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A few days ago i noticed an update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. I tried to install it today, it worked fine right up to the moment it asks to reboot the computer. Then after rebooting it starts up as normal update procedure however as it gets to 99% on Configuring Service Pack, it fails and I am left stuck at "Failure Configuring Service Pack, reverting changes. Please do not turn off your computer" for over 10 minutes then shuts down. Then on Bootup i notice nothing has changed and the same thing repeats. Please Help
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Ok guys after weeks of not replying back after i forgot bout this question, i have managed to get it working, but that was a few months after my laptop broke in which i had to reset to factory settings, which reset all the system updates done to the laptop, then when i tried installing IE 9 and Windows 7 service pack 1 they both succeeded without issues. Guess the whole problem the entire time was a faulty update
I was having a similar problem, and spent over a week trying the various suggestions that I've come across. Finally, I tried doing an "upgrade" of Windows from the Windows 7 DVD... apparently this resets all system files, registry, update components, etc. to the stock stake -- but all of your applications and files will be preserved. That did the trick for me, though it did take 5-6 hours to complete. I had to reinstall all of the Windows updates, some of my device drivers and a few apps that install drivers, but that was no big deal compared to the hassle of trying to get SP1 to install. To boot, it allowed me to install all the drivers for my multifunction printer, which I wasn't able to do beforehand.
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Amit, that sounds like it would be correct (then again, what do I know).
Software Protection Service is running, and my antivirus is avast! which didn't impede the installation that worked before, and I did run the System Update Readiness Tool when it failed to configure.
So far, none of those have proven successful, though I can entirely (temporarily) disable avast! to see if that helps.
What keys are impeding the installation? I may just modify permissions to allow system access, of course after I make a backup of the registry and system.
Hi thefowles1,
Based on your logs, it appears that either a registry key or a file does not have the correct set of permissions thereby causing the operation to fail. There isn't a straightforward solution but I recommend you try these before attempting SP Install:
Thanks,
Amit P [MSFT]
