Vista SP1 fails to install ...

Han

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Mar 30, 2008, 11:15:53 AM3/30/08

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I looked for solutions to the problem but have not yet found anything
that helps, although I have tried a whole bunch of things.

System:
Acer 3680 laptop with 2 GB RAM, Celeron 520 @ 1.6 GHz
Vista Home Basic with all patches except SP1
Windows Firewall
AVG free 7.5
SUPERAntispyware
Firefox
IE7
Office 2003
Acrobat 8 standard
Eudora paid 7.1.0.9
Bunch of oter software

Whenever I try to install Vista SP1 an error pops up, usually very soon,
KB 947266 error code 800B0100
The KB article suggests among other things to run (command prompt)
sfc /scannow
This aborts at 57% with the message "Windows Resource Protec tion could
not perform requested operation. This occurs also in safe mode without
running all the folderol that normally starts with windows.

Any suggestions appreciated!

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Han
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Mar 30, 2008, 1:26:16 PM3/30/08

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Feel free to review these earlier threads about that error:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/search?hl=en&q=800B0100+%2B+mvp&start=0&scoring=d&hl=en
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Unlimited installation and compatibility support for Vista SP1 is available
at no charge through 18 Mar-09
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&x=8&y=7&prid=11274&gprid=500921
<=US-specific page

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - Things to Know Before You Download:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb968859.aspx

Windows Vista Help: Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1):
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/Help/133c8953-c9cd-4fa5-8883-03e91bb6f2021033.mspx
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Han

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Mar 30, 2008, 5:34:26 PM3/30/08

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Thanks for your reply, PA Bear!

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABe...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:#yNcs0ok...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

> Feel free to review these earlier threads about that error:
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/search?hl
> =en&q=800B0100+%2B+mvp&start=0&scoring=d&hl=en

I have perused these discussions, and have not found anything that helped
me. Sorry!

> ================================
> Unlimited installation and
> compatibility support for Vista SP1 is available at no charge through
> 18 Mar-09
> https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&x=8&y=7&prid=11
> 274&gprid=500921 <=US-specific page

I mighthave to try this, since no other suggestions seem to apply. I
have been hesitant to because of other experiences (mainly from Verizon
tech support).

> Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - Things to Know Before You Download:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb968859.aspx

Does not seem to apply. There were 2 things that might have applied -
not enough disk space, but I cloned my laptop drive to a bigger one, and
now there is more than plenty space. (I also use PerfectDisk 2008 to
defrag). I also had a driver problem with the ethernet controller and/or
the wireless system on this Acer 3680-2633 with a Marvell Yukon ethernet
controller. However, that also seems to have been fixed now, and the
error persists. I don't know how to flush out logs, temp files and other
things left over from updates etc.

> Windows Vista Help: Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1
> (SP1):
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/Help/133c8953-c9cd-4fa5-
> 8883-03e91bb6f2021033.mspx

Does not apply to my case.

Thanks for trying to help!