Windows 8.1 installation error 0x80004005

Anonymous
2013-10-17T19:35:19+00:00

I tried to update my Win8 Pro via the Win8 Store and it downloaded, proceeded to Applying Changes > Gathering info > Preparing to restart

and than : error 0x80004005; install cancelled.

No explanation why it did not do the restart. I tried it several times because initially I started everything while continuing work in a desktop application. Than I tried it with a restart w/o desktop. Same result.

So I am stuck with Win8 until there is a solution that does not require a clean install where I have to re-install all my software again. No way...

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T15:36:36+00:00

    Thanks harryglan.

    Unfortunately I don't know how to make the changes in the disk partition utility to make the 119gb drive have the bootloader instead of the system partition it's on now. I'll keep researching.

    Thanks again

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T15:29:29+00:00

    Hi, from what I've gathered the Win 8 boot partition needs to be the first partition on the drive and marked as active.  It also need to be the partition with the boot loader on it and the one you initially boot from.  I think the problem is that the 8.1 App needs to be able to reboot from the Win8 partition to complete the install.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T14:21:58+00:00

    You might be on to something. Just to clarify.

    I have a120gb SSD with a 100mb system partition which is currently the active partition with the bootloader. Then a 119gb partition with the OS on it.

    If I were to mark the 119gb partition active and reboot the PC wouldn't find the bootloader. Are you saying mark the 199gb partition active and then run the Win 8.1 upgrade without rebooting?

    And thanks for the lead on this problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T12:36:30+00:00

    OK I finally got the Win 8.1 App to install..  I dual boot between win7 and Win 8, with Win7 being the master boot disk.  Apparently, the Win 8.1 upgrade App doesn't like this.  I found a steer to my fix on the link below, for which I will be eternally grateful.  In summary, your Win8 partition must be Active and the main boot partition..  I disconnected my Win7 disk and a supplementary data disk and the installation worked like a charm.  The setuperr.log gives no useful information related to this problem.  Hopefully some of you will find this useful.

    http://superuser.com/questions/661890/windows-8-1-install-error-0x80070002

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-10-21T09:23:08+00:00

    So after all that it is till not updating!

    I also spent a few days with the 7 to 8 upgrade when 8 was released without much luck!

    This time I am sitting and waiting till MS or someone on the Forum finds the solution!

    Can you imagine the millions of man-days that is being wasted around the globe?

    Luckely the failure fails back to a runable Windows 8 machine but still, very poor show indeed!

    Patience seems to be a virtue!

    :(

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