"E-Double" wrote in message
...
On a Windows Vista Ultimate machine, when trying to install Windows Vista
sp
1 from a CD one of the following two errors occur: 1) The machine says
that
it must be rebooted to continue with the install. After rebooting
(several
times sometimes) the same error will likely appear, or 2) The installation
just randomly fails (ie stops installing) and a generic 'Failed to Install
Service Pack 1' appears. The WinVista sp1 installation also fails when
trying to use Windows Updates. There are other machines on the network
that
are basically just like this one as far as hardware and software and they
were able to update to WinVista Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 without
any
problems.

We tried to disable the AV software and other random services. Are there
any
tips, tricks, or suggestions in this scenario in order to successfully get
WinVista sp1 installed ? We would obviously like to not have to reinstall
the OS, applications, and data.

TIA ...

e.

Your best bet is to go to the Microsoft website and download the standalone
exe file
for Vista Service Pack 1. Make sure you specify whether you have 32 or 64
bit. It
should install fine for you.