Solved Infinite reboot loop after a BSoD and attempted windows updates

[Kaktussoft]

No packages "pending" anymore. But on reboot you still see it's trying to install "something"?
Still the same in "safe mode"?

 

[Kaktussoft]

You can delete d:\reboot.xml and s:\pending.xml. No pending stuff anymore... Useless files now. Patches you uninstalled using "dism /image:d:\ /remove_package ...." will be installed automatically later. Why the heck it doesn't produce a crashdump grrrrrrr

 

[Sk8kidamh]

No packages "pending" anymore. But on reboot you still see it's trying to install "something"?
Still the same in "safe mode"?

Safe mode is still looping as well

I'm not sure I would say it's trying to install something. This is the last screen that appears.

 

[Sk8kidamh]

You can delete d:\reboot.xml and s:\pending.xml. No pending stuff anymore... Useless files now. Patches you uninstalled using "dism /image:d:\ /remove_package ...." will be installed automatically later. Why the heck it doesn't produce a crashdump grrrrrrr

I don't think it's "crashing" I think it's restarting intentionally, but it can't get past that screen.

 

[Kaktussoft]

reg  load  HKLM\my_test   d:\windows\system32\config\system

Now start regedit (so type regedit and press enter). Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\Select
What is the value of key "Current" on the right side? In this example I assume 1.
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\ControlSet001\services\TrustedInstaller
What is the value of "Start" on the right side? I assume it's 3.

 

[Sk8kidamh]

reg  load  HKLM\my_test   d:\windows\system32\config\software

Now start regedit (so type regedit and press enter). Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\Select
What is the value of key "Current" on the right side? In this example I assume 1.
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\ControlSet001\services\TrustedInstaller
What is the value of "Start" on the right side? I assume it's 3.

I do not have a folder named "select" in my_test. I also don't have a controlset001 in my_test. I do have one in system, and the value for start in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_Test\controlset001\services\trustedinstaller is 2.

 

[Sk8kidamh]

reg  load  HKLM\my_test   d:\windows\system32\config\software

Now start regedit (so type regedit and press enter). Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\Select
What is the value of key "Current" on the right side? In this example I assume 1.
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\ControlSet001\services\TrustedInstaller
What is the value of "Start" on the right side? I assume it's 3.

I do not have a folder named "select" in my_test. I also don't have a controlset001 in my_test. I do have one in system, and the value for start in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_Test\controlset001\services\trustedinstaller is 2.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\Select isn't on your machine????

Anyway set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_Test\controlset001 value Start to 4. Sure previous vale was 2?

Reboot and post results. Still "configuring windows"?

I'm certain there's no folder called select. The value is 2, but it's not in that folder. There is no controlset001 in my_test

 

[Kaktussoft]

100times sorry.... real command should be different
firt do reg unload HKLM\my_test (you made it my_text) then

reg  load  HKLM\my_test   d:\windows\system32\config\system

Browse to the keys I told you and post the results

 

[Sk8kidamh]

Okay, select current is 1. Controlset001\trustedinstaller start is 2

 

[Kaktussoft]

So HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\ControlSet001\services\TrustedInstaller : Value Start on the right side has value 2 (autostart). Strange default value=3 (manual) it only starts when you styart it manually, or another program does it.

Anyway set value Start to 4 please. Succesfully? If so reboot normally

 

[Sk8kidamh]

It booted!!!

I think you have won the title of my favorite person ever.

Do I need to do anything to undo the changes made earlier?

 

[Kaktussoft]

reg load HKLM\my_test d:\windows\system32\config\system (this loads the win7 registry from win recovery environment)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\my_test\ControlSet001\services\TrustedInstaller set Start to 4 (= disable)
To put it back to what it was: set it to 2 (automatic). But 3 (manual) is the default.

Loading the registry and changing that key was the trick. But now TrustedInstaller isn't running!

Did you delete \reboot.xml and \pending.xml already?

Please check eventlog for any crash info and other relevant errors. Post results

 

[Kaktussoft]

It booted!!!

I think you have won the title of my favorite person ever.

Do I need to do anything to undo the changes made earlier?

patches are uninstalled. But who cares... we gonna try to install them later,

 

[Kaktussoft]

Start/Stop Windows Modules Installer service in Windows 7 from Services, Regedit or CMD
Try to set the "start type" to manual and apply.

After that press start to service. Service is really started? Crash?

 

[Sk8kidamh]

I set start back to 3.

How do I load the windows module installer?

I haven't deleted reboot or pending.xml

What event log should I be checking?

My internet is also currently broken.

 

[Kaktussoft]

reboot and pending.xml can be deleted later from c:\root folder
#74 has a screenshot with a start button. Press that start button.
Read

Start/Stop Windows Modules Installer service in Windows 7 from Services, Regedit or CMD for extra information.

event log... hmmm just run eventvwr and check the last day. I think system log or setup log.

 

[Sk8kidamh]

reboot and pending.xml can be deleted later from c:\root folder
#74 has a screenshot with a start button. Press that start button.
Read

Start/Stop Windows Modules Installer service in Windows 7 from Services, Regedit or CMD for extra information.

event log... hmmm just run eventvwr and check the last day. I think system log or setup log.

Got trustedinstaller running.

There are 65000 events on the system log since June 9th, and 2.2 thousand events on the setup log with nothing since July 10.

 

[Kaktussoft]

There are 65000 events on the system log since June 9th, =>any info logged on yesterday?


and 2.2 thousand events on the setup log with nothing since July 10. =>so no crash or any other info of yesterday and few hours back.

trustedinstaller startup type=automatically or manual now?

 

[Kaktussoft]

Open "device manager" . Any question/exclamation marks or "other devices" there?

ipconfig>ipconfig.txt
start ipconfig.txt
del ipconfig.txt

Post that info

 

[Sk8kidamh]

There are around 2000+ events on the system log from today. Nothing on the setup log about a crash that I can see.

Trustedinstaller is set to manual.