A Windows Vista forum. Vista Banter

Welcome to Vista Banter.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to ask questions and reply to others posts, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact support.

Go Back   Home » Vista Banter forum » Microsoft Windows Vista » Performance and Maintainance of Windows Vista
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Performance and Maintainance of Windows Vista A forum for performance and maintenance tasks in Windows Vista. (microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintainance)

Windows Installer isn't working



 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old January 5th 09, 10:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
cflum
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 5
Default Windows Installer isn't working


I have 18 updates waiting to be installed: 9 of them important, one of
them a service pack from 11/11/2008. It seems to be installing, going
through the motions, but then comes back with the following error
message codes --
::Code 80070652 Windows Update encountered an unknown error.::
::Code 652 Windows Update encountered an unknown error.::
I have tried to only install the important ones. I have tried to
install only the service pack update. None of them work.

Any advice? Thanks, Cathy


--
cflum
  #2 (permalink)  
Old January 6th 09, 12:17 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
bruce2[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 28
Default Windows Installer isn't working


Hi cflum, welcome to the board.

Asides from lack of all information may have needed for diagnostic, I
am assuming that you have just completed installing Vista and afterward,
errors came up during widow updates.

Most updates are sequential, you have to be able to install one
successfully before you can install the rest. Computers under my
service experienced this sort of errors are usually due to ram problems.
I would check to see if you rams are securely seat. Try using only 2
gb of rams if apply. While you at it, (only desktops apply) check all
other components and connections are secure especially the SATA cable
connection at the HDD.

Hope this helps.

Bruce

Bruce


--
bruce2
  #3 (permalink)  
Old January 6th 09, 03:20 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
cflum
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 5
Default Windows Installer isn't working


Thanks for reply, Bruce:

I have been using this machine with Vista on it for almost a year now.
I have had this trouble since November. It's a laptop --
::Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit ::::2006::
:: :::ell Inspiron I1420::
::Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz::
::RAM 2038 MB::
Thanks, Cathy


--
cflum
  #4 (permalink)  
Old January 6th 09, 03:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
bruce2[_2_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 28
Default Windows Installer isn't working


Thank for more info. Are you able to restore the computer to a date
before this happen? If there are not restore point as such, you may
have to try a system restore to its original state like when you got the
computer. May be try a repair first.
Post back.


--
bruce2
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT. The time now is 10:54 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6
Copyright ©2004-2012 Vista Banter.
The comments are property of their posters.