Windows 8.1 component store got corrupt and can't start 32bit applications
- Thread starter Anulin
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Step 1:
Provide the Components Hive
1. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the COMPONENTS file.
2. Please copy this file to your desktop.
Note: If you receive an error that this file is in-use, simply reboot your computer and try again. Note: If you find that you need to reboot and are unable to because this is a server then try Option#2 below.
3. Right-click on this file on your desktop and select Send To...Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a file named COMPONENTS.ZIP on your desktop.
4. The file will likely be too large to upload here so please upload to Gofile or WeTransfer and just provide the link here.
Option#2 (only if you are unable to follow the previous instructions)
Step 2:
Download the attachment winsxs5.zip and save the file on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 2 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs5. Is that correct ?
Provide the Components Hive
1. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the COMPONENTS file.
2. Please copy this file to your desktop.
Note: If you receive an error that this file is in-use, simply reboot your computer and try again. Note: If you find that you need to reboot and are unable to because this is a server then try Option#2 below.
3. Right-click on this file on your desktop and select Send To...Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a file named COMPONENTS.ZIP on your desktop.
4. The file will likely be too large to upload here so please upload to Gofile or WeTransfer and just provide the link here.
Option#2 (only if you are unable to follow the previous instructions)
- Please download the Freeware RegBak from here: Acelogix Software - Download products
You will find it at the bottom of the page that the link brings you to. - Go ahead and install this program and accept all the defaults. After the last install screen the program should open.
- Click the New Backup button. Accept the defaults and simply click Start.
- When it says Finished successfully, click the Close button.
- This will bring you back to the main screen of the program. You will see one entry in this list with the date that you did it. Right-click on this line-item and select Explore Backup...
- This will bring you into the folder where the backup was made. You should see a Users folder and a Windows folder along with a couple other files. Double-click on the Windows folder to open it. Then open the System32 folder and then config folder. You should see around 6 files in here, one of which is named COMPONENTS.
- Copy the COMPONENTS file to your Desktop. If the COMPONENTS file does not exist, please fetch it instead from C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS.
- Now right-click on the COMPONENTS file that is on your desktop and select Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
- Then please upload the zip file (COMPONENTS.zip) to your favourite file sharing website (it will be too big to upload here). Examples of services to upload to are Gofile or WeTransfer and then just provide the link in your reply.
- You can close any open windows you have as well as the RegBak program now.
Step 2:
Download the attachment winsxs5.zip and save the file on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 2 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs5. Is that correct ?
Last edited:
Okay, that is good.
Step 1:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
- Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
- Press the Fix button.
- The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
- Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.
Step 2:
- Run the tool
ComponentsScanner again.
- Once complete, a report will be saved to your desktop called ComponentsScanner.txt.
- Attach that file to your next reply.
Sorry, I made an error copying the files to the wrong folder.
The following fix will correct that.
Step 1:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
Step 2:
The following fix will correct that.
Step 1:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
- Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
- Press the Fix button.
- The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
- Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.
Step 2:
- Run the tool ComponentsScanner again.
- Once complete, a report will be saved to your desktop called ComponentsScanner.txt.
- Attach that file to your next reply.
Step 1:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
Step 2:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
- Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
- Press the Fix button.
- The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
- Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.
Step 2:
- Run the tool ComponentsScanner again.
- Once complete, a report will be saved to your desktop called ComponentsScanner.txt.
- Attach that file to your next reply.
Download the file winsxs6.zip and save it on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 2 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs6. Is that correct ?
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 2 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs6. Is that correct ?
Step 1:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
Step 2:
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
- Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
- Press the Fix button.
- The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
- Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.
Step 2:
- Run the tool ComponentsScanner again.
- Once complete, a report will be saved to your desktop called ComponentsScanner.txt.
- Attach that file to your next reply.
Next fix.
Step 1:
Download the file winsxs7.zip and save it on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 75 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs7.
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
Step 2:
Step 1:
Download the file winsxs7.zip and save it on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 75 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs7.
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
- Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
- Press the Fix button.
- The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
- Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.
Step 2:
- Run the tool ComponentsScanner again.
- Once complete, a report will be saved to your desktop called ComponentsScanner.txt.
- Attach that file to your next reply.
Next fix.
Step 1:
Download the file winsxs8.zip and save it on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 75 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs8.
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
Step 2:
Step 1:
Download the file winsxs8.zip and save it on your desktop.
Extract the ZIP file to the default location.
When completed there should be 75 folders in the folder C:\Users\Lenovo\Desktop\winsxs8.
Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.
- Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
- Press the Fix button.
- The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
- If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
- When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
- Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.
Step 2:
- Run the tool ComponentsScanner again.
- Once complete, a report will be saved to your desktop called ComponentsScanner.txt.
- Attach that file to your next reply.