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Hi, my goal here is to do a win7 ultimate inplace upgrade using my original dvd. After the sfcfix and this scan, the upgrade stops at "gathering files, settings and programs"
with no explanation, as it did BEFORE your fix. But I know the fix of the winsxs dir was crucial. The windows updater is up to date. I do want to say that this mach was cyber hacked on dec 2,2020 by lockbit ransomware variant. I do not know if my corruption was caused by that. I did check the windows dir for lockbit files and found none. Windows would boot after the attack. Todate, I have not paid the ransom.
I was able to recover some very important acct files from my RDX BACKUP DRIVE, AND REBUILT EVERYTHING on a different mach. Once I get win7 to upgrade, I will then upgrade to 10. Right now, it probably wont work from past experience. Do you have any suggestions as to the cause of the "gathering" hurdle?
Thank you for your help.
Daryl Suther
704-786-5197