Solved Restore procedure says my restore/repair USB disk is no go

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I am having problems with Win8.1. This weekend it started acting up (very slow to boot up and shutdown, and other issues). I also get an error message about files missing (one has to do with Chrome.exe, another with HP printer, and something like IPHLPAPI.DLL).
Looking at Task Manager I see there is a "LocalService (Network Restricted)" process that is use 80+% of CPU. There are four sub-items, I think it is DHCP that is the problem.

Anyway, I ran the System Restore process from Control Panel>Recovery and it says I need to install the Installation Disk or my Repair (or maybe it was "Restore") Disk. I made this disk a while back on a USB stick. So I put the USB stick in and Windows says the media is invalid or incorrect (something like that). I don't have a Win 8.1 install disk, it was a downloaded upgrade.

Now what? Maybe I should just upgrade to Win10 preview now.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HTPC: Custom built
    CPU
    intel i5-2400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-DS2H
    Memory
    16GB Corsair DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    on-board HD3000
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" LED
    Hard Drives
    eight HGTS Deskstar NAS, 3TB
    seven WD Red NAS, 3TB
    one Seagate ES.2, 1TB
    one 64GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair 750W
    Case
    Li-Lian case with SuperMicro hotswap backplane
    Cooling
    Case 4 6" fans, stock CPU cooler
    Other Info
    Two 3-Ware (LSI) model 9650SE-8LPML RAID cards.
To update: I downloaded the Win8.1 "Installation ISO" (and made a USB) following the instructions in the tutorial. When I went to the MS site to get the files, I couldn't get past the "need to type in Key" to get the files, but this site had a link that allowed a full Win8.1 download with no questions asked.
So, tonight I'll try to run the Repair process again, and this time I will have the Installation Disk (USB) so hopefully it will pull the files it needs. If not - I also downloaded Win10 x32 installation ISO (and made USB install disk) and do the upgrade.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HTPC: Custom built
    CPU
    intel i5-2400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-DS2H
    Memory
    16GB Corsair DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    on-board HD3000
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" LED
    Hard Drives
    eight HGTS Deskstar NAS, 3TB
    seven WD Red NAS, 3TB
    one Seagate ES.2, 1TB
    one 64GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair 750W
    Case
    Li-Lian case with SuperMicro hotswap backplane
    Cooling
    Case 4 6" fans, stock CPU cooler
    Other Info
    Two 3-Ware (LSI) model 9650SE-8LPML RAID cards.
The Win8.1 Installation USB stick worked.
I had to do a Refresh (and some files where pulled from the USB), and everything is running fine. I just need to reinstall some apps now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HTPC: Custom built
    CPU
    intel i5-2400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-DS2H
    Memory
    16GB Corsair DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    on-board HD3000
    Sound Card
    On-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" LED
    Hard Drives
    eight HGTS Deskstar NAS, 3TB
    seven WD Red NAS, 3TB
    one Seagate ES.2, 1TB
    one 64GB SSD
    PSU
    Corsair 750W
    Case
    Li-Lian case with SuperMicro hotswap backplane
    Cooling
    Case 4 6" fans, stock CPU cooler
    Other Info
    Two 3-Ware (LSI) model 9650SE-8LPML RAID cards.
glad you fixed your problem. This will indeed help others that may be having a similar problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K PRO
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY NVIDIA Geforce GT 630
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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