Have you tried windows talking P E?

I have the talking windows PE disc, but am not sure how to get that to work since if I'm not wrong, you need sighted help to get the copy of windows to boot in the first place from the disc? I don't know what files are the problem, I just want a quick way to check and repair automatically anything that the system can check. Though I think the best thing to do would be just to back up my data and programs, then do a clean install.

This happens in most directories, vital or ones or now. Program files, documents, music, whatever... but most often in program files. Either when I'm updating a program, or when I uninstal a program and then try and delete the directory. I get file in use errors, or some programs fail to install certain necessary files they need to run, or updates fail because writing errors happen. I know it's not a hardware issue, however. UAC is disabled, and blue screens happen pretty randomly.

Have you run scans with your antivirus program (or programs) recently?

Also, you can boot into a talking PE without sighted help. Depending on the system configuration, the ease with which you can do this might fluctuate, but, as a general rule, desktops are much less prone to giving you a hard time when it comes to booting from a CD or DVD. As far as booting from a USB drive is concerned, I can't really say, because I personally find that a hell of a lot more trouble than it's worth, mainly because I don't have reliable sighted people around who can help me change the boot order in my bios. Pretty much everyone I know is quite technically incompetent, but that's another story. As long as you're booting from a DVD, you shouldn't have too much difficulty. Just expect it to boot a bit slower than it would if you were using a flash drive. But once it gets up and running, you can scan your system for errors, or even run offline virus scans if you've got the right tools at hand.

Ok, I think I can help you there. Place the DVD into the drive, then shut down your computer. When you turn your computer on again, wait until you hear the DVD drive start to spin, then press the space bar or enter key several times. if the drive continues to spin, it's most likely loading the content. If not, you'll need to tweak your timing a bit until you figure out when that exact moment is that you can start pressing space or enter to boot into the PE. I'm speaking as someone who has very limited vision, not nearly enough to see what's actually on the screen, so I do it purely by chance. I have a close friend who's totally blind who does it this way as well. If you have usable vision, you might get more cues, I really don't know. Try that and see how it goes. Also, keep in mind that if you don't get speech after about 15 minutes or so, the PE might not contain your sound drivers. So you can try plugging in a USB headset or sound card, which should force the generic USB sound drivers to kick in.

A non-genuine copy?Maybe that's what the issue is.

As for windows Update hanging, this may help.

http://www.alphr.com/microsoft/1001411/ … es-stuck-1

a few questions:
1. when did this issue start popping up? Did it just pop up one day or were there small errors at first and are they getting more serious?
2. Was there a specific thing you did to your system before you started getting these errors? The takeown command for example?
If your system is still bootable and usable, you might be better off repairing the errors from within your system. If there's a vyrus on there, you should scan your disk from windows PE.

All these problems will be gone with the new update that is coming for Windows 10. I just installed the preview into Fusion on my Mac with absolutely no sighted assistance or other hacks like custom talking PE images or answer files. I'm really excited. Windows may become viable for me to use once again.

I'd just reinstall if I were you, especially if your os has been installed for 5 years.

A clean install is what I plan to do if nothing else works. the problem is the product key, as I mentioned before.