Posted May 7, 201014 yr You have to run the CMD with Administration rights!! Then it will work. "Eddie" wrote: > Yea oneisha, just wondering if u got everything fixed. Had this problem with > my laptop about 2 months ago. Never resolved it. i finally reinstalled > factory software. and everything worked fine. Now i am on desktop and same > problem. just wondering what happeneed. > > "oneisha" wrote: > > > > > hi glen i know this is 2yrs after you posted your problem but now im having > > the same prblm..i tried ur solution but sfc /scannow only opens for 1 second > > and then closes by it self. i have tried it several times and it juts closes > > by it self > > "GlenntheGreat" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello everyone. I struggled with this very issue for two months. After > > > much searching of the Internet, I found my solution to the problem last > > > night, and I decided that I should spread the word on how I fixed it. > > > > > > Solution: > > > > > > Go to Run... in the Start menu. Enter this command: > > > > > > sfc /scannow > > > > > > Your computer will scan system files and fix whatever is corrupted. I > > > ran the scan, and although the window closed on me before I could read > > > the results, I tried another installation of the 16 updates since July > > > 10 that had been refusing to install. To my amazement, they all > > > succeeded, and Vista does truly seem to operate much more smoothly what > > > with the Intel chip and memory improvements of some recent updates. > > > > > > To give some further background on the issue I was having, just to make > > > sure that you are having the same problems and experience that I had: > > > > > > Since July 10th, I was about to download updates, and attempt to > > > install them. The updates would do their installation, then prompt me to > > > restart the computer. I would do so, and have to sit though a long > > > configuration, during which the computer would often restart itself a > > > second time. > > > > > > Upon re-loading Windows, the 16 updates from July 10 to Sept 27 would > > > either have a status of Failed or Pending. > > > > > > The solutions I had previously tried (all of which failed) included: > > > > > > - Renaming/removing the \\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ folder or it's > > > contents (like the Downloads folder and/or DataStore folder) while the > > > Windows Update service was shut down > > > > > > - Renaming/removing the \\Windows\System32\Catroot2\ folder while the > > > Cryptographic Services service was shut down > > > > > > - Downloading and running individual update installers off of > > > Microsoft's website > > > (Note: When trying this message, the update history would incorrectly > > > show that the update was installed successfully. Even though it had a > > > status of Successful, it would not register in the listing of installed > > > updates, and thus when searching for more updates, the update would > > > still appear as something I needed to download) > > > > > > ****************** > > > Just as some other information, I'm new to online troubleshooting > > > discussion, and I felt that this problem was significant enough to > > > motivate me to get involved, as these updates are an important measure > > > in the fight to get people to stop hating on Vista. I notice that a lot > > > of people are having issues, and I can't stand to see this happen. > > > > > > Since I am new to this, I'm not sure what the best means of propogating > > > this solution would be, if it infact proves to be widely helpful to > > > others. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > GlenntheGreat > > > Posted via http://freepchelp.forum Forum to Usenet gateway > > > > > >
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.