Re: Vista updates failure

Grooove wrote:

Chris Whelan <cawhelan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:JT_uj.2093$g81.1761@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

It seems Microsoft haven't got to the bottom of it yet; most suggested
solutions involve a repair install. Not too helpful if you have a
machine with only the install files on a hidden partition and just a
rescue CD. Just like the friend's Acer laptop I've spent much of the
last couple of days swearing at...


You may be interested in this:

http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

Many thanks, that's a useful link.

Luckily, the friend used to work for a large multi-national, and an IT
support guy there has "lent" her a copy of Vista. I'm installing ATM; it
seems much quicker to install than XP. That certainly wasn't the case with
the various Vista RC's.

Chris

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