Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. Click Start , and then click Search. In the File name box, type Msiexec. After the search is complete, make a note of the location of the Msiexec. On the File menu, click Close to close the Search dialog box.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. In the right pane of the Registry Editor window, double-click ImagePath.
In the Edit String dialog box that appears, make sure that the string in the Value data box contains the correct path for the Msiexec. Note The following is an example of the correct path, where drive is the drive where Windows is installed:. If the Value data box does not contain the correct path, make changes to correct the path, and then click OK to close the Edit String dialog box. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor. Start your computer in Safe mode, and then register the Msiexec.
To do this, search the text file for string patterns such as the following:. Look for more information about these steps in the Examples section. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until the text file that is created in step 2 no longer contains text that references invalid paths or missing files for the component that is being updated. The following examples are entries and explanations of actions that are outlined in the output file that is generated when you run the FindSQLInstalls.
The following is an example of the output that is generated when you are missing an. The Action needed line shows you the full path that must exist in order to update missing files for the original installation media:. The following section of the output advises you of actions that are required to resolve the missing files:.
Missing patches may result in entries that resemble those in Example 1. This command forces the executable to extract the files to the previous missing location, and this re-creates the structure that is required to update the Windows installer cache with any missing files.
The actual location will vary, and a single patch such as a service pack may have to be extracted to multiple locations. Each installed product includes a section that contains the following information for Patches Installed:. To manually restore the files that are missing from the Windows Installer cache, follow these steps:. Collect the complete details about the missing file from the error message, from the setup log file, or from the registry entries that are maintained by the Windows Installer.
For example, in Error Message 1 in the Symptoms section, all the information that is required to resolve the issue is present in the error message:. Visit Queries , and search for the KB article that is associated with this patch. In this example, you must search for KB Download this patch package to your computer. Make sure that you download the patch package that corresponds to the required platform. You can start the Setup program for the update that resulted in the error and resume the update process.
You may encounter this message for a missing Windows Installer cache file for another component or for another update of the same product.
If the error message references a missing Windows Installer database file. Performing a system restore will take your PC back to an earlier point in time, called a system restore point. Restore points are generated when you install a new app, driver, or Windows update, and when you create a restore point manually.
Restoring won't affect your personal files, but it will remove apps, drivers, and updates installed after the restore point was made. Then choose a location to save the recovered data, and click "OK". You should store the data in another place instead of the original one. Step 4. Choose your system restore point created previous and follow the on-screen guidelines to complete the whole process.
Select a language, a time and currency, and a keyboard or input method, and then click "Next". Finally, restart your computer and copy your restore data back to your PC. You should be able to use your computer and data again. If you don't have a system backup, fixing "Startup Repair couldn't repair your PC" error will be more complex.
You can:. Or you can refer to the article about how to clean install Windows After restoring your PC back to life and rescuing all precious data, it doesn't mean that your PC and data are safe now. Virus attack, system failure, system crash, data loss, and other unknown issues may occur anytime. Cancel Submit. Hi Albyefield, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.
To guide you in right direction we want to know: What is the make and model of your computer? Have you installed all the available updates on your computer? Have you tried temporarily disabling Antivirus and check? We suggest you to manually check, have you switched on the autoplay option, refer the below steps: Press the Windows key.
Type Autoplay. Enable the Autoplay option. Method 1: To run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter refer below steps. Press Windows Key, then click on Search bar. Click on Hardware and Devices. Click on Next and follow the instructions. If the issues still persist, refer to the below method. Click on ' Start '. Enter 'Command prompt' in the Search box. In the list of results, swipe down on or right-click Command prompt, and then tap or click 'Run as administrator'. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands.
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