Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,990 Member For: 9y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 25/12/24 11:55 AM Share Posted 25/12/24 11:55 AM My kids PC is blue screening, critical process died. SFC says it repairs startup files but doesn't work, dism didn't work at all, the SSD shows up as healthy and partitioned etc, further investigation showed windows isn't installed so can't reset or restore etc. What do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,061 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/12/24 12:03 PM Author Share Posted 25/12/24 12:03 PM re-install windows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,990 Member For: 9y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 25/12/24 01:01 PM Share Posted 25/12/24 01:01 PM I was hoping to avoid that due to some things being things, but seems like the likely option. At least it's the school holidays, so he won't lose his school work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,061 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/12/24 01:41 PM Author Share Posted 25/12/24 01:41 PM you can reinstall windows without losing any of the "files" so no big deal there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,990 Member For: 9y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 25/12/24 02:17 PM Share Posted 25/12/24 02:17 PM I downloaded the windows media creation tool but it can't repair the install cos it doesn't see it. I'll have to get an ISO and go from there I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,061 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/12/24 02:26 PM Author Share Posted 25/12/24 02:26 PM hmm, if it cannot even find it, you might have to backup the "files" manually via command line before trying to then re-install anew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,990 Member For: 9y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 25/12/24 02:29 PM Share Posted 25/12/24 02:29 PM I was thinking I'll get another SSD, install windows on that and use recuver or something to fix it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,061 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/12/24 10:46 PM Author Share Posted 25/12/24 10:46 PM that's one way to get it done, replace the disk, install windows on the replacement, copy the files manually back from the old SSD onto the new one haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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