A week ago i got the RTM release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Its the stand-alone installer.

Today i made some backups in my laptop to install it but things got frustating enough. First, the setup ran for about 3 housr and in the end, i got this error code: 0xC004F013.

I unplugged my external hard disk drive and my wireless mouse, stopped some services of programs i use and tried the SP1 setup again. The installation ran for about 80 min and i got the same error code at the end: 0xC004F013.

After thinking this over and searching Microsoft KB for some information i ended without any hint of a solution.

I also ran Vista’s System File Checker tool and Vista’s Memory Diagnostics but nothing was wrong with my system.

Then, i read here that some guy was having the same problem as me. He uninstalled Update KB941649 and reported that the installation of SP1 went smoothly afterwards.

I read the installation logs and figured that the same update was preventing SP1 from installing correctly.

I uninstalled i tried the SP1 setup again. After almost an hour (average installation time according to numerous reports) the setup ended successfully.

Now that i have SP1 installed will make some benchmarks, try some programs and will post my experience.

After i return to my home (im visitting my parents this weekend) i will install it on my desktop computer but from a fresh install without updates being installed first to streamline the whole experience.

So, if you encourter this same error code, try uninstalling that update first and then try the setup again.


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