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Sys Restore & other problems after running Windows Repair Tool v3.9.23 on Vista.
Willy2:
Windows Update:
- The problems you had since mid last year can't be solved with the Windows Repair program.
- Run the SURT tool (provided by MS). It will iron out a number of errors on your system. GOOGLE the words "SURT tool, Vista 32 bit".
- Then try this guide:
http://www.tweaking.com/forums/index.php/topic,4799.0.html
Another suggestion in case you need to re-install the (Vista) Operating system: Do you still have a folder called "C:\SWSETUP" ? That folder contains the system drivers (Screen, sound, etc) for a HP system. Make a copy on e.g. a thumbdrive BEFORE you re-install the OS.
Boggin:
@ Willy2 - So aren't the drivers in System32 in Vista or a HP system ?
Pepo:
Thanks Guys for all the advice,
I've been trying to avoid doing a re-install or even a repair install as there's hundreds (600 or 700) updates installed so far. I'm on a very limited data plan so I wouldn't be able to get all updates up to scratch before April when Vista support ends again!
I've tried the System Update Readiness Tool a few weeks ago as well as other suggestions with no luck so far.
I do have a Recovery Partition but never had to use it so far.
I also have the SwSetup folder with all the Drivers available, but I'm trying to leave both as a last resort.
It maybe worthwhile trying Boggin's suggestion of, the offboot sfc scan to repair/replace any corrupted files.
However, I've never needed to do this before.
Can I do this with my Recovery Partition and does it affect installed updates in any way?
Personally, I have a suspicion that my problem may have something to do with the the order in which Windows/Microsoft has allowed the update service to install updates?
I would like to know, which updates are missing and which ones have been installed out of order before the missing ones. Then they could be uninstalled and later reinstalled with the missing updates in the correct sequence?
What are your thoughts regarding this?
Thanks Again!
Boggin:
You need to boot up with an install disk the same as the version you have installed to perform an offboot sfc /scannow.
The recovery partition is for a factory reset which may not include any of the SPs.
If a sfc /scannow done from within Windows has come up clean then the offboot one may not help, but is worth a shot as a first step.
You could use WSUS Offline Update which while downloading all of the updates would just install what is missing.
Are you sure there's that many for Vista - Win 7 only has ~250 following a factory reset.
Pepo:
Unfortunately there are a lot of Vista SP2!
When I checked my installed updates last month, It listed about 540 Windows Updates and over 20 .NET updates and some Hotfixes etc. Then there's about 80 or so Microsoft Office updates as well.
As I mentioned last post, I have a very limited data plan (2Gb/month).
I'm struggling since a serious accident that disabled me a few years ago, that's why I have an old computer and Vista!
WSUS isn't an option for me as I only have wireless internet in a poor reception area with only 2G and 3G connection so speed is a bit slow most of the time. It would take months to download the many hundred updates I would need.
So I'll keep trying to resolve this somehow without a reinstall etc.
As it's 3am Saturday morning here, I need to get some shut eye, so I'll try to get back to you again tomorrow or next week.
Thanks again everyone for all your support and advice!
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