Vista SP2

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Alias said:
False. In Europe and countries other than the USA, Ubuntu has a much
larger share than 1%, more like 30%. Most people in the USA buy from
places that preinstall Windows and don't even know there are alternatives.
Fortunately, that's changing.

Alias
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So if what you are saying is true, Windows will be around a long long time
and Ubuntu will still be at one percent in the USA which is fine by me. I
don't care how large the share grows in Europe. By the time the numbers
change for Microsoft, I will be long retired buying art and hanging it in
hospitals and banks!!!
 
measekite said:
So if what you are saying is true, Windows will be around a long long time
and Ubuntu will still be at one percent in the USA which is fine by me. I
don't care how large the share grows in Europe. By the time the numbers
change for Microsoft, I will be long retired buying art and hanging it in
hospitals and banks!!!
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You don't care about anyone but yourself, eh? Why am I not surprised?

Alias
 
I thought by now there would be a ton of horror stories on Vista SP2. It
looks like everyone had success.
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Smart people are waiting a few months for MS to shake the bugs out.
 
Follow up:

I googled 0x80073712 and found some problems on my computer I hadn't noticed
before.

I started command prompt as administrator and ran sfc /scannow and it
encountered some problems that could not be fixed.

c:\windows\logs\cbs\cbs.log

2009-05-28 15:35:17, Info CSI 00000228 [SR] Cannot
verify component files for 47d652ab5793a577a5646cdc3ca7f489, Version =
6.0.6001.18214, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral,
VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type
neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged
(FALSE)
2009-05-28 15:35:17, Info CSI 00000229 [SR] Cannot
verify component files for f2eff7c739b1b3ff76131886093b709f, Version =
6.0.6000.16819, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral,
VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type
neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged
(FALSE)
2009-05-28 15:35:17, Info CSI 0000022a [SR] Cannot
verify component files for Microsoft-Windows-OESpamfilter-DAT, Version =
6.0.6001.18214, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_INTEL (0), Culture neutral,
VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type
neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral, manifest may be damaged (TRUE)
2009-05-28 15:35:17, Info CSI 0000022b Repair results
created:
POQ 71 starts:



I checked Windows Update and found junk e-mail filter had failed to install
since May 12 and hasn't been installed:

Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [May 2009] (KB905866)

Installation date: ?5/?12/?2009 5:45 PM

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code 80073712

Update type: Recommended

Install this update for Windows Mail to revise the definition files that are
used to detect e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail or that
may contain phishing content. After you install this item, you may have to
restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the
Windows Vista License Terms.

More information:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=79015

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com

I believe this is a symptom and not the source of the problem.

The System Update Readiness tool ran without a hitch.

Still can not install SP2. Not sure where to go from here.



Tae Song said:
My attempt to install Vista SP2 failed for unknown reasons.

It failed to install even under Safe Mode.

I even downloaded and installed Windows6.0-KB947821-v4-x86. No problems
were encountered, SP2 install still fails.


Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Service Pack Installer
Date: 5/28/2009 4:09:57 AM
Event ID: 7
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: User-PC\User
Computer: User-PC
Description:
Changes to an update(Service Pack for Microsoft Windows (KB948465)) failed
during Service Pack installation.
Identity: VistaSP2-KB948465~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.0.18005
Error Code: 0x80073712
Target State: 7
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Service Pack Installer"
Guid="{62ef8b9f-ee45-4aba-a9b9-b70e878bf30a}" />
<EventID>7</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-05-28T08:09:57.796Z" />
<EventRecordID>123085</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="5908" ThreadID="968" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>User-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-305116893-3674275537-2081564863-1000" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="PackageDisplayName">Service Pack for Microsoft Windows
(KB948465)</Data>
<Data
Name="CBSIdentity">VistaSP2-KB948465~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.0.0.18005</Data>
<Data Name="ErrorCode">0x80073712</Data>
<Data Name="TargetInstallState">7</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
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Vlad-the-Impaler said:
It has failed to install 4 times here.
Twice using Windows Update with AV off.
Once after installing KB947821 and using the standalone KB948465.
Once more with the AV completely removed.

Once more...and I wipe Vista off the HD.
Jeez...even linux actually installs the updates it offers.
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Sweet and uneventful install here on two computers, both dual core (one AMD,
one Intel) and both with 2 GB RAM using Vista Home Premium. I just turned
off all the stuff in the system tray (except ESET Smart Security) cleaned up
with Window Washer, C:\Windows\System32\cleanmgr.exe, Chklnks.exe (Resource
Kit tool), Adaware and CCleaner, and then let Windows Update get on with it,
restarting the computers when it asked me to. Everything seems to be running
as it should. I hope all comes right for you quickly.
Doug


__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4113 (20090528) __________

The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.

http://www.eset.com
 
Vlad-the-Impaler said:
Actually, that is pretty much what I would have to do.

My sp2 downgrade fails with error code E-FAIL 0x80004005 because GRUB is my
boot manager. (from what little I have read on it)

I'll keep my Linux partitions...Microsoft can keep sp2.
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I don't dual boot anymore. I have one machine with XP for gaming and the
rest are all running Ubuntu.

Alias
 
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