WTF
March 19th, 2008 by 
Setu Garg
I was installing Windows Vista SP1 today and got the following error:
Needless to say, even if I somehow get this installed, I will not be hoping for anything.
P.S: Looks like these guys do not want users to actually go to that link. Its neither selectable nor a hyperlink !
UPDATE: Turns out that link is actually useless. Just asks you to restart your system and/or run some stupid diagnostic tools to fix the problem. Seems like they do not know anything about this error.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Thanks to Bandan for the link from windowsreference.com. I was able to install Vista SP1. Not all the steps in that article might work. Here is what you need to do:
- Reinstall windows update agent
- Save it on your disk and run from a command prompt adding “/wuforce” at the end of the command.
- Install Vista SP. It should install this time. It will take approx 30 mins to install and will restart your computer multiple times.
March 20th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I can offer miserable annoying technical writings.. Than those depicted in this post !
Will M$ hire me ? :p
March 20th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I can offer miserable annoying technical writings.. Than those depicted in this post !
Will M$ hire me ? :p
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
This might help:
http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-vista/fix-for-vista-sp1-install-error-80073712-through-windows-update/
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
This might help:
http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-vista/f...
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Your template sucks at handling links!
March 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Your template sucks at handling links!
March 26th, 2008 at 9:32 am
@Bandan,
Thanks for the help. Although the solution did not work, I was able to install SP1 using some of the guidelines in that article.
March 26th, 2008 at 9:32 am
@Bandan,
Thanks for the help. Although the solution did not work, I was able to install SP1 using some of the guidelines in that article.