the install, which can be found here, in case you just want to start with a fresh install with SP1. Just make sure you pick the Home Premium x64 image.

The process should be pretty straightforward, but here's a walkthrough. I would assume that a disk created in this fashion would have the repair option like it should.

Hope this helps.

 

@cappielloa
Thanks for taking the time to post that great information. Just what I was looking for.
Plus 1 rep added.

 

No problem. It's always nice when something I came across however long ago can help someone else out.