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Hello, new member to these forums, so hey whats up.
Well as the rest here's the issue and hopefully someone may know something. .
Vista x64 SP1 computer, boots normally but wont install updates.. (constant error 0x80071AA7) . As i tried several solutions and fixes, none of them worked as everytime the dll error was different (windowscodecs.dll, jsproxy.dll, shell32.dll and so on). A good suggestion I read in a forum was to check windowsupdate.log and find the dll file that caused the loop of not installing updates. The first dll was windowscodecs.dll, so I booted with vista recovery, chose cmd and replaced the dll with a new one. That did the trick. Rebooted, all updates installed successfully, restart now, rebooted - boom, updates failed to install reverting changes. checked again the windows log, different dll, replaced again, different dll, a process that took around 2 days. finally.. i gave up. i replaced around 12 dll's and 3-4 executables from C:\Windows\System32. As soon as they were replaced the system booted fine without problems running them and chose another dll as an error why updates cannot be installed.
So. Plan B. Lets try and install Service Pack 2. - Updates failed to install, reverting changes error 0x80071AA7.
Plan C: try safe mode install. Updates failed to install, reverting changes error 0x80071AA7. Another method: delete the softwaredistribution folder. No work.
Use sfc/scannow.. Errors were found but could not repair them.
Tried with safe mode, same.
chckdsk completed successfully no errors.. same
Uninstall SP1 - Could not unistall SP1.
Plan D: Lets try and repair windows vista x64. Wait. No repair on my windows vista sp1 disk. Tried another iso that had SP2 intergrated slipstreamed, no repair, no upgrade.
Plan E: Downloaded the Windows x64 Recovery Disc that specifically said it had Automatic System Repair as an option from http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/download-windows-vista-x64-recovery-disc//#more-558 (I downloaded x64). Burned, rebooted, Same options in repair: Startup repair (that does nothing) System Restore, windows complete pc restore, command prompt and memory diagnostics.
an evening project became the week's obsession. I do not consider formatting as an option, I'd rather wait for win7 to become rtm, rather than formatting (windows is perfectly stable everything runs perfect except the updates) so i can wait til october/november/whenember they decide to release them and upgrade hopefully without any problems.
So bottom line my question is this. any ideas as to how i can safely repair my vista without losing any data/programs/files etc? Or more importantly: Is there any other solution you may suggest so updates can be installed?
Thank you very very much for reading and any contribution will be highly appreciated.
PS: Its a long text I know. It's been a long week.
Well as the rest here's the issue and hopefully someone may know something. .
Vista x64 SP1 computer, boots normally but wont install updates.. (constant error 0x80071AA7) . As i tried several solutions and fixes, none of them worked as everytime the dll error was different (windowscodecs.dll, jsproxy.dll, shell32.dll and so on). A good suggestion I read in a forum was to check windowsupdate.log and find the dll file that caused the loop of not installing updates. The first dll was windowscodecs.dll, so I booted with vista recovery, chose cmd and replaced the dll with a new one. That did the trick. Rebooted, all updates installed successfully, restart now, rebooted - boom, updates failed to install reverting changes. checked again the windows log, different dll, replaced again, different dll, a process that took around 2 days. finally.. i gave up. i replaced around 12 dll's and 3-4 executables from C:\Windows\System32. As soon as they were replaced the system booted fine without problems running them and chose another dll as an error why updates cannot be installed.
So. Plan B. Lets try and install Service Pack 2. - Updates failed to install, reverting changes error 0x80071AA7.
Plan C: try safe mode install. Updates failed to install, reverting changes error 0x80071AA7. Another method: delete the softwaredistribution folder. No work.
Use sfc/scannow.. Errors were found but could not repair them.
Tried with safe mode, same.
chckdsk completed successfully no errors.. same
Uninstall SP1 - Could not unistall SP1.
Plan D: Lets try and repair windows vista x64. Wait. No repair on my windows vista sp1 disk. Tried another iso that had SP2 intergrated slipstreamed, no repair, no upgrade.
Plan E: Downloaded the Windows x64 Recovery Disc that specifically said it had Automatic System Repair as an option from http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/download-windows-vista-x64-recovery-disc//#more-558 (I downloaded x64). Burned, rebooted, Same options in repair: Startup repair (that does nothing) System Restore, windows complete pc restore, command prompt and memory diagnostics.
an evening project became the week's obsession. I do not consider formatting as an option, I'd rather wait for win7 to become rtm, rather than formatting (windows is perfectly stable everything runs perfect except the updates) so i can wait til october/november/whenember they decide to release them and upgrade hopefully without any problems.
So bottom line my question is this. any ideas as to how i can safely repair my vista without losing any data/programs/files etc? Or more importantly: Is there any other solution you may suggest so updates can be installed?
Thank you very very much for reading and any contribution will be highly appreciated.
PS: Its a long text I know. It's been a long week.
eh been waiting for it since the day the problems started (4-5 months ago) but yeah lets not get into detail.
