Latest Vista Update stuck in Stage 3/restart loop

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I have Vista Business system on a Toshiba notebook, latest Service Pack and with all updates. It was fully functional when i last shut it down. I just booted it up to find the Stage 3 page of a Windows update. 0% progress shown, then it restarts, and opens at the same page again. Stuck in this loop. Have tried using F8 to get last good installation, and to stop auto restart, without success, it just keeps returning to the Stage 3 page and reboots. Tried Systems Repair which offered a System Restore, but that wouldn't start. System Repair now just keeps showing progress (for 3/4 hour) without any HD activity. I shut it down and it still restarts at same Stage 3 page.

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Configuring updates stage 3 of 3. 0% complete

Road Map:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358

Use the System Recovery options to rename the Pending.xml file and edit

the registry:

On the System Recovery Options page, click Command Prompt.

Type cd C:\windows\winsxs, and then press ENTER.

Type ren pending.xml pending.old, and then press ENTER.

Type regedit, and then press ENTER.

Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

On the File menu, click Load Hive.

Locate the following folder:

C:\windows\system32\config\components

When you are prompted for a name, type Offline_Components.

In Registry Editor, locate and then delete the following registry

subkey:

HLKM\Offline Components\AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving

HKLM\Offline Components\PendingXmlIdentifier

Exit Registry Editor:

At the command prompt, type exit to exit Registry Editor.

Press ENTER.

Click Restart.

Kindly reply to me if the steps worked.

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Anonymous

2009-11-23T07:20:03+00:00

Use System Restore

How to Do a System Restore in Vista

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

Rob - Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.
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Anonymous

2009-11-23T07:08:51+00:00

and i actually did a blunder i guess. I deleted the now created Offline_Components. It partially deleted some of its keys. and it says it cannot delete it cause access is denied. though now i am sure i wasnt supposed to delete this. Please help as soon as u can. please.
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Anonymous

2009-11-23T07:08:24+00:00

Sammy make a Restore Point

How to Create a System Restore Point in Vista

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76332-system-restore-point-create.html

How to Do a System Restore in Vista

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

Also Right Click on those Keys and EXPORT - name them something you can remember.

Then you can Delete the keys.

In this KB article at the end there are now files to install to prevent this from happening - both

32 and 64 bit versions.

The update is not installed successfully, you receive a message, and the computer restarts when you try to

install an update in Windows Vista and Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358

Hope this helps.

Rob - Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.
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Anonymous

2009-11-23T06:58:56+00:00

Ok, i got the problem,

Instead of opening Components from config, i opened COMPONENTS.SAV

now what?

should i delete the now created Offline_Components and do this again?
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