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08-06-2008
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| | Update Configuration Error Recently, upon shutting down my laptop for the day (Windows Vista Home Basic T2080-on Toshiba) updates were installed as usual. However, two days later when I turned my laptop back on and it began configuring the updates at start up, a serious and ongoing error occurred. Reaching stage 3 of 3, the configuration froze at 63% and has remained there for almost an entire week! I tried shutting down and restarting but I cannot access the demand or log in for that matter. I even tried, in desperation, to take the battery out and try to restart it in hopes of fixing it but it still returns to the same thing. I don't know what to do and I really need my laptop back up for work ASAP!! Thanks for any help offered, EA |
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08-06-2008
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| | Re: Update Configuration Error Can you, by repeatedly pressing the F8 key about once per second, get a Startup Menu? If so, choose Safe Mode and do a System Restore. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Ed Autumn" <Ed Autumn@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CF37F952-F6D3-4B66-96B7-9DEAB89F79AF@xxxxxx Quote: > Recently, upon shutting down my laptop for the day (Windows Vista Home > Basic > T2080-on Toshiba) updates were installed as usual. However, two days later > when I turned my laptop back on and it began configuring the updates at > start > up, a serious and ongoing error occurred. Reaching stage 3 of 3, the > configuration froze at 63% and has remained there for almost an entire > week! > I tried shutting down and restarting but I cannot access the demand or log > in > for that matter. I even tried, in desperation, to take the battery out and > try to restart it in hopes of fixing it but it still returns to the same > thing. > > I don't know what to do and I really need my laptop back up for work > ASAP!! > > Thanks for any help offered, > EA |
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08-06-2008
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| | Re: Update Configuration Error No  It's only showing that it is configuring and responds to no commands.It's the configuration screen shown before the start up process is even complete; before it even shows a log in screen. EA "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: Quote: > Can you, by repeatedly pressing the F8 key about once per second, get a > Startup Menu? If so, choose Safe Mode and do a System Restore. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Ed Autumn" <Ed Autumn@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:CF37F952-F6D3-4B66-96B7-9DEAB89F79AF@xxxxxx Quote: > > Recently, upon shutting down my laptop for the day (Windows Vista Home > > Basic > > T2080-on Toshiba) updates were installed as usual. However, two days later > > when I turned my laptop back on and it began configuring the updates at > > start > > up, a serious and ongoing error occurred. Reaching stage 3 of 3, the > > configuration froze at 63% and has remained there for almost an entire > > week! > > I tried shutting down and restarting but I cannot access the demand or log > > in > > for that matter. I even tried, in desperation, to take the battery out and > > try to restart it in hopes of fixing it but it still returns to the same > > thing. > > > > I don't know what to do and I really need my laptop back up for work > > ASAP!! > > > > Thanks for any help offered, > > EA > > |
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08-06-2008
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| | Re: Update Configuration Error May not be the same Update, but it should be the same fix. Then again, it also implies that F8 should work to get to Safe Mode. What do you have for installation media? A Vista DVD or what? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358/en-us -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Ed Autumn" <EdAutumn@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4D1F864E-9701-48DE-896F-FA64D851EF99@xxxxxx Quote: > No It's only showing that it is configuring and responds to no> commands. > It's the configuration screen shown before the start up process is even > complete; before it even shows a log in screen. > > EA > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > Quote: >> Can you, by repeatedly pressing the F8 key about once per second, get a >> Startup Menu? If so, choose Safe Mode and do a System Restore. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Ed Autumn" <Ed Autumn@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:CF37F952-F6D3-4B66-96B7-9DEAB89F79AF@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Recently, upon shutting down my laptop for the day (Windows Vista Home >> > Basic >> > T2080-on Toshiba) updates were installed as usual. However, two days >> > later >> > when I turned my laptop back on and it began configuring the updates at >> > start >> > up, a serious and ongoing error occurred. Reaching stage 3 of 3, the >> > configuration froze at 63% and has remained there for almost an entire >> > week! >> > I tried shutting down and restarting but I cannot access the demand or >> > log >> > in >> > for that matter. I even tried, in desperation, to take the battery out >> > and >> > try to restart it in hopes of fixing it but it still returns to the >> > same >> > thing. >> > >> > I don't know what to do and I really need my laptop back up for work >> > ASAP!! >> > >> > Thanks for any help offered, >> > EA >> >> |
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