(cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)
"Mike" wrote in message
...
just remembered something else, i've had the update KB943411 on my list to
install for quite some time now, but it has failed every time since i
initially tried to install it, so i just hid it to install SP1, but that one
fails with error code 8007371B. not sure if it's related, i guess it's a
windows sidebar update, but maybe that's what's hanging up my SP1 install?


cmd_output OS="XPsp2"
E:\set /a c= 0x371B
14107
E:\net helpmsg %c%
14107 is not a valid Windows network message number.
/cmd_output

Does Vista give any different result for net helpmsg 14107
(in a cmd window)?

Apparently it is another SXS related message:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...(printer).aspx
quote
ERROR_SXS_TRANSACTION_CLOSURE_INCOMPLETE
14107
0x371B
One or more required members of the transaction are not present.
/quote

So, as usual, I suggest that the code by itself is mostly meaningless.
Search for some context in the files that the update creates or changes.
Search for both the hex and decimal representations of the code.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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"Mike" wrote:

Ok, I followed your directions and got the KB947821 update to install. I then
tried to install SP1 and got the same error message at 12%. the manual
install of SP1 also stops with the same error message. thanks for the help
so far, any other ideas we can try?

"Leo Lie [MSFT]" wrote:

Mike,

That update requires special handling before it will be applicable (listed
in the KB article). Steps 1-4 below are absolutely needed. Also make sure
the architecture is correct (x86 vs x64). Thanks.

To manually install and run CheckSUR, follow these steps:
1. Click Start , click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command
Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.
2. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
3. Type reg add HKLM\COMPONENTS /v StoreCorruptTimeStamp /t REG_SZ /d "0"
/f, and then press ENTER.
4. Type reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Che ckSUR\,
and then press ENTER.
5. Download and then install CheckSUR from the Microsoft Download Center.
(See the "Update information on the Microsoft Download Center" section.)
6. As soon as the file has been successfully downloaded, double-click the
file to install and run CheckSUR.


--
Leo Lie
Windows Update Client
Microsoft

"Mike" wrote in message
...
i mentioned that i already tried to install the kb947821 manually and it
says
"update does not apply to this system". just tried again for the hell of
it
and it gave me the same result.


"Leo Lie [MSFT]" wrote:

Try to install KB947821 manually and see if it fixes the problem. This
page
has the instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

--
Leo Lie
Windows Update Client
Microsoft

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Update: I have tried the "fixes" metioned in other 80073712 error
problems,
such as the pending.xml file(that doesnt seem to even exist in that
folder),
and i've reinstalled windows update, and i've already installed the
update:
KB947821, and if i try to install it again, it says something like "not
applicable to this system." i've also tried another fix metioned
elswhere
to
run the command "net stop wuauserv" and delete the files in software
distribution folder, then run "net start wuauserv"...that did not work
either. any more ideas?

"Mike" wrote:

I have vista business x64, and when i try to install SP1, whether
through
windows update, or the standalone installer, even with all antivirus
and
firewalls disabled, i get error code: WindowsUpdate_80073712
WindowsUpdate_dt000. windows update appears to get 12% through the
download
everytime before it fails. what can i do to make it install properly?