Windows 7: SP1 installation fails with error: E_UNEXPECTED(0x8000ffff)

Catastrophic Failure error: E_UNEXPECTED(0x8000ffff) I have tried all of the "Fix Its" and nothing worksScanned the system for any root kits or viruses and nothing is detected.This system was upgraded from VistaAny Ideas?2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: FaxServicesClientPackage, PinDeployment: amd64_microsoft-windows-f..-feature-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_22cb62eadf98277f2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Printing-XPSServices-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: Printing-XPSServices-Features2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Printing-XPSServices-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: Printing-XPSServices-Features, PinDeployment: amd64_microsoft-windows-p..ntwriter-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_7e36bfd2fb35be6a2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Editions-Client-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: Microsoft-Windows-Editions-Client-Update2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Editions-Client-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: Microsoft-Windows-Editions-Client-Update, PinDeployment: amd64_microsoft-windows-e..s-client-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_b6343c5beb88b1582013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Indexing-Service-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: Indexing-Service-Package2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Indexing-Service-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7601.17514, Update: Indexing-Service-Package, PinDeployment: amd64_microsoft-windows-i..-service-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_f8d1fd2a1094e2b72013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~8.0.7601.17514, Update: Internet-Explorer-amd642013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~8.0.7601.17514, Update: Internet-Explorer-amd64, PinDeployment: amd64_microsoft-windows-i..explorer-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7601.17514_none_c6a79c0da6ac8a8c2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Version string in wrong format: %windir%tracing [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to enumerate store versions on component: amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-htmlrendering_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7601.17514_none_8c235f42afcafdda [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to enumerate related component versions on component: amd64_microsoft-windows-ie-htmlrendering_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.7601.17514_none_8c235f42afcafdda [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to load current component state [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to find/add component family [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to mergecomponent [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS ComponentAnalyzerUninstallDeployment: Failed on update: Internet-Explorer-amd64 [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to stage item[0] in Package: Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~8.0.7601.17514, Update: Internet-Explorer-amd64 [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to stage execution update for package: Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514 [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CSI 0000000e@2013/1/22:22:53:48.508 CSI Transaction @0x67292a0 destroyed2013-01-22 17:53:48, Error CBS Failed to pre- stage package: Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514 [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Perf: Stage chain complete.2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to stage execution chain. [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Error CBS Failed to process Multi-phase execution. [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS WER: Generating failure report for package: Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514, status: 0x8000ffff, failure source: Stage, start state: Resolved, target state: Staged, client id: SP Coordinater

Engine2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to query DisableWerReporting flag. Assuming not set... [hrESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to add %windir%winsxspending.xml to WER report because it is missing. Continuing without it...2013-01-22 17:53:48, Info CBS Failed to add %windir%winsxspending.xml.bad to WER report because it is missing. Continuing without it...2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS Reboot mark refs: 02013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: Reporting package change for package: Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514, current: Resolved, pending: Default, start: Resolved, applicable: Installed, target: Staged, limit: Staged,

hotpatch status: StillGoing, status: 0x0, failure source: Stage, reboot required: False, client id: SP Coordinater Engine, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 2484, first merged sequence: 24842013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: Upload requested for report: PackageChangeBegin_Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514, session id: 101457923, sample type: Standard2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: Reporting package change completion for package: Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514, current: Resolved, original: Resolved, target: Staged, status: 0x8000ffff, failure source: Stage,

failure details: "(null)", client id: SP Coordinater Engine, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 2484, first merged sequence: 24842013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: stage time performance datapoint is invalid. [hrESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: execute time performance datapoint is invalid. [hrESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: Upload requested for report: PackageChangeEnd_Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514, session id: 101457924, sample type: Standard2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS Enabling LKG boot option2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS Restored system sleep block state: 0x800000002013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SPI: Error callback - 0x8000ffff2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS Exec: Processing complete. Session: 30275824_2169187692, Package: Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514 [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Error CBS Failed to perform operation. [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS Session: 30275824_2169187692 finalized. Reboot required: no [hrESULT = 0x8000ffff - Unknown Error]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Error CBS SPI: (CSPICbsClient::Finalize:737)Failed to finalize session hr=0x8000ffff2013-01-22 17:53:50, Error CBS SPI: (CSPICbsClient::ChangeState:519)Failed to finalize CBS session to install package hr=0x8000ffff2013-01-22 17:53:50, Error CBS SPI: (CSPCInstallTask::Execute:1010)Failed to install package with identity Package_for_KB976932~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.1.17514 hr=0x8000ffff2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS SPI: Reporting Failed package event2013-01-22 17:53:50, Error CBS Cannot finalize a session that has been finalized. [hrESULT = 0x800f0842 - CBS_E_SESSION_FINALIZED]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Info CBS Session: 30275824_2169187692 finalized. Reboot required: no [hrESULT = 0x800f0842 - CBS_E_SESSION_FINALIZED]2013-01-22 17:53:50, Error CBS SPI: (CSPICbsClient::Finalize:737)Failed to finalize session hr=0x800f08422013-01-22 18:01:07, Info CBS SPI: Deleting directory: C:6b5d8be763341bec151de56e4c9dadc6fcaaf9354866a30355846e72f890bcdb9d2a6b20aa08. ret=02013-01-22 18:01:07, Error CBS SPI: (CSPInstall::Install:1583)Failed executing Install task hr=0x8000ffff2013-01-22 18:01:07, Info CBS SPI: Ending SP Installation2013-01-22 18:01:07, Error CBS SPI: (PerformSPInstallation:833)Failed to install SP using UI hr=0x8000ffff2013-01-22 18:01:07, Error CBS SPI: (wmain:1105)Failed to perform SP installation hr=0x8000ffff2013-01-22 18:01:08, Info CBS SPI: Reporting Failed event2013-01-22 18:02:03, Info CBS SPI: SPInstall terminating, return code 0x8000ffff2013-01-22 18:02:03, Error CBS SPI: (SPIRegQueryStringValue:700)Failed to query registry value: MiscString2 er=0x22013-01-22 18:02:03, Error CBS SPI: (CSystem::GetMachineName:395)Failed to query machine name from RAC hr=0x800700022013-01-22 18:02:03, Info CBS SPI: Deleting directory: C:6b5d8be763341bec151de56e4c9dadc6fcaaf9354866a30355. ret=2

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