Unable to update to vista sp2

What is GetConfig failure? Welcome to MSFN. NET Fr Folders. It all got installed except 11 updates that returned with - Not Applicable for your system. For Starter, some updates won't install, as some features are not supported, such as Dreamscene and other Ultimate extras. Just finished testing my fully updated install of Vista Ultimate x64, including build updates from Aug It seems that Microsoft fixed the timer issue, as seen above.

Unfortunately, there are still random issues, specially with UAC prompts: permissions are not properly granted.

Even so, it's clearly much more stable. Might be useful to somebody. There is file listed in the csv and the text with a. That was a great tip. I was in the process of sorting and downloading each update manually from MS- update- catalog after SP2 release date. But what I get to see while downloading from the PatchLoader tool is that it downloads are in.

All in all I wonder how to proceed after downloading all the updates in. I am unable to visit the Homepage of the tool - something blocks the browser. Please guide. You can import the. Then it will only download what is in the list. Kinda off topic, but are you using some sort of theme?

The caption buttons look a little odd, and I can't figure out why. Cab files can be installed into a running system with a couple of commands in a batch file. There are a couple of suggestions on the thread below.

After importing the starter-final. Board Licensed to: Geeks to Go, Inc. Facebook Twitter. Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Please log in to reply. Posted 03 May - PM.

Mumps Member Member 84 posts. Posted 04 May - AM. First, you have to go to " start " menu. Then " run " and then " services. If it is disabled, you have to double click it and change it to automatic. Once you do this, you have to click on " start " and " ok ". Now run the windows vista iso, installer , whatever and now you will be allowed to install it. Your question is worded kind of funny, here is what I understand is going on. You installed RC1 on your computer.

If thats the case you can't downgrade once you install Vista, you have to do a fresh install of XP. No, you misunderstood me.

I have laptop, that currently runs WXP SP2, with a lot of applications installed, and I will not upgrade it until the final release of Vista. But I need to know, what to expect when Vista finally arrives - so I've got another hard disk to play with. At first, I've installed Vista RC1 fresh into a new hard disk, just to see if my hardware is capable of running Vista - it's OK, except my display card doesn't support Aero.

That's fine. So I now have a fully working WXP SP2 system identical to my "real" system, which I may play with, but still have my "real" hard disk intact, which I'm swapping back to do a "real" work. I guess all these details were getting you at lost a little - in short, the idea is that I'm trying to upgrade a real-life Windows XP SP2 system to Vista RC1, but unable to do so, because Windows doens't know if it can upgrade or not!! Can you help? For more information, please see KB - Smart-card authentication might cause print and scan failures.

In this article. Microsoft Installer might have issues updating or repairing apps Affected apps might fail to open after an update or repair has been attempted. KB Resolved KB Connections to printers shared via print server might encounter errors This issue is observed when print clients try to connect to a remote printer shared on a print server.

Authentication might fail on DCs with certain Kerberos delegation scenarios Clients and servers using Single Sign On via Kerberos Tickets acquired via S4u2self might be unable to authenticate. Custom printing properties might not be correctly provided to print server clients This issue will not cause printing operations to fail, but clients might print with default settings only. Installation of printers might fail when attempted over some network connections This issue has been observed in devices which access printers via a print server using HTTP connections.

Receiving a prompt for administrative credentials every time you attempt to print This issue affects devices in environments in which the print server and print client are in different times zones. Administrator credentials required every time apps attempt to print Certain printers in some environments using Point and Print might prompt for credentials every time when printing.

Printing and scanning might fail when these devices use smart-card authentication Non-compliant printers, scanners, and multifunction devices might fail to print when using smart-card authentication.

Microsoft Installer might have issues updating or repairing apps. Originating update. Authentication might fail on DCs with certain Kerberos delegation scenarios. UI elements and drawing within some apps may not work as expected.

Connections to printers shared via print server might encounter errors. Workaround : You can take steps to workaround this issue on print servers that meet the following prerequisite: Print clients must have installed a Windows update released on or after January before the print server has installed KB Ensure that network security and VPN solutions allow print clients to establish RPC over TCP connections to print server over the following port range: Default start port: Default end port: Port Range: ports Please refer to these articles for further guidance: How to configure RPC to use certain ports and how to help secure those ports by using IPsec.

Custom printing properties might not be correctly provided to print server clients. Installation of printers might fail when attempted over some network connections.