Vista - SP1 won't install - constant BSOD

I wanted to let you know. I ran a check disk after my last reboot. Not exactly sure what it did or what it said, but it didn't say anything about corrupt files.

I am going to set a restore point to right now and try and update to Vista x64 SP1 through windows update again. Wish me luck!

SP1 Failed again. Lovely right. I think I am done trying. I might as well realize that Microsoft has beat me and sucks so much I need to just reformat. Ughh, I should so switch to Linux.

Edit: So here's my issue. I run the sfc (system file checker) and it whines and moans that there are files missing via...

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but w
as unable to fix some of them.
Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example
C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log


So I look in the log, which I have deleted after every scan so it is fresh, and search for "cannot repair". With my luck, it found nothing. So I am being told by the scan that there are errors but in the log there is nothing found...I am at a loss now of what to do. If anyone has any other suggestions I would appreciate it.

Too bad. Try the long route and search the log for the word "error". Could perhaps give an idea. For me it pointed to the Vista firewall, so I made sure it was on. Then disabled 3rd party. Don't know which made the trick. You seem to have a lot of programs. I don't know if you have prevented memory resident programs from loading during the update. Probably a good idea. Also run a checkdisk.

I ran a check disk. As well as have now talked with Microsoft. They had me uninstall my Norton Antivirus and Spybot. Still no luck, so they said they would call today and have the research team help me try and fix my issue.

That sounds good. I hope you will sort out the problems. If so, please publish the solution here

Will do. Thanks for all your suggestions.

Ok, so for the past few days I have been talking to Microsoft. So far they haven't fixed my problem. In fact, the recent situation is it won't boot. Not normally, not in safe mode, and not even boot from a CD or DVD option. I get blue screen for everything. So it's in a no boot situation. Microsoft has scheduled a call back for tomorrow so I will let you know what they say about it tomorrow. If it's even fixable at this point. Right now I am running a memory test, Memtest86 I believe, and I am going to let that go for 5 or 6 hours to see if I have bad RAM. I feel like it's a hardware issue at this point so I am looking for what it is.

Long story short, something got messed up. I have done numerous things, even more things than what Microsoft support knew how to do. I figured out how to run a check disk with a vista dvd boot even though no OS or hard drive was booted up. I learned a lot. What I learned most is that I am at a no going back situation. Nothing works, so I am going to put my hard drive into my roommates comp, back it up, and reformat my comp completely. Then immediately after, install SP1 then reinstall all of my programs. I will let you know if all goes smoothly. Also, if you are wondering how I am typing this without a comp, I have a laptop that's like 5 years old that I am using temporarily. Thanks for all your help but this one is a goner. Reformatting is the only thing left to do.

SP1 is a difficult one, no doubt about it. Let's hope this will work, you should then get a much better running computer. SP1 did a lot to improve mine, and you will now also have afresh install, that's nice. At least something in the misery.

Yes, and my roommate gave me a great idea, it's what he does. I will make a 60gb partition and have simply Vista SP1 on there. All my other programs and games will go on a separate partition with the remaining HDD. Fyi, I have a 500gb internal HDD and a 500gb external USB HD. So that way if I have a problem with my Vista files, such as a corrupt windows file which is what caused this, then I can just reformat that partition. It makes a lot of sense.