Windows update fails

[Krygim]

My automatic Windows Update shows that the SP1 for my 64-bit Windows Vista
Business is ready for downloading. I started the update process and saw the
system was trying to download the update file. However the download process
never started and finally the following error message showed:

Error(s) found:
Code 800736B3 Windows Update encountered an unknown error


Then I tried manually downloaded the update file
"mu_windows_vista_service_pack_1_x64_72329.exe". It started normally and
worked for about 10 minutes. Finally it shows the following error message:

Error code: 0x800736B3
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=101139


I have tried about 3 times during a couple of days. Could anybody advise how
to solve the problem?



TIA
Ben Tam

 

[Peter Foldes]

Crossposted to the public.windowsupdate newsgroup for a more comprehensive answer

 

[MowGreen [MVP]]

0x800736B3 ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_NOT_FOUND
The referenced assembly is not installed on your system.

SP1 can not find an assembly in WinSxS that is required for it to
install. Try running sfc /scannow to see if that resolves the issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

If no joy go here, click the Change link towards the top right of the
page and set the location to China:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=11274&gprid=500921

" Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 1 (SP1). This support for SP1
is valid until March 18, 2009. Availability of chat or e-mail support
differs depending on your geographic location. For customers residing in
North America or Canada, chat and e-mail support is available.

Some issues may require more advanced support for which there is a charge. "


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009]
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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Unlimited installation and compatibility support for Vista SP1 is available
at no charge through 18 Mar-09:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx | select Windows Vista |
select Windows Vista Service Pack 1

 

[Krygim]

Thanks for the suggestions of all of you (pooch, peter, MowGreen, PA Bear,
and usmc_nam_vet)

Before I try any of the suggestions, I restored a Ghost image of my OS
partition which I made about the end of last year. I successful applied the
SP1 update file "mu_windows_vista_service_pack_1_x64_72329.exe".

I always installed applications into a separate partition. All I needed to
do is to reinstall a 2 to 3 applications that I set up after making the
Ghost image. And the problem was fixed.

Thanks!