error 80073712 message on windows update

hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to work,
i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said about delete
file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into folder i
couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is that full
name of file or anything in winsxs
can anyone be of help me plz

Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
working?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Craig@86 wrote:
> hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
> work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said about
> delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
> folder
> i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is that
> full name of file or anything in winsxs
> can anyone be of help me plz

Vista of course PA.

Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows Vista for x64-based
systems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

80073712 - ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT.

Windows Update file corruption.

and/or

Reinstall the Windows Update Agent

A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928


--

TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
| Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
| working?
| --
| ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
| AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
| DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
|
| Craig@86 wrote:
| > hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
| > work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said about
| > delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
| > folder
| > i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is that
| > full name of file or anything in winsxs
| > can anyone be of help me plz
|

I downloaded the windows update version you suggested and everything was
going fine with the update routine until I got an error message saying the
update had failed with error 0.080073712!

"TaurArian" wrote:

> Vista of course PA.
>
> Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows Vista for x64-based
> systems
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821
>
> 80073712 - ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT.
>
> Windows Update file corruption.
>
> and/or
>
> Reinstall the Windows Update Agent
>
> A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928
>
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
> | Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
> | working?
> | --
> | ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> | MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> | AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> | DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> |
> | Craig@86 wrote:
> | > hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
> | > work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said about
> | > delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
> | > folder
> | > i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is that
> | > full name of file or anything in winsxs
> | > can anyone be of help me plz
> |
>
>
>

[I know that & you know that but does the OP know that?]

TaurArian wrote:
> Vista of course PA.
>
>> Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
>> working?
>> --
>>> hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
>>> work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said
>>> about
>>> delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
>>> folder
>>> i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is
>>> that
>>> full name of file or anything in winsxs
>>> can anyone be of help me plz

I'll always assume that the OPs know what operating system they have even if
they don't state it. If they don't know what OS they're using then
................
K

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [I know that & you know that but does the OP know that?]
>
> TaurArian wrote:
> > Vista of course PA.
> >
> >> Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
> >> working?
> >> --
> >>> hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
> >>> work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said
> >>> about
> >>> delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
> >>> folder
> >>> i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is
> >>> that
> >>> full name of file or anything in winsxs
> >>> can anyone be of help me plz
>
>

Vista 32 Ultimate

"TaurArian" wrote:

> I'll always assume that the OPs know what operating system they have even if
> they don't state it. If they don't know what OS they're using then
> ...............
> K
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > [I know that & you know that but does the OP know that?]
> >
> > TaurArian wrote:
> > > Vista of course PA.
> > >
> > >> Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
> > >> working?
> > >> --
> > >>> hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
> > >>> work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said
> > >>> about
> > >>> delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
> > >>> folder
> > >>> i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is
> > >>> that
> > >>> full name of file or anything in winsxs
> > >>> can anyone be of help me plz
> >
> >

> I downloaded the windows update version you suggested and everything was
> going fine with the update routine until I got an error message saying the
> update had failed with error 0.080073712!

Are you referring to the Windows Update Agent installation [WUA]-

A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928

or, to the installation of -

Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows
Vista for x64-based
systems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

Did you do the registry edits required to install KB947821 ?

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



Pbellamy999 wrote:

> Vista 32 Ultimate
>
> "TaurArian" wrote:
>
>
>>I'll always assume that the OPs know what operating system they have even if
>>they don't state it. If they don't know what OS they're using then
>>...............
>>K
>>
>>"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>[I know that & you know that but does the OP know that?]
>>>
>>>TaurArian wrote:
>>>
>>>>Vista of course PA.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
>>>>>working?
>>>>>--
>>>>>
>>>>>>hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
>>>>>>work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said
>>>>>>about
>>>>>>delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
>>>>>>folder
>>>>>>i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is
>>>>>>that
>>>>>>full name of file or anything in winsxs
>>>>>>can anyone be of help me plz
>>>
>>>

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> > I downloaded the windows update version you suggested and everything was
> > going fine with the update routine until I got an error message saying the
> > update had failed with error 0.080073712!
>
> Are you referring to the Windows Update Agent installation [WUA]-
>
> A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928
>
> or, to the installation of -
>
> Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows
> Vista for x64-based
> systems
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821
>
> Did you do the registry edits required to install KB947821 ?
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
> Pbellamy999 wrote:
>
> > Vista 32 Ultimate
> >
> > "TaurArian" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I'll always assume that the OPs know what operating system they have even if
> >>they don't state it. If they don't know what OS they're using then
> >>...............
> >>K
> >>
> >>"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>[I know that & you know that but does the OP know that?]
> >>>
> >>>TaurArian wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Vista of course PA.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
> >>>>>working?
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
> >>>>>>work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said
> >>>>>>about
> >>>>>>delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
> >>>>>>folder
> >>>>>>i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is
> >>>>>>that
> >>>>>>full name of file or anything in winsxs
> >>>>>>can anyone be of help me plz
> >>>
> >>>
>

i have error code 80073712. after 13 percent of the download goes through.
i have Microsoft Vista ver. 32
i have tried to also download the file from download.com or cnet.
and it's still stoping at a certrain percentage, more then 13 percent.
any suggestions? i also have bluescreen errors when i run my webcam i'm
hoping this update will help minimize those blue screens.

Windows Update Agent

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> > I downloaded the windows update version you suggested and everything was
> > going fine with the update routine until I got an error message saying the
> > update had failed with error 0.080073712!
>
> Are you referring to the Windows Update Agent installation [WUA]-
>
> A new version of the Windows Update Agent is available
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928
>
> or, to the installation of -
>
> Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows
> Vista for x64-based
> systems
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821
>
> Did you do the registry edits required to install KB947821 ?
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
> Pbellamy999 wrote:
>
> > Vista 32 Ultimate
> >
> > "TaurArian" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I'll always assume that the OPs know what operating system they have even if
> >>they don't state it. If they don't know what OS they're using then
> >>...............
> >>K
> >>
> >>"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>[I know that & you know that but does the OP know that?]
> >>>
> >>>TaurArian wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Vista of course PA.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Windows version? What updates are you trying to install? What's not
> >>>>>working?
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>hi how do i get the error 80073712 message to stop and windows update to
> >>>>>>work, i have read other messeges about it and tryed doing what said
> >>>>>>about
> >>>>>>delete file pending.xml under c:\windows\winsxs but when i went into
> >>>>>>folder
> >>>>>>i couldnt find the file called pending.xml is it in a subfolder or is
> >>>>>>that
> >>>>>>full name of file or anything in winsxs
> >>>>>>can anyone be of help me plz
> >>>
> >>>
>