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Yes, laptop factory settings with all the bloatware minus the restore option and minus the update for service pack 1. Yes the image is already activated. I'm using the built-in recovery software by samsung the RECOVERY SOLUTION 4.
Several times I restored to that initial image and I've found out that the SYSTEM RESTORE option doesn't work. Last night I restored to that initial image but it left me with 60+ failed updates all with the error code 80004005. So I did a repair Install again even though I had a bad repair Install the other night (which made me use the initial image restore). So after that 60+ failed updates using the Initial Image restore I decided to go at the REPAIR INSTALL again this time with a lighter load on my system but again it left me with 19 failed updates after using the UPDATE READINESS TOOL.
So that made me think that "what if I repair Installed using Windows SP1 right away?" therefore hopefully bypassing that error code 80004005.
Then the last problem remains is about the activation so I dug from this site and found that TOKEN RESTORE utility.
What do you think guys? Am I making sense?
OK, it looks like there is something in your original factory install the SP1 doesn't like. It looks like doing repair installs isn't fixing it either, so I wouldn't bother trying any more. Others may disagree with that. Also I don't think you can do a repair with media that includes SP1 if your system doesn't have it already applied/installed. If that was my PC or one that some one said fix it, I don't care what you do just fix it. I'd do a clean install with install media obtained from a reliable source and be done with it. Install windows, install SP1, install the rest of the windows updates, create restore point, install drivers, etc......
Okay. Thanks alpha. I guess I'll go back to my last image backup which has only 1 failed update: the SP1.
I am just curious, what is Microsoft doing about this error code 80004005? Clearly that Readiness Update Utility is not a reliable fix for this problem.
I don't know what to tell you about that? I personally don't remember ever having any problems installing SP1. My current install media includes it so its installed with windows. Its just one less thing to do after a clean install.