error 0x80073712 AGAIN

bizso

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OK, I'm pretty *** right now!

I bought my laptop brand new in September with Vista preinstalled. I tried to update the system but I couldn't because apparently Microsoft *** up Vista so bad that they didn't even bother testing it properly before the release date to see if it works at all. As we all know, Microsoft is in a monopol market position so it can treat its customers in whatever *** way it wants to.

Ok, enough of the vent.

I spent 1 week tring to figure out how I can update Vista because I kept getting error 0x80073712 all the time. It turned out that the problem was that when Microsoft released Vista, some of the system files were corrupt, and that prevented me from updating. What's more, I was also informed that I could only resolve this issue by reinstalling Vista from CD which I did not have, because I got it preinstalled on my laptop! So, there is no way I can ever get any updates?!?? Naturally, the information that I found on the Microsoft support page was a piece of **.

(The "Windows Features" dialog box is empty in Windows Vista, or you receive an error message that includes the following code when you try to use Windows Update: "0x80073712")

Nevertheless, I still did a system scan, and it didn't produce any results, just as I expected.
After one week of struggling to find a way out of the ** microsoft kindly dumped on me, I found a tweak on another forum, which finally worked!! I had gone through like 10 different solutions before but to no avail. At last, I was able to install updates!! Yay!
But guess what! About 5 days ago, a new update agent v.7.2.6001.788 was released, and I cannot install it because I KEEP GETTING ERROR 0x80073712 AGAIN!! What's more, I again can't install any updates at all!!. WHAT THE H*ELL!! I'm so sick and tired of this!! Why do i have to put up with all this **? I already spent 1 week figuring this one out, and I could download updates for almost 3 months.... It's their fault that they had the guts to release Vista with corrupt system files not mine!!

I need a solution that actually works this time, please!
 

My Computer

Let's see if we can post without all of the explicatives next time shall we. They have been removed. :sarc:

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
bizso, let's start again. Which laptop do you have? Your manufacturer would have instructions on how to make a recovery disc. Have you made a recovery disc?

You can also take your laptop back to the state it was when it left the factory, as it should have a Recovery Partition.

If all else fails, borrow a Vista Home Premium disc from someone (a friend etc) and reinstall a clean copy, use the key you have to activate.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 5920gmi notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.00GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 x 4294967296 colors
    Internet Speed
    crawl
Thanks,
Weel the thing I just wanted to avoid is reinstall Vista or return my laptop to the manufacturer. I`m thousands of miles away from where I bought it and I also need it for every day work...

I guess I have no other option...

sry for being so worked up and explicit. It`s just all the fuss that goes with this that annoys me the most. I bought a brand new computer and it isn`t working. That alone is quite frustrating as I`m not in the situation I can return it. Also, what I don`t understand is how come I was able to solve this error with the System Readiness Tool once, and then I could download updates, but now after 3 months I can`t download again because of the new Update Agent?!

I have ASUS S1GN laptop and Vista was shipped like this, with corrupt system files.
 

My Computer

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 5920gmi notebook
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.00GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 x 4294967296 colors
    Internet Speed
    crawl
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