Windows

System File Checker
1. Turn on the computer. Begin pressing the “F8” key as soon as the BIOS Setup screen disappears. This opens an Advanced Boot Options screen.
2. Press the down-arrow key to select 'Safe Mode with Command Prompt' and press “Enter.”

3. Type “CD C:\” in the Command Prompt and press “Enter.” This changes the Command Prompt’s workspace to the root directory.
4. Type “SFC /Scanfile=C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe” at the prompt and press “Enter.” This executes the System File Checker process.
5. Type “Exit” to close the prompt and reboot if you receive a message stating Windows successfully found and repaired a corrupt file. However, if the message states Windows could not find any integrity violations, rename the Userinit.exe file to force System File Checker to replace it.
Rename and Replace
6. Type the following command in the prompt:Rename C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe “Userinit.old”
7. Press the “Enter” key to issue the command. This renames the current Userinit executable.
8. Type “SFC /Scanfile=C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe” and press “Enter.” The System File Checker sees that the Userinit.exe file is no longer in the System32 directory and rebuilds a new copy for you.
9. Type “Exit” and press “Enter” to close the Command Prompt, then boot into Windows. Once you have successfully logged in without any further Userinit-related errors, you may delete the old file.
Delete the Old File
10. Click “Start.” Type “CMD” in the Search line and press “Enter.”
11. Right-click “CMD.exe” and click “Run as Administrator” to open an elevated prompt.
12. Type “Del C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.old” and press “Enter.” This removes the old file.

1. Click the 'Start' button and click 'Control Panel.'
2. Click 'Programs and Features' and click 'Visual Studio 2010' software program.

3. Click 'Next' in the 'Setup' wizard, click 'Repair or Reinstall' and follow the prompts to complete the repair.

Repairing System32 in Windows XP
1. If possible, do an Automated System Recovery by clicking on 'Start' and running the mouse pointer over 'All Programs,' 'Accessories' and 'System Tools' and clicking on 'Backup.' If 'Backup' is not on the 'System Tools' list, you probably can't do an automated system recovery.
2. When the backup utility starts, click on 'Advanced Mode.'

3. Click on 'Tools' and then 'ASR Wizard.'
4. Follow the instructions in the ASR Wizard.
5. Save the backup to a floppy disk or a CD-ROM.
6. Insert the Windows XP installation disk into the disk drive. Close all windows and restart your computer.
7. Boot the computer from the Windows XP installation disk.
8. Press 'F2' at the text section of 'Setup' and insert your Automated System Recovery floppy disk or CD-ROM (only if you have two CD drives on your computer).
9. Follow the directions and see if this works to restore your computer. If it doesn't work, move on to Step 10.
10. Restart the computer again and press 'R' once setup starts to get into the Recovery Console.
11. Wait to be prompted to log in as an administrator. If you don't have an administrative password, press 'Enter' to bypass the prompt.
12. Type the following lines of information into the Recovery Console command screen and press 'Enter' after each line:md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
13. Type 'Exit' and press 'Enter' to restart your computer. If you've previously done an NTBackup or a System State Backup, this should be the final step. If you haven't, continue to Step 14.
14. During the restart, press 'F8' to start the computer in Safe Mode.
15. Start Windows Explorer and click on 'Tools.'
16. Click on 'Folder Options.'
17. Click on 'View.'
18. Click on 'Show hidden files and folders' and uncheck the box next to 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).'
19. When you are prompted to show the files, click on 'Yes.'
20. Click on the drive that contains the Windows XP installation, and a list of folders will appear.
21. Open the 'System Volume Information' folder.
22. Open one of the previously created System Restore folders inside the System Volume Information folder by clicking on 'View' and 'Details' to see when a System Restore folder was created, and opening a folder that isn't current.
23. Open a Snapshot folder and copy these files to the 'C:\Windows\Tmp' folder:_REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM
24. Rename the files in the Snapshot folder as:Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITY
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARE
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEM
Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAMThis will allow you to access these files and replace the old faulty System32 files when you run the Recovery Console in the next steps.
25. Close all windows and restart the computer.
Setting a Working Restore Point
26. After restarting your computer, press 'R' at the start of Setup to go into the Recovery Console.
27. Type the following lines of information at the command prompt and press 'Enter' after each line:del c:\windows\system32\config\samdel c:\windows\system32\config\securitydel c:\windows\system32\config\softwaredel c:\windows\system32\config\defaultdel c:\windows\system32\config\systemcopy c:\windows\tmp\software c:\windows\system32\config\softwarecopy c:\windows\tmp\system c:\windows\system32\config\systemcopy c:\windows\tmp\sam c:\windows\system32\config\samcopy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\securitycopy c:\windows\tmp\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
28. Type 'Exit' to restart your computer.
29. Log in and click on 'Start.' Run the mouse pointer over 'All Programs,' 'Accessories' and 'System Tools,' and click on 'System Restore.'
30. Restore the computer to a previous Restore Point; after your computer restarts and the changes take effect, your System32 problems will hopefully be fixed.

