How do I repair Windows?

Greetings,
My computer had a virus two weeks ago, and now Windows Firewall isn't working. Can I repair Windows without having to reinstall it? The manual says to insert the CD, reboot, and follow the onscreen instructions, which are:
Startup Repair: no software problems found
System Restore: 3 restore points created after infection
System Image Recovery: no images available
Windows Memory Diagnostic: no hardware problems found
Command Prompt
Recovery Manager: this just runs Check Disk. No problems found.
How can I repair Windows? Option #6 (Recovery Manager) just has an option to run Check Disk.
Thanks,
Shane.
HP Pavilion dv7-4180us
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

I ran the Fix-It utility, and it found that File Sharing and Remote Assistance were turned off, but I've actually turned these off myself, and no other problems were found.
System File Checker didn't find any "integrity violations".
I downloaded X17-58997.iso and created a Windows DVD. When I booted from the disk, I was very hopeful because the second option was "repair". When the repair option ran, though, it just presented me with the first five options you see above in my first post.
Am I really missing something here? I'm sure there was a repair option in previous versions of Windows. I just can't seem to find it in Windows 7.
Thanks,
Shane.
HP Pavilion dv7-4180us
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

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