Why am I not surprised to see a problem w/Vista Sp1. MS even said with this
*patch* fixing some 300 items it may cause problems w/A/v or Spyware apps.
Even though they (MS) cause the prob. they want people to chase the AV
support people.
I would like to know how you make out w/this.
"Hetfield" <Hetfield@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Got exactly the same Vista SP1 installation problem - same error code and
> link:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101139 for details.
>
> I have tried:
> - the standalone installation but same problem
> - disabling all antivirus and antispyware applications
>
> I have followed all the resolution steps suggested on microsoft site. All
> seem ok except the final step (memtest) which returns a problem -
> suggesting
> i should reboot with vista install cd and choose the repair option. I do
> all
> that but still no luck.
>
> Any ideas anyone?
> Cheers
>
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>
>
> "edsager" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have tried to install Vista's SP1 twice and both times, my computer is
>> not
>> useable for up to 2 hours (which would be fine if the installation were
>> successful), but the end result is a nice box which tells me the
>> following:
>>
>> Installation was not successful. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was not
>> installed on your computer. Error Code: 0x80070020. See
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101139 for details.
>>
>> I went to the web address, but found no details.
>>
>> Windows Update could not install SP1 for .Net 1.1 until I uninstalled
>> .Net
>> 1.1 and then reinstalled it, so I thought that would take care of the
>> problem, but it did not. I have all the updates and am running Vista
>> Ultimate.
>>
>> Anyone else having any problems like this? Any potential solutions?
>>
>> I realize it is beta, but I would like to see how Vista can be improved.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> edsager
>>