Liana Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 My fiance is installing Windows 7 SP1 and now Windows won't boot. When installing the update during windows startup it says "Fatal Error C0000034". I tried using startup repair but windows startup repair couldn't fix the issue, and there are no restore points to go back to. Freezes while trying to boot into Safe Mode. 'Last Known Good Configuration' tries to install SP1 as well and fails. Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution? I've seen people posting on other forums about this issue but so far there doesn't seem to be a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the better twin Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I got the same error. Luckily my system restore worked, although it took about an hour. Going to see if there is a fix before attempting to reinstall the service pack. Have you not got any back ups to restore to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liana Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I got the same error. Luckily my system restore worked, although it took about an hour. Going to see if there is a fix before attempting to reinstall the service pack. Have you not got any back ups to restore to? Unfortunately no backups to restore to. :( It's not my computer, and my fiance doesn't back up his comp with system restore or anything. ...Yeah, I know. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liana Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Also just ran a virus scan using an anti-virus boot disc and it didn't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witalit Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Have you contacted Microsoft for support? I presume you have a legit copy of Win 7 :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I keep seeing all kinds of serious issues with SP1, I'm going to hold off on installing it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy201 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 SP1 was mainly a collection of previous updates, and security and stability fixes. If it's causing problems, in my opinion there was already something wrong. It's safe to apply, providing you have system restore turned on, and make backups of your data (which you should do anyway). It's a service pack, they can't account for every tweak, program, or malware that exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I installed SP1 worked fine, not noticing any of the improvements speed wise people swear they are seeing (not that I expected any). However installed via windows updates, did its thing, rebooted once, finished the install and is work as well as it was 48 hour prior to the install. Im surprised at how many people are experiencing issues with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code149 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 So it's installing but it fails halfway? You can confirm if it is installed and registered already by running this command in cmd: systeminfo | find "976932" If the update is instaleld its KB number will show up. If it does, you can try to uninstall it by running this command: wusas /uninstall /kb:976932 Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code149 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Forgot to say that you have to run the command prompt off the Windows DVD, if you haven't already figured out. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0iz Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Hi I got the same error ... I just wanna know if someone have try this command and if that works ? thx. nOiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafin0 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I keep seeing all kinds of serious issues with SP1, I'm going to hold off on installing it myself. Im a computer tech and have installed SP1 on around 20 computers, have not run into a problem yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0iz Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Im a computer tech and have installed SP1 on around 20 computers, have not run into a problem yet U lucky , Im a computer tech too and I got this error in a lot of PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LACSr Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Liana: First things first. Before trying to do much more with the failed update, try backing up the data that your finance needs. See here on some idea on how to accomplish the feat: Retrieve data Disregard the Vista part as it will work with Windows 7 also. Save the data you find to a flash drive, external hard drive or CD/DVD. You may end up reinstalling the OS. I would have to assume the computer has a restore partition ( if it is a commercially produced) or there is a Windows 7 disk ( if it is a custom ). My instance of the SP1 caused an unstable system, but there was other problems involved and I reinstalled the OS with the SP1 integrated. That solved the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcruicks Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 It not a Virus so don't worry about that, It's just an SP1 bug. I found a fix which has worked on 3 machines that broke with that error here at work. (some have installed with no issues though) http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/1c9a7151-b48c-4a98-aae7-a4b82682ea8e/#bcabda57-7338-499f-aee2-d708e76df315 I'd advise turning word wrap on when you open the XML file (its huge) also you PC will looks like its crashed at point and take ages to do anything....keep with it it eventually gets there (one of mine took several mins just to open the XML file in notepad). Alos note when you restart it'll try and install updates, fail, roll them back, then give you a warning that the install failed, just click OK and you might need a few reboots in there but you'll get back to the logon screen eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Installed SP1 on all 8 of my machines. No issues what so ever and didn't notice any speed increase on any machines, as other have stated either. I have 2 Professionals, 1 Enterprise, and 5 Ultimates. All 32 bit and installed through Windows Update site. One thing I may have done differently than most people is installed the SP all by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philcruicks Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Installed SP1 on all 8 of my machines. No issues what so ever and didn't notice any speed increase on any machines, as other have stated either. I have 2 Professionals, 1 Enterprise, and 5 Ultimates. All 32 bit and installed through Windows Update site. One thing I may have done differently than most people is installed the SP all by itself. From what I've read that can be the issue, or rather installing it from Windows Updates rather than as a download from the MS website can cause it. But the fix in my previous post has fixed it for all our machines and most people on that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabz0r Veteran Posted March 10, 2011 Veteran Share Posted March 10, 2011 I actually got like 20+ calls about this problem. I myself have no problems so far though I have downloaded it first day it came out but since yesterday people started having the problem. The fix that is giving in above post is really helpful and fixes it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDewCodeRedFreak Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm with the majority that have had no problems with installing SP1 - hell, I have had it since the day it leaked (January 16th - and don't prod me about it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 SP 1 made my CPU go crazy on my Gateway netbook. Something with .NET 3.5 I think. I am better off not installing the service pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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