{"id":33731,"date":"2012-06-20T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=33731"},"modified":"2012-06-20T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T15:41:23","slug":"bob-rankin-windows-7-repair-and-recovery-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/bob-rankin-windows-7-repair-and-recovery-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Rankin: Windows 7 Repair and Recovery Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rankin_win7.jpg\" alt=\"windows 7 repair and recovery\" title=\"windows 7 repair and recovery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33736\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Windows 7 Repair and Recovery Tools<\/h3>\n<p>By Bob Rankin<\/p>\n<p>A hard drive glitch, virus, or other data catastrophe can delete or damage critical system files in any operating system. Windows 7 offers free repair and recovery tools that can fix damaged Windows 7 installations without having to reformat and reinstall everything from scratch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Fix Windows 7 Problems for Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Windows 7 includes a number of free tools that can help you recover from a major system error. These tools include System Restore, Startup Repair, System Image Recovery, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and the good old Command Prompt.<\/p>\n<p>System Restore is the best place to start, when things don&#8217;t seem to be working right, and you have an idea of when the problem first started. System Restore can &#8220;turn back the clock&#8221; and return your computer to a previous point in time when things were working. If you&#8217;ve accidentally made changes to system settings, or downloaded something that&#8217;s causing problems; if your Windows registry is damaged, or you think a virus has snuck past your defenses; System Restore can usually fix things up. If you still have a virus or other malware after running System Restore, see Free Anti-Virus Programs.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike some of the other repair tools I&#8217;ll cover later in this article, System Restore is non-destructive. All of your documents, photos and other personal files will remain, while changes to system settings and software are rolled back. <b><a href=\"http:\/\/askbobrankin.com\/free_windows_7_repair_and_recovery_tools.html?pcp\"_blank\">Article continued here:<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rankin_win7.jpg\" alt=\"windows 7 repair and recovery\" title=\"windows 7 repair and recovery\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33736\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A hard drive glitch, virus, or other data catastrophe can delete or damage critical system files in any operating system. 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