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Latest update: through some combination of attempting restores from the boot sequence and hitting escape and selecting Windows 7 to boot from, the computer actually booted and seems to be still at a pre-Win7 SP1 state. So I have hidden the SP1 update and the machine seems stable. I have run...

Sadly my computer does not seem to have handled the Windows Update to SP1. It won't boot now and neither of the two restore points that I have will work. I should have waited to hear something from you before proceeding with Windows Update. I will wait to hear if there is something else to do...

Hi Tom, Here is the output of the first part. It was a bit strange. I did the drag and drop, and then ok'd the restart of the computer, but when it restarted, I couldn't find the output .txt file (the date was wrong on the SFCFix.txt file - was from earlier today), so I did the drag and drop...

Hi Tom, Here is the SFCFix.txt SFCFix version 1.5.7.0 by niemiro. Start time: 2013-10-07 19:18:07.312 Using .zip script file at C:\Users\Mike\Desktop\SFCFix.zip PowerCopy:: Successfully took permissions for file or folder...

I have attached the CBS folder, minus the CAB files, which I will add if needed. For some reason the file seemed to get truncated between 9 and 10 am this morning, so I ran sfc /scannow again just before attaching the CBS folder. Here is the console output from the command prompt...

Hi Tom, My CBS folder has some large CAB files in it (see attached). Should I remove those or try to zip it all up? I fear it may be too large to upload to the forums. thanks, Mike

Hi Stephen, Unfortunately, it turns out I was premature with my response. It appeared that Win7 SP1 had installed correctly, but that was before the reboot. Whatever remained of the SP1 update failed on reboot and the whole SP1 autoupdate is still failing. Hopefully you will see something...

Hi Stephen, Success on the Windows Update! It is nice to see that again. I have been out of date for a long time and at risk. The CheckSUR.persist.log is attached. It seems to still indicate corruption, but I guess it is not as serious as it was before. Thanks so much. I would never have...

Thanks, Stephen, I will try those things and report back. Good night. It's still light here in Ottawa, Canada, but it is gloomy and close to sundown. cheers, Mike

Thanks Stephen. SFCFix version 1.5.7.0 by niemiro. Start time: 2013-10-06 20:28:14.436 Using .zip script file at C:\Users\Mike\Desktop\SFCFix.zip PowerCopy:: Successfully took permissions for file or folder...

Hi, Thanks again. Here is the result of the SURT tool: ================================= Checking System Update Readiness. Binary Version 6.1.7601.21645 Package Version 20.0 2013-10-06 15:00 Checking Windows Servicing Packages Checking Package Manifests and Catalogs (f) CBS MUM Corrupt...

Hi thanks for the quick response. I downloaded and ran the tool. It was a bit confusing to run as it appeared to be installing an update as opposed to being an SP1 readiness tool. In addition to the CBS folder zip I have included a screen garb during the "install" to make sure I did the right...

Hello, I would dearly appreciate expert help with a problem I have been having for a long time now (first update problem occurred in March 2013 - see attached PNG). Windows update always fails now. Nothing gets updated. I think the problem was caused by some problems I seemed to be having 8...