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Missing Windows Servicing Packages files & update problems
Boggin:
When you get a fail error code in WUs do you ever use the Help section for that code to see what it says ?
Tone111:
Oh yeah, if I don't recognise it, but I've seen 80073712 loads of times and know it's related to the the CBS/registry being corrupt. MS says SURT or SFC to fix the error, but we've tried those unsuccessfully already during this process...
My joy at geting the WU working again was shortlived however, as on reboot I got a BSOD with 9e error, then when it wouldn't boot into Windows I went into the install disk to get to the recovery/repair menu, and on running startup repair I got the message 'Windows Codename "Longhorn" Preinstallation Environment (recovery) Path $WINDOWS.~BT\Windows Partition =E: Copy saved as C:\Boot\BCD.Backup.0002'!!! Like, wth does all that mean??? :omg:
I'm currently running a chkdsk/r on my E:\ drive, which has found some bad clusters to replace, but other than that I'm not sure what to do other than try reboot again once it's finished, and no idea at all on the strange repair message! :confused:
Boggin:
I haven't a clue what that error is either, but as it says Backup.0002 would suggest it has done it before.
I'm a bit confused as to which drive is your active drive and which you are installing Win 7 on.
A chkdsk /r doesn't repair bad clusters, it repairs what files it can and relocates them to the good areas of the disk and ropes off the bad areas so nothing else can be written to them.
Once you get bad clusters it is only a matter of time before the drive fails completely.
Tone111:
It's a new one on me as well! If it has happened before then I'm certainly not aware of it or what it means, I've had a look in the C:\Boot directory and there's no files of that name, either .0001 or .0002, unless it's in the offline C: (which isn't visible in Windows, it's the Dell first boot/diagnostic partition I believe).
In Windows my OS is C:\ - is this what you mean by "active drive"? All my progs, settings and OS are there, so I presume that's where the installation is going, and I also have an E:\ partition where I keep all my data and libraries. When booting offline or by CD the C: becomes D:, the hidden one becomes C: and the E: stays as is. In addition to the new folders on my C: drive, there's also a WINDOWS.~BT folder on my E: drive with several folders in, over 12,400 files and taking up 2.3 Gb of space!! :omg: In contrast, the UPGRADE.~OS folder on my C: drive has only 400+ files and 98 Mb of space, not sure why it's put the other on my E: drive... :undecided:
Anyway, the chkdsk has repaired some errors on my bitmap volume on E:, if the suspect bit of disk is now marked as "bad" then hopefully it can't cause any further errors? Although I know what you're saying, potentially it could spread and the HD could go at some point.. :cry: For now though it's back up and running ok again, so I'm checking out the update situation again with the hope of getting as many as I can on and then giving the upgrade repair another shot!
Boggin:
With the time you have spent on this, you could have done a factory reset by now :lol - but with bad sectors that could have had problems of its own had they gone unnoticed.
As for the partition/drive letters changing, even though the OS is in C: - when doing anything outside of Windows, Windows can see the OS in a different partition which is why when executing the offboot sfc, you need to make a note of the location or run the command bcdedit |find "osdevice" - so I suppose if one letter gets changed then the rest will probably move up, but I don't know why.
At least you have everything backed up externally should the drive fail.
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