Anil?
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Nigel
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I was having trouble with updates. So much so that I was tired of the crashes, hangs, restarts, etc. I re-formatted my drive and reinstalled Windows 7 Professional SP1 64 from my disk. Re-installed all the drivers, programmes, registered with Microsoft and got authenticated. Whoopee! Still wont update. So I decided to run the Fix It but no. Apparently it encounters a user induced break point. During the installation I did not amend or adjust any settings and therefore am innocent I tell you! Ahem, I have searched Microsoft and the internet for a solution but nothing appears to work. Anyone know of a Fix It to Fix a Fix it? When I run updates (which is why I sought help in the first place) I get error 800B0100 which does not help very much at all. Can't say I am that impressed with Microsoft at the moment but maybe someone there will be able to put that right. I pasted a screen shot of the error below but I bet its not here once I submit.
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Anil?
Are you there? Knock once for yes and twice for no!
Nigel
Hi Again, again Anil
You may recall that I reformatted my drive and reinstalled Windows to cure the updating issue, but regrettably the problem and that of User defined Break points continued. Well I did an In Place Upgrade as suggested. It failed telling me some files needed were missing or corrupt. I didn't notice an error code. I figured there was a problem with my installation disc and as I already had a download of Windows 7 I could use (win7-64-iso-x17-59186) so I burnt an ISO and ran setup from within. It failed for exactly the same reason, "cannot copy files as some files are missing or corrupt". I noted the code 0x80070241. so if we review:
Anil, you are about to demonstrate just how good you are!
Nigel
Nigel,
-Have you tried disabling anti-virus application?
I believe you have already tried possible troubleshooting steps on this issue. I would suggest you to try doing an In-place Upgrade.
An in-place upgrade is the final alternative before you have to reinstall the operating system. In-place upgrade option replaces your current version of Windows, and keeps your files, settings, and programs in place on your computer.
In order to perform in-upgrade of Windows 7, you must have a qualifying Windows operating system installed and activated. Note that you must perform the in-place upgrade process from within Windows.
Wiping your hard drive and performing a fresh installation can be a huge headache; however there's a way to repair a corrupt Windows 7 installation while keeping all your programs, personal data, and user accounts intact. With Windows 7 you can perform an in-place upgrade installation to repair a flaky existing install. Though technically designed to upgrade older Windows operating systems like Vista, the in-place upgrade installation option can also be used to repair an existing installation of Windows 7.
See:
How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2255099/en-us
Note: To be on a safer side, I would suggest you to back up all your data before performing the repair installation.
Hi again, again Anil
I managed to access the CBS log but it is miles long. I tried to past it here but my word count exceeded the 60,0000 limit. Should I be looking for anything specific? Is there another way of getting the log to you? Should milk really be green? To demonstrate that I still retain my sense of huimour in the face of this adversity a question for you. What do you call a three legged donkey?
A Wonkey!
Nigel
Hi Again Anil
Thank you for coming back to me.
Do you have a solution to this problem? This was an error I received previously before I re-installed windows and it has recurred. I had little involvement with the loading of the OS certainly I was not asked to add any break points. Refer to my original post for more information.
No doing very well are we? What do you suggest now?