Hello! I want to start off by saying that I appreciate any help you guys can give. Here we go: earlier to tonight I was working on some assignments, however my Windows 7 “search indexing” stopped working! I couldn’t find any of the files I needed (at least through the search option). So, naturally, I researched the problem. I came across some different articles and tried the solutions but my problem persisted. The two main things I think I need to point out is the fact that I messed with my windows registry and updated my Intel Rapid Technology …. I had restarted though, after doing this, and it worked. BUT about an hour later my computer froze, I tried ctrl alt del but it insisted on staying frozen… Then I did something bad… Because it had been frozen for so long I force shut down /: I know I shouldn’t have, but I did… Once I tried restarting I got the message “reboot and select proper boot device.” I have tried pretty much every website for solutions and none of them worked. Finally, I decided to use my Windows 7 installation disk to REPAIR my computer. Now it is saying : “the current repair operation cannot be canceled.” Any tips on what my next step should be? I really can’t lose my files, but if it comes to that.. Well I have no choice! Sorry for the lack of info on the computer specs but because it is stuck I can’t get to them. I know that it is custom built, Windows 7 — 32 bit, and running with ASUS and Intel. All help will be appreciated.