Hey everyone this is driving me crazy!! Vista keeps trying to install new updates but they wont install i have tried just about everything...I tried to just download them straight from microsoft but same thing it installes then config, config, config, config!!!! But thats it i have posted the error log below, hope someone can help..Cheers.. Update for Windows Vista (KB938371) Installation date: ý14/ý02/ý2008 9:17 PM Installation status: Failed Error details: Code 800705B4 Update type: Important Install this update to enable future updates to install successfully on all editions of Windows Vista. This update may be required before selected future updates can be installed. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Once you have installed this item, it cannot be removed.[/color]More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938371 Help and Support: http://support.microsoft.com
I'm not aware (and can't find) any mention of a scheduled vista update release. This could be malware exploiting the M$ update procedure.. Don't know and don't really care as it just proves once again that vista is a hopeless POS made by an inept and greedy business.
Look i understand that vista is no good but i am stuck with it as the laptop i bought came with it...i asked for help on this site not to be made a fool of!!! If you know wat is going to help then please do dont say you dont care because that just shows that you dont have a clue! either help or keep your opinions to yourself senior....Thanks for nothing
go to microsoft help and support site.you can email a tech support guy and they can help.went thru it with win xp.it entailed re-registering my windows update dll.not sure if that applies to you but they were very prompt and helpfull to me.
Yeah.. You own this vista so you are entitled to support from M$ It's a new fault to me, and I must see 20 messed up vista machines a week now, but not with a failed update problem. Did this machine come with norton internet (in)security installed? It may be that blocking M$ updates because it's IMHO overly paranoid. There should be a way to whitelist M$ updates so they work.. I don't se why they should fail anyway unless M$ have a server problem or your firewall has blocked some core component. Sorry you don't like my professional opinion of vista, the only way people can hope to get M$ to drop this lemon and release something that works is by refusing to buy it and complaining every time it gets in the way or breaks.. It worked with ME and will work again.. I would still run anti virus/anti spyware apps as a general precaution, just to be sure some nasty hasn't installed itself and is trying to download more of it's friends.
varnull,apparently you got your wish.an new operating system is in the works.untill then vista is a reallity.chill man.
From the following post: http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/Windows/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/2008-02/msg00625.html "Having failed 3 times to install KB938371 I succesfully did the following Go to 'Download details: Update for Windows Vista (KB938371)' (http://tinyurl.com/2e9vle) Download standalones KB937267-x86.msu and KB938371-x86.msu Disable UAC, Anti-virus, Windows firewall and disconnect from internet Install KB937267 (no reboot required) then KB938371 reboot and it succesfully installs without multi bootups."
