Windows Vista SP1 Error Code: 0xC004F013

Author: ajua

16 Feb

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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12 Responses for "Windows Vista SP1 Error Code: 0xC004F013"

Lars February 19th, 2008 at 12:21 pm 1
Strange thing - the same Error on a plain Vista Installation (not even connected to any network, and therefore no updates installed…)
ajua February 20th, 2008 at 4:56 pm 2
try using the System File Checker tool. type this at a command prompt with admin privileges: sfc /scannow and if there is an error in the system files they will be automatically corrected.

did you have installed other software or drivers? remember that Microsoft delayed the wide deploy of SP1 because some incompatibility in drivers…

hope you get it solved soon.
Vista SP1 Setup Language Pack Error February 28th, 2008 at 8:25 pm 3
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ale March 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm 4
hola amigo, te escribo este mensaje porque te quiero decir que lo que acabas de escribir esta completamente erroneo. yo tengo el windows vista sp1 en español, con todas las actualizaciones correctas y no tengo ningun problema. si quieras que te diga cual es procedimiento correcto para lograrlo y como crackearlo contactame a mi mail
ajua March 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm 5
Hola ale. Lo que escribí es pertinente a la gente que está teniendo problemas con al instalación del SP1 en forma de actualización.

Yo no podía instalar el SP1 hasta que desinstalé la actualización KB941649. Estaba causando un conflicto con el SP1.

Con las nuevas imágenes de disco con el SP1 incorporado no hay ningún problema. Por eso es mejor realizar instalaciones “limpias” o darle formato.

Te agradezco de todas maneras la oferta. Saludos.
farenheyt March 24th, 2008 at 12:48 am 6
hola, pues yo tengo el mismo problema y lo sigo teniendo ya desinstale la actualizacion y no pasa nada sigo teniendo el error el mio es : 0×8060002 y me dise que balla ala pagina http://go.microsoft.com/fwlinkId/=101139 para mas detalles Y en la pagina ami me aparese The page cannot be found ( osea que poca los de microsoft ni si quiera alludan ) bueno eso era todo ” y que conste que lla valide mi copia original ” ayuda porfa !!!!!
ajua March 24th, 2008 at 11:44 am 7
Intenta iniciar la computadora desde el DVD de del Vista y escoge la opción de reparar. Tal vez ayude.

Si no, lo más lógico sería darle formato e instalar desde cero. Puede ser que algún controlador este causando conflictos. Esta fue la principal razón por la que Microsoft retrasó el lanzamiento del SP1, incompatibilidad con algunos controladores.

Realicé unas búsquedas sobre tu error pero no encontré nada.

Saludos.
farenheyt March 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm 8
nel,pus yo ya sabia de la actualizacion ase como una semana , en ese entonses tenia que darle mantenimiento ala pc ( formatearla pues ami se me ase mejor asi jeje ) y pus dije mejor me espero y le meto el sp1 despues de formatearla, ya formateada quise instalarle el sp1 y no se instalo me marcaba el codigo de error y dije sera que nesesita actualizaciones y la actualize y otraves lo intente y nada dije:”#$%#%&$% que chingados pasa, y sigo con el mismo problema ya encontre la pagina de microsoft con relacion al problema –segi todos los pasos y nada— la pag es esta http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947366 si algien puede ayudarme este es mi msn camus_van@hotmail.com gracias de antemano
ajua March 25th, 2008 at 11:29 am 9
Quizá algún programa como un anti-virus o firewall es la causa del problema. So ya tenías instalado alguno cuando formateaste, intenta deshabilitarlos antes de correr el setup del SP1.

Otra opción (la mejor tal vez) es que consigas una nueva imagen de disco con el SP1, así te evitas el problema que estás teniendo.
Abby June 30th, 2008 at 9:27 am 10
i downloaded vista sp1 with internet download manager
then i tried to install sp1 but after some time it gave me some error……..; internal error occured during installation can someone plz help me………..
ajua June 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am 11
Is there an error code? If the error has a code make a search about it. It can be that old language pack problem i posted about or the one from AMD-based computers.

Also see if you have the update i mentioned in this post. If you have it, uninstall it.

Try disabling any security products like antivirus and antispyware and then try again.

Regards and good luck.
Dude October 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pm 12
Ya guys, you know, I think that you should have run SP1 before activating windows vista. Cause most of us have the copy that is not genuine. When I was trying to install it always wrote me next message “Your copy of windows is not genuine” and this error 0xC004F013. I was also looking for a solutiouns. I read somewhere that I should remove KB which wasn’t installed on my PC. So I cheated it. I reinstalled Vista and run sp1 before activating. It worked. Try…