Unable to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2
#1
Posted 25 July 2011 - 08:43 PM
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#2
Posted 25 July 2011 - 10:39 PM
Microsoft update support for Vista with only SP1 finished a week or so ago, which might explain your download problems.
Error CO_E_SERVER_EXEC_FAILURE(0x80080005
What causes 0x80080005 error?
The 0x80080005 error may be caused by windows system files damage. The corrupted system files entries can be a real threat to the well being of your computer.
There can be many events which may have resulted in the system files errors. An incomplete installation, an incomplete uninstall, improper deletion of applications or hardware. It can also be caused if your computer is recovered from a virus or adware/spyware attack or by an improper shutdown of the computer. All the above actives may result in the deletion or corruption of the entries in the windows system files. This corrupted system file will lead to the missing and wrongly linked information and files needed for the proper working of the application.
1) Start your computer and log on as an administrator.
2) Click the Start button and type into the search box "Restore my computer to an earlier time"
3)Click on the entry in the window that opens ( "Restore my computer to an earlier time")
4) Click on "Open system Restore"
5) Pick a restore point that was before your problem downloads and restore to that point.
Your computer will reboot and you should be left with Vista SP1
Let us know if your PC is still not working OK.
You need to install SP2 before any other installs as there is Windows update support for Vista with SP2.
SP2 is available as a separate download that you can download to your desktop from here
See how you go.
Cheers,
Lee
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#3
Posted 27 July 2011 - 08:04 PM
#4
Posted 28 July 2011 - 12:42 AM
Open Start menu / right-click on Computer / click Properties.
This will open System dialog box that will show basic information about your computer. On the left sidebar, under See also heading, you will find Windows Update. Clicking it will bring you to the Windows Update dialog box, now on the left sidebar click on Change Settings. You will now see a window that will look like this.
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Choose "never check for updates" (for the moment)
When everything is sorted out, change that to "check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them"
Time to get rid of your SP updates if you have any in "add and remove programs" or try restore point before SP1 if you have one.
If successful, download SP1 seperately to your desktop from here and install and re-boot. Then download SP2 and install that.
Defrag you PC.
See how you go.
Cheers,
Lee
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#5
Posted 31 July 2011 - 05:42 PM
#6
Posted 31 July 2011 - 05:45 PM
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#7
Posted 31 July 2011 - 08:28 PM
#8
Posted 31 July 2011 - 10:32 PM
There are two solutions there but the 2nd one (below) sounds better than the 1st. (a System Restore by Vista disk or Recovery disk), It looks like a real winner.
1. Insert your Vista Media into your dirve and boot from it.
2. Select "Repair your Computer" from the list.
3. Select "Command Prompt" from the recovery choices.
4. At the command prompt change your directory to C:WindowsWinSxS
5. Type: del pending.xml
6. Exit and reboot
This will fix all Windows update reboot loops and does not require you to restore your PC to and earlier state.
Here is another link on the problem Vista Home Premium SP1 Infinite Reboot Loop, Windows Restore inaccessible
If you do not have a Vista install CD or at least a Recovery disk to perform a System Restore, Puppy Linux is the next step (I'll explain how to download and use that if needed) where you can boot up with Puppy then go in and delete the file pending.xml in the folder windowsWinSXS in the drive with vista on it.
See how you go.
Cheers,
Lee
Edited by Lee, 01 August 2011 - 02:01 AM.
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#9
Posted 03 August 2011 - 04:20 PM
Edited by kalshady, 03 August 2011 - 04:38 PM.
#10
Posted 03 August 2011 - 05:15 PM
Dell Re installation dvd will repair Vista?
Also.
Windows Vista Repair Options
Cheers,
Lee
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Posted 03 August 2011 - 05:38 PM
#12
Posted 03 August 2011 - 06:49 PM
Your disk is one of the above it seems.
You need to make a Bootable Vista Repair Disk to do a Startup Repair or System Restore.
To burn the disk from the ISO Vista repair disk image, use ImgBurn. How to create the disk with ImgBurn
can be found here.
See how you go.
Cheers,
Lee
Edited by Lee, 03 August 2011 - 06:50 PM.
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#13
Posted 03 August 2011 - 09:44 PM
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#14
Posted 06 August 2011 - 02:56 PM
#15
Posted 06 August 2011 - 04:14 PM
chkdsk /r
sfc /scannow
Note the space before the stroke in both commands.
Hope we have some luck,
Lee
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