Vista Stuck in Loop After Automatic Update

[Howard]

This afternoon I was installing Visual Basic Express 2008, during that
installation process Vista notified me that it had downloaded system updates
that required a restart. I rebooted after VB Express had fully installed
(which also indicated that it needed a restart).

Now the computer is stuck in a loop. It boots to the Vista background (not
the desktop) with a message that it is configuring the updates. then it
shuts down and reboots to the same point, same configuring message and shuts
down again, all in an endless loop.

I have tried to boot into safe mode and to the last good configuration and
get the same results.

Any ideas how to solve this problem? Thanks.

 

[Engel]

Hello Howard,

Other folks may have additional ideas for you; hope this helps a bit, take
a look at this
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932141>
see if that helps:

I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.
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[AlexB]

Just leave your Vista alone overnight. It appears to be the best cure for
many other problems. It should be connected to the Internet though.