Vista SP1 won't install.

[MrPyle]

First, let me clarify, I do this stuff every day, all day. But I am almost out of ideas. So here I am, seeking a fresh set of eyes and ideas.

I have here, what was an XP machine. Following the upgrade path to Windows 7, I've upgraded to Vista Home first. And now that Vista is on it, I've been trying to get SP1 installed so that I can upgrade it to Windows 7. Clean install is not an option. We're trying to maintain all of the currently installed programs.

I have attempted SP1 install from Windows Updates, which says successful, but it is not. I've downloaded the stand alone and tried that, which gets to Stage 3 of 3 100% and then reverts. I've found many suggestions online, of which none have panned out. SURT finds no problems.

Attached is a zip file containing a few logs (cbs, surt, wu). Anyone here game at helping figure this out?

 

[Vistaar]

Clean install is not an option. We're trying to maintain all of the currently installed programs.

In that case my advice is to stick with XP. In-place upgrades from Vista to Windows 7 nearly always fail in any case, and it certainly does not bode well that the Vista SP1 standalone installer (which has no prerequisites) is failing. Edit: If you're including a CBS log, your Vista media must be corrupt.

 

[townsbg]

I didn't know that you could upgrade from XP to vista. Have you turned off antivirus? Have you tried google?

Stage 3 100% then removes Service Pack

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SP1 on stage 3 100% then reverts???

I have tried to install service pack 1 five times with the same out come each and ever time. I've done the drivers and I think that they are signed and the updates are up to date. I have checked their history and the ones that did not install or were canceled have been reinstalled. There is no...

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[SOLVED] SP1: Setup did not complete. Reverting changes.

Hey all, I have an issue with Vista SP1 installing (No seriously! Nobody else having the issue, right??). It gets through 100% of stage 3 of 3, then...

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VISTA SP1 Update completes 100% but then fails and reverts

On 7/12/08 Windows Update decided to apply SP1 to my VISTA Home Premium installation (on Dell Dimension E520). After a couple of hours everything seemed complete (Step 3 of 3 100%). The process hung for about 15 mins, then said, Service Pack did not install. Reverting changes. Another hour or...

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[MrPyle]

In that case my advice is to stick with XP. In-place upgrades from Vista to Windows 7 nearly always fail in any case, and it certainly does not bode well that the Vista SP1 standalone installer (which has no prerequisites) is failing. Edit: If you're including a CBS log, your Vista media must be corrupt.

Too late for that. Already upgraded to Vista. I've been in the repair business for 18+ years now. And have done many XP - Vista - 7 upgrades without fail or issues. This particular one has just gotten the better of me.

I didn't know that you could upgrade from XP to vista. Have you turned off antivirus? Have you tried google?

Stage 3 100% then removes Service Pack

social.technet.microsoft.com

SP1 on stage 3 100% then reverts???

I have tried to install service pack 1 five times with the same out come each and ever time. I've done the drivers and I think that they are signed and the updates are up to date. I have checked their history and the ones that did not install or were canceled have been reinstalled. There is no...

www.vistax64.com

[SOLVED] SP1: Setup did not complete. Reverting changes.

Hey all, I have an issue with Vista SP1 installing (No seriously! Nobody else having the issue, right??). It gets through 100% of stage 3 of 3, then...

www.vistaforums.com

VISTA SP1 Update completes 100% but then fails and reverts

On 7/12/08 Windows Update decided to apply SP1 to my VISTA Home Premium installation (on Dell Dimension E520). After a couple of hours everything seemed complete (Step 3 of 3 100%). The process hung for about 15 mins, then said, Service Pack did not install. Reverting changes. Another hour or...

www.dell.com

I've been all over Google. There are a few reasons and solutions for the revert at 100%. But none I have found apply to this. In the CBS log you can see this -

2019-08-12 09:52:35, Info CBS PA-RA: PAC dependent packages found...begin PAC processing
2019-08-12 09:52:35, Info CBS Session: 30757141:842037366 initialized.
2019-08-12 09:52:35, Info CBS PA: Failed reading previous hrResult from registry. hr: 0x80070002
2019-08-12 09:52:38, Info CBS PA: Checking Dependent Package 0: Package_for_KB937287~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.18000
2019-08-12 09:52:38, Info CBS PA: Checking Dependent Package 1: KB937954~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.18000
2019-08-12 09:52:38, Info CBS PA: Checking Dependent Package 2: Package_for_KB935509~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.1.9
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Info CBS PA: Checking Dependent Package 3: Package_for_KB938371~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.27
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Error CBS PA: Dependent Package is not succesfully installed: Package_for_KB938371~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.2.27. hr: 0x0
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Error CBS PA: Failed in Checking Dependency Chain. hr: 0x800f082c
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Error CBS PA: Clearing the Dependency list on failure hr: 0x800f082c
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Error CBS PA: Clearing the Package Identity list on failure hr: 0x800f082c
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Error CBS PA: Failed to install pending packages. hr: 0x800f082c
2019-08-12 09:52:39, Error CBS PA: Failed PAC processing. hr: 0x800f082c


KB938371 appears to maybe be the culprit. So I've attempted to reinstall it. But then get a message that it does not apply. So after a few registry changes pertaining to this KB, I was able to get it to reinstall. But, SP1 still fails and the same error persists in the CBS log.

 

[Vistaar]

Too late for that. Already upgraded to Vista. I've been in the repair business for 18+ years now. And have done many XP - Vista - 7 upgrades...

You mean you didn't make an image of the XP system with software so irreplaceable that "clean install is not an option"?

 

[MrPyle]

You mean you didn't make an image of the XP system with software so irreplaceable that "clean install is not an option"?

I have a mirror copy of the original drive. Clean install is not an option because the customer has a lot of software installed. Upgrading allows him to keep his software. Some of it he can replace, some of it he can not. I'm in the process of a clean install of Vista to another machine, updating it to the point that SP1 would be the next update. Then I'm going through manually to compare files and registry entries. Long process, but maybe I'll find something amiss. My reason for posting here, is mostly for fresh ideas. Sometimes when working a problem for too long, you get tunnel vision lol.

 

[wither 3]

You can get a Vista ISO which includes SP2 from EX_Brit if that would help.

 

[townsbg]

The log references an update. I would try manually installing it. Download Update for Windows Vista (KB938371) from Official Microsoft Download Center

 

[Vistaar]

I wouldn't have checked for updates at all because the SP1 standalone installer has no prerequisites.

 

[MrPyle]

The log references an update. I would try manually installing it. Download Update for Windows Vista (KB938371) from Official Microsoft Download Center

That's the update that is already installed, and can not be uninstalled through normal means. I see where CBS log indicates it's not successfully installed during sp1 install. I've already attempted a stand alone install of it, says its not needed. So I changed the install state in the registry, and was able to get it to install again. But same error in the cbs log when installing sp1. Stage 3 of 3 100% and reverts.

 

[SIW2]

Simpler to go from XP to win7 as outlined here:

Step-By-Step: How To "Upgrade" from Windows XP to Windows 7

You've likely heard that you can't straight upgrade from Windows XP to Windows ...

www.hanselman.com

 

[MrPyle]

Simpler to go from XP to win7 as outlined here:

Step-By-Step: How To "Upgrade" from Windows XP to Windows 7

You've likely heard that you can't straight upgrade from Windows XP to Windows ...

www.hanselman.com

Great for migrating user data and settings. Unfortunately it doesn't migrate your programs.