Desktop Experience cannot install fail

I cannot install the Windows Desktop Experience on Windows 2008 server
trial. This is a clean install.
I tried updating windows, all updates installed successfully, except for two
which gave this error:
0x80070057 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER The parameter is incorrect.


I was able to install the two remaining updates on the second attempt.

Then I tried installing Windows Desktop Experience again, it says OK restart
needed,
after the restart, before the logon screen it says Stage 3 ... counts to
100% and restarts, then it indicates checking the registry for errors and
restarts again. Then before the logon screen it says: Windows updates
failed, reverting changes... works for some time and restarts. After the
logon, the windows components install resumes (cannot be interrupted) and
reinstalls it and says OK restart needed. After the restart, the entire long
process repeats forever: Stage 3 count to 100%, restart, checking the
registry, restart, reverting changes, restart, windows components install
resumes...

I was able to install the Desktop Experience a few months ago. But today I
have no idea what's wrong, it just says it failed and cycles the long
process.


Any ideas?