I will quote from an article on the Microsoft site, Article ID: 2823223
I did all that but when I tried to rename the Software.001 file the system responds:
"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"
I tried to create a Ubuntu start up usb key so that i could maybe get in and rename the file but that presented more problems that I couldn't understand so I came here for more advice.
Any ideas about how to get past this cycle would be much appreciated.
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Consider the following scenario: You have Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro installed on your PC. Your PC fails to boot into Windows and launches Automatic Repair to attempt to repair Windows. Automatic Repair is unable to repair your PC and you select "Advanced options". After selecting "Troubleshoot", you choose to either "Refresh your PC" or "Reset your PC". In this scenario, recovery may fail and you are returned back to the main WinRE screen. This issue may occur if the System or Software registry hives have become damaged or corrupted. To attempt to resolve this issue, follow the steps below. NOTE: Following these steps should only be used if you are attempting to use the "Refresh your PC" or "Reset your PC" options in Windows RE because your system is in a non-bootable state. After Automatic Repair fails to repair your PC, select "Advanced options" and then "Troubleshoot". Select "Advanced options" and then select "Command Prompt". If prompted, enter in the password for the user name. At the Command Prompt, go to the \windows\system32\config folder by typing the following command: cd %windir%\system32\config. Rename the System and Software registry hives to System.001 and Software.001 by using the following commands: ren system system.001 ren software software.001 |
"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"
I tried to create a Ubuntu start up usb key so that i could maybe get in and rename the file but that presented more problems that I couldn't understand so I came here for more advice.
Any ideas about how to get past this cycle would be much appreciated.