Windows updates failing

rodo · 8 Mar 2009 at 20:34

Hi guys. I'm running a fresh version of vista x64. Did fresh install of basic, then I did a manual download of SP1, then I installed my home premium upgrade CD. And today I turn on and suddenly I can't install upgrade. It will download to 11% and fail. Some pics:

Can anyone help? I don't want to have to try and reinstall vista again

MarcLister · 8 Mar 2009 at 20:36

Does this help?

http://www.windowsreference.com/win...nstall-error-80073712-through-windows-update/

Apologies if you have googled the error code and nothing you found has worked.

From http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=opera&rls=en-GB&q=80073712&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8.

rodo · 8 Mar 2009 at 20:47

Ah you misunderstand. I have SP1 installed. I installed it yesterday manually in order to get my premium upgrade installed. But it's these new updates it's telling me of that I can't install.

MarcLister · 8 Mar 2009 at 21:13

You could still try the steps? It was a high result when I googled your error code.

reflux · 8 Mar 2009 at 21:14

There isn't a V-lited version of Vista involved anywhere is there?

rodo · 8 Mar 2009 at 21:23

whats that

MarcLister · 8 Mar 2009 at 21:29

Since you don't know it, suggests you haven't used it.

It is a tool that allows you to "remove" parts of Vista by working on a copy of your Vista DVD (to HDD) and then allows you to config Vista before "rebuilding" Vista and installing Vista from that edited ISO you create.

http://vlite.net/

rodo · 8 Mar 2009 at 21:29

Looked at those instructions of original link. I can't find a pending.xml file. The windows update reinstall reinstalls but the result is the same

I notice a hidden file in the sxs folder which is called poqexec which coincidently has a couple of entries in it:
1c99f4262200492: 0, 0, 0, 0, StartTime ;
1c99f4286535918: 0, 0, 0, 0, EndTime ;

dunno if that could have anything to do with it