[SOLVED] Windows 7 64 Ultimate failed to update 3 files.

You must have done something to move your users directory to the X: drive instead of the C: drive. That's what the article I linked to refers to. (i.e. x:\Users\Paul Staples)

Do you know what process you followed to do that?
 
Hmmm....please do the following.

1. Click your Start button.
2. Type cmd.exe in to the search box.
3. Right click on cmd.exe that comes up in the search results and select Run as administrator. Answer Yes to allow the UAC prompt.
4. Type or copy/paste the following into the command-prompt and hit enter.
set > 1 && notepad 1

5. Notepad will open with some text. Please paste this into your next reply.
 
ALLUSERSPROFILE=x:\ProgramData
APPDATA=x:\Users\Staples Desktop\AppData\Roaming
asl.log=Destination=file
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=STAPLESDESKTOP
ComSpec=C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
FOLDER_MARKER_DIR=x:\Program Files (x86)\Folder Marker
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=x:
HOMEPATH=\Users\Staples Desktop
JD2_HOME=x:\Users\Staples Desktop\AppData\Local\JDownloader 2.0
LOCALAPPDATA=x:\Users\Staples Desktop\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER=\\STAPLESDESKTOP
MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH=C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Viewer\Win32\
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\system32\wbem;x:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\OpenCL SDK\2.0\bin\x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\OpenCL SDK\2.0\bin\x64;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;x:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem;C:\Program Files\Lucidlogix Technologies\VIRTU MVP;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;X:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Acronis\VirtualFile\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Acronis\VirtualFile64\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Acronis\SnapAPI\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=3a09
ProgramData=x:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
PUBLIC=x:\Users\Public
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\Windows
TEMP=x:\Users\STAPLE~1\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=x:\Users\STAPLE~1\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDOMAIN=StaplesDesktop
USERNAME=Staples Desktop
USERPROFILE=x:\Users\Staples Desktop
windir=C:\Windows
 
That shows that your Users directory is in fact located to the X drive. Maybe someone else did this for you a while ago? I do suspect this is why the upgrade won't go through.

ALLUSERSPROFILE=x:\ProgramData
APPDATA=x:\Users\Staples Desktop\AppData\Roaming
HOMEDRIVE=x:
HOMEPATH=\Users\Staples Desktop
JD2_HOME=x:\Users\Staples Desktop\AppData\Local\JDownloader 2.0
LOCALAPPDATA=x:\Users\Staples Desktop\AppData\Local
ProgramData=x:\ProgramData
PUBLIC=x:\Users\Public
TEMP=x:\Users\STAPLE~1\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=x:\Users\STAPLE~1\AppData\Local\Temp
USERPROFILE=x:\Users\Staples Desktop
 
Not knowing how it was moved in the first place will make this difficult. There are different steps depending on how it was moved. I will have to do some testing offline in a VM to be certain on the proper steps. I can do this in the next day and get back to you if you like.
 
That would be great, and is that what you suggest I should do, or should I just install Windows 10 in Virtual Box, or something like that.
 
So you are thinking to just do a fresh install of Windows 10 in VirtualBox and then re-install all of your programs and copy your data over to this new VM?
 
Brian, I guess i'm looking for suggestions from you, as you are obviously much more knowledgeable about the technical aspects of these computers, and
I have to admit, I have a very limited understanding of Virtual Box. If I have this correct, Virtual Box, Stop Testing Software on Your PC: Use Virtual Machine Snapshots Instead, and

1 VirtualBox Tricks and Advanced Features You Should Know About

would allow windows 10 to be installed in the virtual machine; Virtual Box, and Windows 7 would remain as the on the computer. I don't know if there are any advantages or disadvantages to that. Would Windows
10 install in the Virtual Machine, without changing the User locating from the X: drive to the C: drive. Should the user date be installed on the C: drive, instead of the X: drive. I need your technical expertise to steer
me in the right direction. What are the advantages or disadvantages of each scenario? What are your thoughts.

Also, what I would really like to do is get as much of my data and programs onto the X: drive, and just use my C: drive, which is a solid state drive, for the operating system. What are your thoughts on that. That way, the drive doesn't fill up, which is what we originally ran into in the beginning of this thread; I didn't have enough space to install windows 10, and I had to move some stuff so that I had the room.
 
The answers will all depend on your goals.

Virtual Box is just a virtualization software like Hyper-V or VMWare workstation. Yes you can install Windows 10 in a VM but it won't be licensed. It will only last for 120 days or whatever the trial period is and then end. As far as I know you only have one Windows 7 Ultimate license. This license is eligable for a Windows 10 upgrade. So the options are...

1. Find a way to upgrade your current system to Windows 10.
2. Backup your data to external media and do a Clean Install of Windows 10 on your physical machine. All programs and data will be gone at this point but you will be able to plug in your Windows 7 Ultimate key to activate the OS. Then you would re-installl any programs that you need and copy your data back from the external media that you backed up to.

It really depends on what your ultimate goal is.
 
I guess we should just try to move the User data to the C drive and try to do the Windows 10 backup.

Let me know what's next.
 
Great. Here's the issue we're dealing with. You only have around 20 GB or so of free space on your C:\ drive. You have over 300 GB on your X: drive. I don't know how much of that is in your Users directory so we need to find that out.
Code: 
Drive c: () (Fixed) (Total:111.69 GB) (Free:17.6 GB) NTFS
Drive x: (Data & Programs) (Fixed) (Total:931.51 GB) (Free:615.75 GB) NTFS

Can you double-click on your X: drive and then right-click on the Users directory? I need to know the Size on disk: as shown below.
Capture.JPG
 
Will do. I'll prepare some instructions either later tonight or tomorrow morning for you.

In the meantime if you could zip up and attach the following log that would be great.
C:\$Windows.~bt\Sources\Panther\SetupAct.log
 
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