Vista SP2 won't install

[philnolan3d]

This started with Windows update, it wouldn't even download, just gave me an error. I tried Safe Mode and no good, then back to normal mode and it worked! I was happy. Sp2 started installing and got through stages 1 and 2 then rebooted, got through stage 3 up to 100%, paused for a few minutes then said the service pack failed to install and it started undoing everything.

I've tried this a number of times over the past year since it was released and it has always failed. Just for disclosure's sake, I have OSX installed on another partition, but that was installed in June when the SP2 trouble started back in January, so it shouldn't be related.

This is my laptop's info:
Vista Home Prem x86, Core 2 Duo, 1.5 GHz, GeForce 8600M GS, 2GB RAM

 

[Flavius]

1.Run cmd.exe with administrative previlliges (right click on cmd.exe) as admin and type:

sfc /scannow

When it finish type in cmd.exe

findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt

on your desktop appear sfcdetails.txt file

2.Run Readiness Tool Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2
even if this tool don't solve problem it create CheckSur.log file in C:\Windows\Logs\CBS folder
3.Download firegenul Altair Technologies Ltd.
place firegenul.exe in C:\Windows\System32

next again run cmd.exe with admin previlliges and type:

firegenul

it creates report from WindowsUpdate.log and is saved to C:\Windows\System32 as FireGenReport.htm


all files sfcdetails.txt,CheckSur.log,firegenReport.htm pack to ZIP format and attache to post

 

[philnolan3d]

OK I'll do that. BTW I found the stand-alone installer and tried that. As expected it didn't work, but when finished it did give me this error code:

The link goes to this page: How to troubleshoot Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation issues

I downloaded the Readiness Tool and it took a good 15 mins or so to install, does it actually have to be run, or is that all I had to do, install it?

 

[philnolan3d]

OK I saw that it made the log file so here's the zip with the requested files.

 

[Flavius]

I'll diagnose tommorow your logs,but into in this link Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation fails with error 0x80004005

Your error relate to any hardware issues

-unplug all third party devices,if you have more than one hdd leave only master,remains unplug too.

 

[philnolan3d]

I'll diagnose tommorow your logs,but into in this link Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation fails with error 0x80004005

Your error relate to any hardware issues

-unplug all third party devices,if you have more than one hdd leave only master,remains unplug too.

When you install Vista SP2, the Vista SP2 installer must update the system boot files. If third-party disk management tools are used to "clone" disks or partitions, the SP2 installer will be unable to uniquely identify the correct system boot files.

This part of that link sounds like it might have to do with the Darwin boot loader that switches between the Vista and OSX installs. It loads OSX by default and I have to stop it and manually switch if I want Vista. I was thinking of getting rid of OSX anyway, I find it pretty useless. I'll wait for your diagnosis but if that's the case I have no problem with doing it. Thank you.

 

[Flavius]

Your logs are OK.No errors,damages in the system.It must be problem with hardware compatible as above article suggest.

Run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor - Windows 7 Forums

besides:

Pack following files:

C:\Windows\logs\cbs\CBS.log
C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log
C:\Windows\winsxs\poqexec.log (if exists)
C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.* (if exists)
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\application.evtx
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\System.evtx

and upload them to RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting

 

[philnolan3d]

Thanks I got those zipped up. I have a Dropbox account that I like to use for this stuff. Here's a link to the files: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3083393/sp2_reports_more.zip

 

[Flavius]

I diagnosed your logs.Interesting is only your setupapi.dev.log - I attached here filtered log: View attachment Dev3a.txt

the most interesting in this log are repeated many times these lines:

!!! inf: Exported function 'DllRegisterServer' in OLE Control 'C:\Windows\system32\nvsvsr.dll' not found.
!!! inf: Error 127: The specified procedure could not be found.
!!! inf: Failed to register OLE server 'C:\Windows\system32\nvsvsr.dll'.

google about this driver nvsvsr.dll File Diagnosis Information - Spyware Cease - Anti Spyware Made Easy. Free Spyware Scan

In my opinion you have to update or uninstall these NVIDIA drivers

Another suspicious things are these things:

cci: PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4311&SUBSYS_1363103C&REV_01\4&84DF27F&0&00E3: (loading external data) Error 0x800F020B opening pci\ven_8086&dev_1092 instance key
cci: !!! NCI: Removing PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1092&SUBSYS_30B2103C&REV_02\4&1753FBD&0&40F0 from core because its external data is missing
cci: !!! NCI: (loading external data) Error 0x800F020B opening pci\ven_14e4&dev_4311&rev_01 instance key
cci: !!! NCI: Removing PCI\VEN_14E4&DEV_4311&SUBSYS_1363103C&REV_01\4&84DF27F&0&00E3 from core because its external data is missing
!!! flq: Error installing file (0x00000002)
!!! flq: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

It would be any problems with network adapter or bluetooth...

 

[philnolan3d]

Interesting I'll look into updates for that driver. I know they just added CUDA support when I installed that driver, perhaps something was still buggy. If not an update, maybe I can jsut uninstall it, update SP2, then install it again. I don't know about the network adapter but that laptop has no bluetooth.

Since you've been so helpful with this problem how would you like to take a look at a thread on my other computer, that thread is actually much more dire than this one.
http://www.vistax64.com/general-discussion/261887-10-second-freezes.html

Thanks!

 

[doboljaya]

hi.....I have the same problem...Error:REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG(0x80040154).....here I attacht the file....

 

[Flavius]

Next time please create new thread,it make unmess in contests 80040154

1.You have another error message
2.Even if you also had the same error as @philnolan (80004005) each case is individual

Back to your question:

Readiness Tool reported it found one error and already fixed.
Maybe you have luck and will be enough to install it reset WU components in aggressive mode How do I reset Windows Update components? and try install service packs standalone versions in safe mode http://www.vistax64.com/windows-updates/229199-download-available-standalone-vista-sp2.html

Your *.nfo file is empty! .Log is corrupted or you have disabled (or corrupted) Plug & Play service.

If it fail too When I'll have following questions:


1.Can you open device manager (devmgmt.msc) and can you see devices in that?
2.Can you open services.msc and can see all services ?
3.Can you run event viewer ?
4.Can you run task scheduler ?

More details I need:

Run cmd.exe with administrative previlliges (right click on cmd.exe as admin)
and type:

del C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\*.*
sfc /scannow
fsutil resource setautoreset true C:\

+restart computer

after restarting do following things:

1.Again run Readiness Tool
2.Prepare log from VistaForumSysInfoTool (select all) http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/176785-vistaforums-sysinfo-tool.html
3.Run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor - Windows 7 Forums

4.Pack log from VistaSysInfo (point 2) besides pack also files from following locations

C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\*.*
C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log
C:\Windows\winsxs\poqexec.log (if exists)
C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.* (if exists)
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\application.evtx
C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs\System.evtx

and upload them to RapidShare: 1-CLICK Web hosting - Easy Filehosting