Do you have SP1 installed? It is a requirement. Download: Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465) - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details

Have you tried the full download?

Originally Posted by BasW

The system window gives the message that SP1 has installed.

I'm not following that statement.

Try this: System Files - SFC Command

Follow all the steps including the log extraction.

Originally Posted by BasW

Thank you for the information. I'm afraid that the problems are affected by a dying HD. Every time I run checks, new files are corrupted. It's much more than only the manifests. At this moment the HD is spinning and ticking for a long time, not what I like to hear.

I'll replace the HD with a spare one and install the OS again.

Thank you both for your time and help!

Hi Bas,

Well, I had no luck sourcing your last manifest. I'm slowly building up a collection of all of the MS updates for every product, but I'm yet to extract them all, so I didn't have a chance to find yours.

I'm sorry to hear that it's a hardware fault, I hope you haven't lost any important files!

You're more than welcome for the help, I learned a lot in this thread so I'm happy

Tom