Thanks for your post above Noel. There were a few things I didn't know.

In the end, if reinstalling windows is a cause, taking an image backup immediately after your software is loaded is a great time saver for any future needs to bring Windows back to the way it was upon a fresh install. I use Acronis or AOMEI. AOMEI may not be able to create a rescue disk with Win 7 but since it is free there is no risk trying. I created a rescue disk in Win 10 and it is readable in Win 7 and they say it will work to bring back my images.

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