Windows Vista downloads but does not install updates

I'm running Windows Vista RC1 Build 5600, and the last two times I've tried
to shut down the computer, Vista displays a message that I should not power
off or unplug my machine, because it's installing update 1 of 1. The first
time this happened, the "Installing" message appeared for over 12 hours.
Finally, the machine shut down and I assumed that the updates were
installed--no error messages appeared. (Something similar happened a couple
weeks ago, and when I checked in the Control Panel, it indicated that the
updates were indeed installed.) However, when I tried to shut down earlier
today, the same "Installing" message appeared and is still going strong about
10 hours later. I don't imagine it's supposed to take so long to install an
update.

Any advice about how to proceed is appreciated.

"LisaR" <> wrote in message
news:EE886D4E-F983-43A2-9657-...
> I'm running Windows Vista RC1 Build 5600, and the last two times I've
> tried
> to shut down the computer, Vista displays a message that I should not
> power
> off or unplug my machine, because it's installing update 1 of 1. The first
> time this happened, the "Installing" message appeared for over 12 hours.
> Finally, the machine shut down and I assumed that the updates were
> installed--no error messages appeared. (Something similar happened a
> couple
> weeks ago, and when I checked in the Control Panel, it indicated that the
> updates were indeed installed.) However, when I tried to shut down earlier
> today, the same "Installing" message appeared and is still going strong
> about
> 10 hours later. I don't imagine it's supposed to take so long to install
> an
> update.
>
> Any advice about how to proceed is appreciated.


As a vista betaware tester etc, I would have thought you would know the
appropriate groups for assistance, which are listed below.

VISTA
GENERAL NEWSGROUP VIA O.E.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....vista.general



All Vista newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unt
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_mainten ance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security


Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...newsgroupsetup

ON THE WEB:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities....vista.general

BUG REPORTING:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=43655

FEEDBACK:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55160



MICROSOFT WIN VISTA NEWSGROUP

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx