Vista Service Packs
- The update is not installed successfully, you receive a message, and the computer restarts when you try to install an update in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358
When you try to install an update from Windows Update on a computer that is running Windows Vista, you may receive the following message: configuring updates stage 3 of 3. 0% complete
After you receive this message, the computer reverts to the screen that displays the same message. Additionally, the update is not installed successfully, and the computer restarts.
For those who are unfamiliar with System Restore in Vista - see Using System Restore from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial142.html - How to uninstall Windows Vista service packs as a troubleshooting step
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948537 - How to troubleshoot Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947366 - Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service packs are not available for installation through Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948343 You receive a "Stop 0x0000003E" error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 on a computer that has certain multiple processors
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973879
and/or
Error message after you apply update 973879: "Stop 0x0000007e" or "Stop 0x00000050"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975070/- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) - 434.5 MB
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b0c7136d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674&DisplayLang=en
Windows6.0-KB936330-X86-wave0.exeWindows Vista Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista 64-bit (Size: 726.5MB)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=874A414B-32B2-41CC-BD8B-D71EDA5EC07C&displaylang=en
Windows6.0-KB936330-X64-wave0.exeWindows Vista Service Pack 1 - All Language Standalone DVD ISO
Important: Things to know before you download Windows Vista SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a45652b1-e838-420a-b065-83960458e2ec
6001.18000.080118-1840_iso_client_sp_wave1-FRMCSP1_DVD.iso - 1418.1 MB
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb968859.aspxLearn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/Help/133c8953-c9cd-4fa5-8883-03e91bb6f2021033.mspx Learn how to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Information about Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948465
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Five Language Standalone (KB948465)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&displaylang=en
How to obtain the latest Vista Service Pack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935791How to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 when the Windows Vista activation period has expired
How to copy a language pack to a Windows distribution for Windows Vista Service Pack 1
How to troubleshoot sound problems that you experience after you install a Windows Vista Service Pack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948481A device driver is not installed or a hardware device does not function correctly after you install a Windows Vista Service Pack
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948187- Error message when you try to install Windows Vista Service Pack 2: "One or more system components that the service pack requires are missing"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968279 - Prerequisites
If you have any beta versions of SP2 installed, they must be un-installed prior to installing
You must have a genuine copy of Windows Server 2008 with SP1 or Windows Vista with SP1 installed on the computer prior to installing SP2
Windows Server 2008 released with the Service Pack 1 code included
SP2 is the first post-release Service Pack for Windows Server 2008