 Computer Attempts To Start Up & Then Shuts Downs, says "configuring updates" & then shuts down & repeats |
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  Feb 18 2008, 11:37 AM
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When I turn my computer on it takes me to the screen that says "Please wait..." then it says "configuring updates".....then "shutting down"....once it shuts down it starts the entire sequence over again and keeps repeating this loop. In order to shut it down completely I have to hold down the power button manually for several seconds. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you, Stephanie  |
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Feb 18 2008, 02:30 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 18-February 08 Member No.: 190,946 |
Does anyone have any ideas to correct this??
Thanks 
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Feb 21 2008, 07:28 AM
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 Still visually handicapped, new avatar :0) Group: Moderator Posts: 14,706 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
Try using your Vista DVD and run Startup Repair: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html
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Feb 22 2008, 08:49 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 6-January 06 Member No.: 49,094 |
Slnewport,
I'm sorry to say that this is bad news.  This is a BUG in the update you installed...and it's reported all over the newsgroups. See this link: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/20/...;cgd=2008-02-20 In the meantime, do you have an image of your OS partition before the updates were installed (say prior to Feb. 12th)? If so, try restoring the image by booting into your recover media (eg: Norton Ghost or Acronis TI boot CD). If not, use the Vista DVD, boot from that and do a system restore to before Feb. 12th. So far, I think that's the only workaround until MS$ works through this mess. Cheers. |
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 Feb 24 2008, 03:51 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 24-February 08 Member No.: 192,312 |
Yup it happened to me. A screwed update from M$.
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Feb 24 2008, 05:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 1-November 07 Member No.: 166,999 |
I intern at a computer shop and one of the workers found out how to fix that. I forget what he did but if i remember ill ask of Monday.
He said it was easy to fix. He had to delete one file that told it not to do that one update on boot. then it works fine. |
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