Vista updates fail to install. Please help!

Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:

Error details: Code 800703F8

its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.

Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
problem from very soon after i got my computer. I have already searched for
more on this error online and there is no other support for it other then my
last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.

Please Help!!!

Thanks Alot!

Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=6527

Please post back any feedback from MS so it may help others who have similar
problems with Vista.


"JasonEid" wrote:

> Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
> I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
> then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
> details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:
>
> Error details: Code 800703F8
>
> its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
> have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.
>
> Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
> problem from very soon after i got my computer. I have already searched for
> more on this error online and there is no other support for it other then my
> last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.
>
> Please Help!!!
>
> Thanks Alot!

What do i ask for the support under? Do i use email support or call. i dont
see what you are talking about on that page.

"TaurArian" wrote:

> Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
> https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=6527
>
> Please post back any feedback from MS so it may help others who have similar
> problems with Vista.
>
>
> "JasonEid" wrote:
>
> > Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
> > I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
> > then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
> > details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:
> >
> > Error details: Code 800703F8
> >
> > its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
> > have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.
> >
> > Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
> > problem from very soon after i got my computer. I have already searched for
> > more on this error online and there is no other support for it other then my
> > last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.
> >
> > Please Help!!!
> >
> > Thanks Alot!

(cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)
"JasonEid" <> wrote in message
news:B25BAD79-13B3-4305-B9D4-...
> Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
> I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
> then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
> details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:
>
> Error details: Code 800703F8
>
> its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
> have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.


Posted where? Using what name?


>
> Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
> problem from very soon after i got my computer.

> I have already searched for more on this error online and there is no other support for it
> other then my last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.


Which were? BTW have you also searched for the more common coding
of a hex return code, such as 0x800703F8?

Also try searching any of the files that the updates creates for the decimal equivalent
of the last half of that hex value?

<cmd_output OS="XPsp2">
E:\>set /a c = 0x3F8
1016
E:\>net helpmsg %c%

An I/O operation initiated by the registry failed unrecoverably.
The registry could not read in, or write out, or flush, one of the
files that contain the system's image of the registry.
</cmd_output>


Looks like you have more problems than just a failing update... ; )


>
> Please Help!!!
>
> Thanks Alot!


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---

What part do you not understand?
Perhaps try email support. Your decision. Do what you want, you will anyway.


"JasonEid" wrote:

> What do i ask for the support under? Do i use email support or call. i dont
> see what you are talking about on that page.
>
> "TaurArian" wrote:
>
> > Start a free Windows Update support incident request:
> > https://support.microsoft.com/oas/de...spx?gprid=6527
> >
> > Please post back any feedback from MS so it may help others who have similar
> > problems with Vista.
> >
> >
> > "JasonEid" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
> > > I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
> > > then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
> > > details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:
> > >
> > > Error details: Code 800703F8
> > >
> > > its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
> > > have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.
> > >
> > > Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
> > > problem from very soon after i got my computer. I have already searched for
> > > more on this error online and there is no other support for it other then my
> > > last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.
> > >
> > > Please Help!!!
> > >
> > > Thanks Alot!

Robert, the OP didn't understand the first time you posted, so don't worry
about it.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...8-6302452b8e4f

Sorry about the large url, but that's life at the moment.
K

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> (cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)
> "JasonEid" <> wrote in message
> news:B25BAD79-13B3-4305-B9D4-...
> > Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
> > I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
> > then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
> > details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:
> >
> > Error details: Code 800703F8
> >
> > its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
> > have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.
>
>
> Posted where? Using what name?
>
>
> >
> > Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
> > problem from very soon after i got my computer.
>
> > I have already searched for more on this error online and there is no other support for it
> > other then my last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.
>
>
> Which were? BTW have you also searched for the more common coding
> of a hex return code, such as 0x800703F8?
>
> Also try searching any of the files that the updates creates for the decimal equivalent
> of the last half of that hex value?
>
> <cmd_output OS="XPsp2">
> E:\>set /a c = 0x3F8
> 1016
> E:\>net helpmsg %c%
>
> An I/O operation initiated by the registry failed unrecoverably.
> The registry could not read in, or write out, or flush, one of the
> files that contain the system's image of the registry.
> </cmd_output>
>
>
> Looks like you have more problems than just a failing update... ; )
>
>
> >
> > Please Help!!!
> >
> > Thanks Alot!
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>

"TaurArian" <> wrote in message
news:1A3609BD-9DAA-4910-BB82-...
> Robert, the OP didn't understand the first time you posted, so don't worry
> about it.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...8-6302452b8e4f

<quote Communities_timestamp="9/20/2007 7:22 AM PST">
"Jeid" <> wrote in message
news:E07FA150-13CA-4711-96D9-...
</quote>


>
> Sorry about the large url, but that's life at the moment.


Thanks very much. I suspected that another alias would have to be involved
to make the claim about previous support here true but I couldn't be bothered
trying to sift through all the possible 800703F8 0x800703F8 and 1016 hits
to try to infer which one it might be.

At least this time I cross-posted to a more relevant newsgroup. <eg>
I still don't have Vista but I assume the meaning of net helpmsg 1016
there is the same as I showed both times?


Robert
---


> K
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>> (cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)
>> "JasonEid" <> wrote in message
>> news:B25BAD79-13B3-4305-B9D4-...
>> > Hi, i am having trouble installing any updates that come up forWindos vista,
>> > I click install and then after they install and my computer restarts . Bue
>> > then every time it says they all failed to install. when i look at the
>> > details of why it failed it keeps coming up with:
>> >
>> > Error details: Code 800703F8
>> >
>> > its the same error code every time. I have posted before a while back and
>> > have gotten no help. This problem is starting to get very very annoying.
>>
>>
>> Posted where? Using what name?
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Please reply with what the problem is and how to fix it. This has been a
>> > problem from very soon after i got my computer.
>>
>> > I have already searched for more on this error online and there is no other support for it
>> > other then my last time i asked for help and the replys i got did not help at all.
>>
>>
>> Which were? BTW have you also searched for the more common coding
>> of a hex return code, such as 0x800703F8?
>>
>> Also try searching any of the files that the updates creates for the decimal equivalent
>> of the last half of that hex value?
>>
>> <cmd_output OS="XPsp2">
>> E:\>set /a c = 0x3F8
>> 1016
>> E:\>net helpmsg %c%
>>
>> An I/O operation initiated by the registry failed unrecoverably.
>> The registry could not read in, or write out, or flush, one of the
>> files that contain the system's image of the registry.
>> </cmd_output>
>>
>>
>> Looks like you have more problems than just a failing update... ; )
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Please Help!!!
>> >
>> > Thanks Alot!
>>
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Robert Aldwinckle
>> ---
>>
>>
>>

Would running A Startup Repair maybe help fix my Windows update issues? or i
have been told that doing a Repair Install of vista would fix the problem but
i dont know how to go about doing that =P so if anyone knows that would be
a good help! Thanks!