Okay guys, here is a tough one. I bought a my dad a laptop a few years ago and since then he stopped using his desktop. So the desktop sat for years turned off. The other day he decided he wanted the power of his desktop back (I custom built it for him for video editing) so he started to use it, but Windows update kept failing, so he brought it to me.
In the last three days, I have spent countless hours trying to figure out why windows update keeps failing. The primary problem appears to be the SP1 update. Aside from the fact that it won't update, the system runs perfect. I have tried every online guide I can find to fix the problem with no results. Here is what I have tried.
1. I have tried installing SP1 by itself from the windows update console. FAIL!
2. I have downloaded the 2Gb SP1 Update .ISO file and burned it to a DVD and tried that. FAIL!
3. I have run the Microsoft Windows Update FIX IT tool many times. CANNOT FIX ERRORS!
4. I have tried to run the System Update Readiness Tool. IT WON"T INSTALL
5. I have run the SFC SCANNOW command (As Administrator). CANNOT FIX ERRORS!
6. I have ran the Win 7 install disk and chose UPGRADE. FAIL!
7. I have followed some other guides that had me turn off services, rename file from the command prompt and then turn the services back on. FAIL!
I have tried all of this over and over again. I have tried it from regular boot. I have tried it from a Clean Boot state. I have tried it in Safe Mode and Safe Mode with Networking. I have completely uninstalled the antivirus. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK!
The problem here is this, I can't fix the problem because everything that I have tried cannot do what it's supposed to. For instance. Each time I look up the error code I get when the SP1 update fails, it takes me to a Microsoft article about fixing this problem by ruining the System Update Readiness Tool. The problem is that, the System Update Readiness Tool itself will not run. When I try to run the SFC / SCANNOW command, it says, cannot fix errors. So not only is the SP1 Update failing, the tools to fix the problems that are causing the SP1 Update to fail, are failing as well.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I have tried restoring the system countless times, even in safe mode. Nothing!
I don't know what to do. I am at my ropes end and ready to load the shotgun.
In the last three days, I have spent countless hours trying to figure out why windows update keeps failing. The primary problem appears to be the SP1 update. Aside from the fact that it won't update, the system runs perfect. I have tried every online guide I can find to fix the problem with no results. Here is what I have tried.
1. I have tried installing SP1 by itself from the windows update console. FAIL!
2. I have downloaded the 2Gb SP1 Update .ISO file and burned it to a DVD and tried that. FAIL!
3. I have run the Microsoft Windows Update FIX IT tool many times. CANNOT FIX ERRORS!
4. I have tried to run the System Update Readiness Tool. IT WON"T INSTALL
5. I have run the SFC SCANNOW command (As Administrator). CANNOT FIX ERRORS!
6. I have ran the Win 7 install disk and chose UPGRADE. FAIL!
7. I have followed some other guides that had me turn off services, rename file from the command prompt and then turn the services back on. FAIL!
I have tried all of this over and over again. I have tried it from regular boot. I have tried it from a Clean Boot state. I have tried it in Safe Mode and Safe Mode with Networking. I have completely uninstalled the antivirus. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK!
The problem here is this, I can't fix the problem because everything that I have tried cannot do what it's supposed to. For instance. Each time I look up the error code I get when the SP1 update fails, it takes me to a Microsoft article about fixing this problem by ruining the System Update Readiness Tool. The problem is that, the System Update Readiness Tool itself will not run. When I try to run the SFC / SCANNOW command, it says, cannot fix errors. So not only is the SP1 Update failing, the tools to fix the problems that are causing the SP1 Update to fail, are failing as well.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I have tried restoring the system countless times, even in safe mode. Nothing!
I don't know what to do. I am at my ropes end and ready to load the shotgun.