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I have tried every way I know how to get Windows 7 SP1 to install. It fails every time. Below is what looks like the relevant contents of the CBS.Log file. If there are further details that would help or more information I can gather, I will get it.
I have downloaded the service pack and ran it from the EXE, I have installed it from Windows Update, I have ran all the 'troubleshooting' trouble shots I could find. Nothing has worked so far.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Up vote 1 down vote. If the solution by tkrabec does not solve it, download and run the SUR tool, once this is done perform a safe boot and install the downloaded SP1 exe. To Boot Clean in Windows 7 and Vista. Accessing the System Configuration Utility. Click Start, type, msconfig in the search box and press Enter. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will not install. It installs after about an hour and then on reboot starts to update then displays, 'Service Pack Update Failed, Reverting to Previous' or something like that. The log shows the installation successful and then on reboot failed. I've tried disabling my Symantec AntiVirus and I've tried both.
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It looks like the hr = 0x80070490 is an error. Which led me eventually to: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058from what I can tell there are missing components or something not setup properly, but the above links is to a 'fixit' that should take care of the problem
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If the solution by tkrabec does not solve it, download and run the SUR tool, once this is done perform a safe boot and install the downloaded SP1 exe.
To Boot Clean in Windows 7 and Vista
Accessing the System Configuration Utility
- Click Start, type, msconfig in the search box and press Enter
Configure Selective Startup options
- On the General tab, choose Selective Startup
- Uncheck Load Startup Items
- Select the Services tab
- Check Hide all Microsoft services
- Click Disable all
- Click on OK
- Click Restart.
After performing the necessary steps and installing SP1, restore your system to normal boot by doing the following:
- Click Start type msconfig in the search box and press Enter
- On the General tab, choose Normal Startup
- Click Ok
- Click Yes, when asked to restart your computer
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