Re: Windows Update fails on multiple items with Code 800719E4

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

I feel the same regarding re-installing Vista, it will take days. For now
I think I'll wait and see. I believe the security threat is not too high so
far.
Microsoft people know about this issue and
hopefully one day they'll fix it. Not many people experience this
problem so unfortunately the pressure for them is not too high.

The Microsoft guy I talked to mentioned that the root of the problem
can be in a hardware component of my computer, which is old. Judging
by the fact that your computer was upgraded from XP it’s not new either.
Do you mind if we compare hardware configurations? It may help us
to figure out the faulty driver or something. Just let me know if you have
the same hardware components.

My computer:
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
CPU: Athlon 64 3200
Video: ATI Radeon X550 PCI-E
HDDs: 1 IDE and 1 S-ATA, both Western Digital
CD/DVDs: LG 4163B IDE, plus virtual CD CloneDrive
Bluetooth USB dongle Toshiba
Network: Marvell Yukon (build-in)
Printer: HP LaserJet 1012 USB

SLS


"Brandon Staggs" wrote:

"SLS" wrote on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:08:20 -0700:

Suggestion 3: Uninstall Windows Vista SP1
4. Highlight Windows Vista SP1 and click Uninstall.

Suggestion 4: In-Place upgrade

Unfortunately I can't do this -- I already tried. My Vista
installation was an upgrade from XP Pro, but I installed from an SP1
slipstreamed Vista DVD. So the service pack item does not allow for
an uninstall, and the DVD won't do an in-place upgrade (says it has to
be an older version).

If there is a way to force the in-place upgrade, I'd try it.

I'm afraid I am going to have to wipe & install fresh. I hate even
the thought of it -- my machine is well-oiled except for this WU issue
and works fine otherwise, with tons of stuff that I have "just so" and
use daily in my business. It would take weeks to get it back to where
it is. The funny thing is that if I had a catastrophic drive failure
I could be back in business in a few hours thanks to True Image, but
fixing a nagging upgrade error will take days!

I don't use IE much at all, so I am not concerned about the IE update.
I am concerned that an "important" Windows security update isn't
installing, though.

--
Brandon Staggs
http://www.swordsearcher.com
http://www.studylamp.com
http://www.brandonstaggs.com

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Activation Error 0xC004F061
    ... Both XP and Vista are legal copies and I have the digital reciepts. ... >>> hosed because I did what the upgrade told me I needed to do? ... >>> unable to upgrade from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista Home Premium? ... >>>> If you want to migrate data and settings from the XP installation ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup)
  • Re: Vista Installation
    ... If you can boot an XP installation CD and cannot boot from a Vista installation DVD then I suspect that the problem may be with DVD head in the combo CD/DVD drive. ... >>> home premium using the upgrade version. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup)
  • Re: Vista Ultimate would not allow upgrade due to Service Pack
    ... My Vista Home Premium is in Hebrew (installed particularly so I could upgrade to Ultimate, as my DVD comes with Hebrew installation). ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup)
  • Ping Dave Melvin (was Re: Windows 7 RC)
    ... A range of hardware, from the kid's MB ... Installation was uneventful on all four (all three ... I thought I'd have to upgrade his card but was ... I tried Vista on it and it slowed to a crawl. ...
    (rec.sport.football.college)
  • Re: Activation Error 0xC004F061
    ... Both XP and Vista are legal copies and I have the digital reciepts. ... unable to upgrade from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista Home Premium? ... around to allow the installation of an upgrade version w/o XP being ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup)