1. System Recovery Options Searching For Windows Installations
2. Stuck At Searching For Windows Installations

Most product key finder programs were originally designed to find the serial numbers and key codes for operating systems like Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, etc., but many of them find serials and keys for many other programs, too, like office suites, video games, and more.

How I got there:. user shutdown computer via START SHUTDOWN.

System Recovery Options Searching For Windows Installations

computer started to load 8 updates during shutdown. user didn't want to wait and hard shutdown pc by holding power button. slap forhead. boot into normal mode. Result: takes forever and then reboots (about an hour). boot into safe mode. Result: takes forever to load and then reboots (about an hour).

Stuck At Searching For Windows Installations

same result for safe mode with command line. boot from WINDOWS 7 CD. Click REPAIR YOUR COMPUTER. It goes to SEARCHING FOR WINDOWS INSTALLATIONS and stays for long time (I hard shutdown at about 1 hour).What to do:1 - MAKE BACKUP OF YOUR DATA.In running a CHECKDISK, you are risking that an error will be discovered and the disk will refuse to run or start clicking.You can easily use a KNOPPIX CD to access and transfer the data.2 - MAKE BACKUP OF YOUR DATA.Yes, this is in twice because the data is important.