...I wont try rebuilding the software distribution folder until I hear back from you about my NOINTERFACE error image Ive posted.
Hi Visturalator:
I just wanted to back up a bit to post about this error. I don't know if this will help but I found one possible solution posted by Scott at G2G in
Vista SP2 Update Fails - "No such interface supported" Details - "Error: E_NOINTERFACE(0x80004002)" in the MS Answers forum. In that case running the command
net localgroup administrators NetworkService /ADD in an elevated command prompt with Administrator rights allowed Service Pack 2 to install correctly.
... One other thing I've failed to mention throughout all of this, is that sfc /scannow isn't working for me in windows OR after pressing F8 on bootup and entering "Repair Your Computer" mode. I repeatedly get "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation."...
The
WMI Diagnosis (WMIDiag) tool mentioned in Scott at G2G's solution might also be useful. A Vista-compatible v2.2 tool can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center <
here> and there is information about this tool in the MS TechNet article
WMIDiag 2.2 is here!. I ran an older version of WMIDiag v2.0 when I was troubleshooting a recurring WMI error logged in my Event Viewer back in 2009. This tool doesn't repair WMI errors but I found the diagnostic report was quite helpful in locating a missing file that I was able to copy and paste into the correct folder. Post back if you'd like me to look for a user guide for you if you need help interpreting the report.
I'm not sure what else to suggest at this point if you don't want to perform a factory recovery (or clean reinstall) because of your Win 7 partition and you can't run a
repair installation using the ISO you received from Ex_Brit. I doubt small tweaks to your registry or a
net localgroup Administrators command are going to be the "magic bullet" that solves all your problems.
If you need a fresh set of eyes to look at this, you might want to post your WMI Diagnosis report along with the results of your other troubleshooting steps in
BleepingComputer's Windows Crashes and Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Help and Support board. See Moderator hamluis' post <
here> with instructions for running a
MiniToolBox diagnostic and publishing a
Speccy snapshot (including the URL linking to that snapshot) in your first post. I wasted days trying to fix a Windows Update error in 2011 that was caused by the corruption of permissions in my Windows registry (many of my registry keys lost their permissions for the Administrator user group after a failed Windows Update) and the person helping me in that board was able to point me in the right direction.
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