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    Windows Update problem T61p vista 32bit

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jeffsteez, May 18, 2008.

  1. Jeffsteez

    Jeffsteez Notebook Consultant

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    For 3 weeks or so I've been experiencing a very annoying problem on my t61p.

    I get the message to restart my computer to finish installing important updates. When I go to restart, it takes a few minutes to shut down, then a few minutes to fully boot, then a final automatic reboot and finally shows a message along the lines of:

    "unable to install selected updates, reverting changes..."

    then the process repeats, with another slow restart.

    It seems then when I go back online, my computer starts downloading the same updates again and process repeats.

    I keep my laptop switched on most of the time, hence why I've survived so long. But every now and again I need to restart quickly... so I need to find a way to fix things. Hopefully without needing a fresh vista installation.

    Can anyone suggest a solution?
    Cheers
     
    Jeffsteez, May 18, 2008
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  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    Do you have SP1 installed?
     
    Arki, May 18, 2008
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  3. Jeffsteez

    Jeffsteez Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, got it as soon as the final version was available on the microsoft site.
     
    Jeffsteez, May 19, 2008
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    techboydino Notebook Evangelist

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    i had this problem before my clean install. i fixed it by going to the update manager and seeing what updates failed. so i did a little testing and installed one at a time with reboots in between. i narrowed it down to the problem update and skipped it.
     
    techboydino, May 19, 2008
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