1. Log in to the Windows computer.
2. Open a web browser window and navigate to Microsoft's 0x80070005 error message page (see Resources).

3. Download and run the hotfix.
4. Restart the computer once the hotfix has finished installing.

1. Insert your Windows 7 installation disc into your computer's disc drive.
2. Start the computer and wait for it to boot from the CD.

3. Click on the language setting that you want to use and then click on the 'Next' button.
4. Click 'Repair your computer' from the menu that appears.
5. Choose the Windows 7 operating system from the menu and then click 'Next.'
6. Click on the 'Memory Diagnostic Tool' from the menu and wait for it to scan your system.
7. Reboot your computer to clear the error.

1. Open and run the Internet Explorer browser program by double clicking on its desktop icon.
2. Click on the 'Tools' option, which is located on the top Internet Explore menu task bar.

3. Click on the 'Internet Options' selection in the drop-down menu.
4. Choose the 'Advanced' tab, located on the top of the 'Internet Options' dialogue box.
5. Scroll through the 'Settings' category list. Remove the check mark from the 'Disable Script Debugging' box and from the 'Display a Notification About Every Script Error' box.
6. Click the 'Apply' button, which is found on the bottom of the box.
7. Click on the 'OK' button and close the 'Internet Options' dialogue box to initiate the changes.

1. Press the 'Windows' and 'R' keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This opens a 'Run' dialog at the bottom-corner of your screen.
2. Type 'Devmgmt.msc' in the 'Run' dialog and click the 'OK' button. This loads the 'Device Manager' in a new window on your screen.

3. Double-click 'Sound, Video and Game Controllers' to expand the list of audio devices.
4. Right-click 'IDT High Definition Audio CODEC' and click 'Update Driver Software.' This opens a 'How do you want to search...?' dialog window.
5. Double-click 'Search Automatically for Updated Driver Software.' Your computer will first search the Windows directory on your hard drive for a valid driver. If a valid driver is not found on your hard drive, the computer will automatically connect with the Microsoft Update server to download a compatible driver.
6. Click the 'Close' button when notified Windows finished updating your hardware and restart your computer.

1. Click 'Start' and open the 'Control Panel.'
2. Click 'Administrative Tools' and click 'Services.'

3. Double-click 'IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service.' Select 'Disabled' from the drop-down menu and press 'Apply.'
4. Attempt to burn the CD again, but select a lower-than-maximum burning speed.

1. Click 'Start' and 'Run.'
2. Open the registry editor by typing 'regedit' into the run dialog box and pressing 'Enter.'

3. Navigate to the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components' key in the registry editor by clicking the plus button to the left of each registry key folder and clicking the 'Components' folder.
4. Right-click the 'DeskHtmlVersion' setting in the right pane of the registry editor window and click 'Modify.'
5. Type '0' into the 'Value Data' box and press 'Enter.'
6. Close the registry editor by clicking 'File' and 'Exit.'
7. Restart your computer by clicking 'Start,' 'Shut Down' and 'Restart.'

1. Reboot or turn on the computer. Press
to enter the service partition. Note that this message will stay on the screen for only two seconds. If you miss the screen, reboot and try again.
2. Select 'Full recovery' in the main menu of the service partition and follow the onscreen instructions to begin a recovery of your system. Allow the recovery procedure to finish. Reboot the computer and allow Windows setup to complete reinstallation of your software and drivers. Allow the installation to finish and reboot the computer again to finish the recovery.

3. Reinstall any programs and run Windows Update to ensure you have the latest security updates and protection for your computer. Copy any backed up data back to your hard drive.