Error 0x80070643 Service pack 1 install failure

[trevolution11]

About a week ago, I installed a new SSD and configured it as my boot drive running Win 7 Ultimate. Everything was working fine until yesterday. I ran windows update and attempted to install 2 updates and was prompted to restart. I clicked start-->install updates and shut down. When it was shutting down, the PC began stage 1 of 2 of configuring Service Pack. After 30% completion in stage 1, the computer restarts and begins configuring service pack again, starting from 30% where it left off. It gets up to 32% and stays there for about 30-45 min and the begins "Shutting Down" for an hour or so. Once it shuts down, I power it back on. Displayed is:

Stage 1 of 2
Failure configuring Service Pack
Reverting changes
Do not turn off your computer​

I left this screen displayed for over 3 hours before performing a hard shut down and starting windows in safe mode for it to finally boot fully to windows. At that point, I receive an error stating that the Service Pack installation was not successful.

If any of you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them. I have gone through this process 3 times now. Thanks in advance.

 

[NoelDP]

Please follow the instructions in http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...4840-windows-update-posting-instructions.html and post the results.

 

[trevolution11]

Thank you for your response. I went through all the steps but the .zip CBS file is 14.9 MB and the forum will not allow me to attach any .zip files larger than 8.3 MB. Can I send you an email or private message? any other ideas on how to upload it?

 

[NoelDP]

Upload it to either your SkyDrive (https://skydrive.live.com ) or other favorite fileshare site, and post a link

 

[trevolution11]

Got it, thanks. Here is the link to the .zip file.

https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D8435701_61130984_68693

And you already know the error code that I'm getting. Much appreciated!

 

[NoelDP]

You had a HUGE number of files replaced by SFC - 1400 or so!
Surprisingly, CheckSUR found nothing wrong.

I suggestt hat you run SFC again - this time, just post the latest cbs.log file rather than the whole folder.
You'll need to copy it to the desktop, and zip and upload it from there.

 

[trevolution11]

OK, I ran SFC again. Here is the .log file

https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D8435701_61130984_68291

 

[NoelDP]

That's somewhat better, I think - but it still had a lot to do. (and a lot I don't understand about it!)
Have you moved the Program FIles folder across to a new drive?

Please run another SFC scan (again!) and post the new result, and we'll see where we are.

 

[trevolution11]

Ran it one more time.

https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D8435701_979_654021819

I havent moved my program files but wanted windows to default new program installs to my D drive. In an attempt to make that happen I went to regedit (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-->SOFTWARE-->Microsoft-->Windows-->CurrentVersion) and changed the "ProgramFilesDir" and the "ProgramFilesDir (x86)" to a path on the D drive instead of the C drive.

 

[NoelDP]

OMIGAWD!
You have now irrevocably screwed your machine.
You will have to reformat and rinstall, as you've got both 32-bit and 64-bit Program Files folders pointing to the same destination - Windows will not have a clue what's going on.

 

[trevolution11]

Yikes! Live and learn I guess. Thanks for all the help, Noel. My guess is next time I just point ProgramFilesDir (x86) toward the D drive?

 

[NoelDP]

You could point both to the D: drive, but they must go to separate destinations.
- so just take the default location and change the drive letter
Note that it's generally recommened NOT to take this approach, but to set up a file structure on the second drive and individually point installers at the folder when possible, since some programs will be hard-coded to the normal location and Windows may not see them there.
Except where space is very limited, there's no advantage to placing the Program files folders on another partition/drive anyhow.

 

[trevolution11]

Okay, great. My SSD is only 120GB so I want to install most of my program files on the D Drive. When installing most programs, I'm given the option to select the file path for its location. Can I install programs, whether they are 32-bit programs or 64-bit programs in a single custom folder on the D drive? If I must keep separate folders for custom installs ("D:\Program files\" and "D:\Program files(x86)") how can I tell before installation if it is a 32- or 64- bit program? I obviously will not be directing automatic file paths using regedit this time, but if I can install programs to the D drive during installation to a single folder on a individual basis, that would be great. Thanks again for all the crucial information!

 

[NoelDP]

My Windows partition currently uses 106 GB - and that's with a huge number of programs installed (Including things like Office, and a couple of very large applications (one of which takes up 4.5 GB in its own root folder!).
The Windows folder itself is around 30GB, and the Program Files folders take less than 20GB.
One space-hog is actually the ProgramData folder - 6GB here.
The Hibernation and PageFile files alone take up over 12 GB.
I move my 'Documents' folder out to a different parttition - but the residuals in the C:\Users heirarchy still manage to gobble almost 15GB.

Installing programs using the custom installation methods will inform Windows sufficiently of their type for it to be able to work out which is what in terms of bitness - As far as I know, unless you install programs with different 64-bit and 32-bit versions, you can install them all to the same folder, and Windows will take care of the rest.