Fix for Vista sp1 RC Won’t install with error code 80070002

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When i try to install Vista SP1 RC when the green progress bar is nearly at the end a dialogue pops up and says Error 0×80070002 and there is a circle with a X in it to the left of the writing…

Solution

- uninstall old sp1 beta or rc

- reinstall vista (insert the cd click Setup.exe (if autorun is disabled) and choose “update”)

- after the update iscomplete, install all updates via Windows Update

- install the new SP1

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I MEAN IT WORKED FOR THE FINAL RELEASE OF SP1 :) THANKS

This error pops up when the SP1 Final is 20% complete (never installed any SP1 Beta, so nothing to uninstall!) What next?

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