Vista 64 SP 1 Upgrade isn't working

Microsoft... Your stupid SP1 isn't working.. Lot of updates fail lately lately.

My Visual Studio 2008 SP1 failed, too.  I had to lot of jumping around to get it to installed.

their MSDN download area download things at 16kbps.  I chatted with a ladly but appears to be wasted of time.

I had very similar experience with this user.

I am not going to update vista 64 sp1 for a while

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I get the same result, ie. error 80070002 when trying to install Windows 

Vista Service Pack 1 (KB936330). My time-consuming investigation has led me 

in a dozen directions. I have seen (and unsuccessfully tried) these "fixes":

1. Downloading and installing the so-called "hot fix", then reinstalling SP1.

2. Per the Windows Help and Support: "deleting temporary update files" 

(which by the way also deletes yiour Windows Update History), by following 

the three step procedure (1) stop the Windows Update Service, by Click to 

open Administrative Tools, double-click "Services", right-click "Windows 

Update", then click "Stop"; (2) delete temporary update files by deleting all 

files in the folders: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\* and 

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*

(3) restart Windows Update Service, by Click to open Administrative Tools, 

double-click "Services", right-click "Windows Update", then click "Restart"

3. Checking on Google for "80070002": I see many, many other people have had 

this problem, but most just list what they tried (as I am doing) without 

success (ditto). Some links mentioned a "registry problem" and I had 

recently downloaded and run some Registry Cleaners, eg. Wise Registry, AML 

Free Registry Cleaner, Eusing Free Registry Cleaner, so this seemed like a 

possibility.

4. One link explicitly claimed it could "fix" the 80070002 problem by 

downloading and running a "free" program to fix the Registry. This turned 

out to be RegCure which when I downloaded and ran it did list a bunch of 

"registry problems", but then when you try to fix them it says you have to 

buy a license (for $30, I think) to actually fix the problems it found. 

This seemed like a real SCAM to me for what was claimed to be "free" 

software. (Not the first time I have encountered this, however, and I'm sure 

not the last.)

5. I tried going directly to the Microsoft Updates site, but they claimed 

using the “Start...Windows Update” under Vista provided a very much smaller 

downloadable install program than the "standalone" versions available from 

the Website, at least for "x86" and "x64". Which then started me off on a 

Google quest to find out what the hell "x86" and "x64" were. This led to a 

quite interesting lesson in computer architecture and the history of hardware 

development, BUT no closer to a fix for 80070002.

6. Trying again, I actually got the SP1 downloaded, but I had a problem with 

the subsequent "install" which I tried at least 3 or 4 times.

7. The last time I got a "Welcome to Windows Vista Service Pack 1" window 

but when I clicked "What you should know before installing Service Pack 1", 

it tried to run a “spclite.exe” program which my Trend Micro Internet 

Security Anti-virus SW "trapped". When I Googled "spclite" I got some pretty 

scary warnings, eg. See for example: 

“http://www.prevx.com/filenames/X15612749082116792 47-0/SPCLITE.EXE.html”

It seems to imply that spclite.exe might be a virus, spy ware, or malware. 

But again, they want money to sell you a service to tell you for sure.

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Windows XP SP3 install with Tuneup Utility

I wanted to install xp sp3 but had an error... 

"Windows Service Pack Install Error (Q327101): Core System File (Kernel) Files Modified"

I have tuneup utility 2007.  What you need to do is set all the visual style to default.  It will set everything to Windows XP default style.  You will be able to install xp sp3 after this.

How to create AD on Windows 2003

May 14, 2003

A Web Exclusive from FAQ for Windows

A. Windows 2003 includes a new wizard for installing and configuring DNS, which means you no longer have to perform these tasks before adding a new domain. If you have a new server and you want to create a new domain, perform the following steps:

1. Start the DCPROMO wizard--go to Start, Run, then type

   DCPROMO

2. At the introduction screen, click Next.
3. When you see the warning that Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 SP3 and earlier versions won't be able to log on to Windows 2003 domain controllers (DCs), click Next.
4. When the wizard asks you whether this domain is a new domain or an additional DC for an existing domain, select "Domain controller for a new domain," then click Next.
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5. Select the appropriate forest option (i.e., domain in a new forest, a child domain of an existing domain tree, a new domain tree in an existing forest), then click Next. (If you select anything other than "Domain in a new forest," the wizard will prompt you to enter the name of the parent/forest domain and an account for the forest.)
6. If the wizard determines that DNS isn't correctly configured, it will ask you to either configure the DNS client or let the DCPROMO process install and configure DNS. Select "No, just install and configure DNS on this computer," then click Next.
7. Enter the DNS name for the new domain (e.g., savilltech.com), then click Next.
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8. When the wizard asks you to supply a NetBIOS name for backward compatibility with older clients and servers, accept the default (typically the left half of the DNS domain name) or provide another NetBIOS name, then click Next.
9. After the wizard displays the locations for the database and log files (by default, these components are located in the \%systemroot%\NTDS folder), click Next.
10. After the wizard displays the location of the System Volume (SYSVOL) folder (by default, this folder is located under %systemroot%), click Next.
11. When the wizard asks you to establish permissions for the new domain, you have two options: "Permissions compatible with pre-Windows 2000 server operating systems" or "Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating systems." Select the appropriate permissions for your domain, then click Next.
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12. When the wizard asks you to enter a Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password, type the password in both locations as requested, then click Next. Make sure you remember this password--Windows 2003 requires that you provide this credential if you encounter a problem and need to restore Active Directory (AD) or the system state.
13. When the wizard presents a summary of the options you've selected, ensure that everything is as it should be, then click Next.
14. The DCPROMO process will begin. (If you asked the wizard to install DNS, the system might prompt you for the Windows 2003 installation media.) When the process completes, the system will display a confirmation dialog box. Click Finish, then restart the machine for the changes to take effect.

This procedure should give you a good grounding for any DCPROMO action you might need to perform.

http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/38998/how-can-i-create-a-new-domain-under-windows-server-2003.html

Problem Installing Visual Studio 2008 64 on Vista 64bit

I have Q9300, 6GB computer with Vista 64 bit machine.

I am having problem installing Visual Studio 2008 x64.

per knowledge of 

http://grumpywookie.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/problems-installing-visual-studio-2008-on-vista-x64/

I have uninstalled Hotfix for Windows (KB110806).

installing .NET 3.5 again just by itself.