Windows 7 service pack 1 problem

Ah - Missing Winning Component Keys are a bit of a mystery to me
I'm trying to work out how best to deal with them for another thread at the moment - but your best bet may be to wait until Monday and then bump the thread to remind me to get Tom involved when he gets back from holiday.

I've called for help :)

Hi babygun,

Upload a file to Dropbox


Note: If you prefer, the same techniques can be applied to your Skydrive however these instructions may not necessarily work for Skydrive.

1. If you haven't already created a Dropbox account, please do so Here
2. Although this procedure can be done directly through the website, it is much easier to do so via the Windows client which can be downloaded from the Dropbox website:
   
   
   https://www.dropbox.com/install
   
   
3. After you have downloaded and installed that, you should now see Dropbox in your Favourites box in Windows Explorer. This is the folder that will be synchronised with the Dropbox servers, anything that you wish to back up online can be put in here, but today we will be using it to transfer files.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. To access your Dropbox folder, just click on the link in the top left hand corner of Windows Explorer (accessible from any location - Documents etc.). Alternatively, you can double click on the icon found in your system tray (next to the time). If you are still having issues locating this folder, unless otherwise specified, it can be found under this location: C:\Users\{Your username}\Dropbox
5. Copy all of the following files to the Public folder in your Dropbox:
   
   
   
   • C:\Windows\system32\config\COMPONENTS (it has no file extension)
     
     
     
     
6. Select all files by pressing Ctrl+A then right-click and select Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder
7. This will create a .zip file in your Public folder.
8. Right-click on this file and select Copy Public Link then Paste (Ctrl+V) this link into your next post for me please

Tom

NoelDP said:

Ah - Missing Winning Component Keys are a bit of a mystery to me
I'm trying to work out how best to deal with them for another thread at the moment - but your best bet may be to wait until Monday and then bump the thread to remind me to get Tom involved when he gets back from holiday.

They're just missing C Marks :) Take this error:

Code:

(f) CSI Missing Winning Component Key 0x00000000 x86_policy.9.0.microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_60a5df56e60dc5df

The C Mark is missing under HKLM\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\x86_policy.9.0.microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022. 8_none_60a5df56e60dc5df

If you look at a similar component with a different version number, copy the C Mark into this key, then just change the end to 9.0.21022.8_60a5df56e60dc5df, which we know from the component name, we have the new C Mark :)

babygun said:

hi
thx for your help
here is the link where you asked for:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wxn01ulb75vxzok/components

Hi babygun,

Download this file please: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...components.zip

Extract the contents to your Desktop, there should be one file named components.

Then navigate to C:\Windows\system32\config

And rename the file components to components.bak.

Then copy and paste the components file on your Desktop to this folder. Reboot and try updating again.

If, at any point, you are displayed an error saying the file is in use, or access denied, reboot and try again.

Then re-run the System Update Readiness Tool and post the log please:


C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CheckSUR.persist.log

Tom

Ah - thanks for the explication! :)

NoelDP said:

Ah - thanks for the explication! :)

When we first ran into this error a few months back, it was you that noticed the missing C mark which I disregarded because of a little cock up in my notes. After a few painful weeks of trying to find a solution in the Winners key, I remembered what you said about the C mark and what do you know, it worked. So I have you to thank really

Notes? what're they?
At least someone remembers :)

NoelDP said:

Notes? what're they?
At least someone remembers :)

lol, the overflow from my head It doesn't take long to fill up and I need some way of remembering this stuff!