Windows 7 SP1, 0x800F0A12 error code

I get the 0x800F0A12 error code.  Currently, I have 3 OS, XP home, Linux and Win7 home, on three different discs and I use GRUB as my bootloader for.

When I go to install SP1, I get the error.  From what I can tell, it's because I use Grub to control what OS I boot instead of Windows 7.  I tried DiskPart and allowing this reader and restart without result.

Short of unplugging the other two disks and installing SP1 this way is there another way I can try it?  Is there an ISO or EXE file that I can install from or I still will end up with the same error message?

Thanks for your help.

Bruce

First things first. Is your Windows partition on your primary drive? GRUB is also on your primary drive with a boot partition that contains the second element of GRUB? If so, try below.

  1. First of all, try to install Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Safe Mode. If this fails with the same error, try the below. Note: If you try to update by using Windows Update, you need to start Windows 7 inSafe Mode with networking, although it would not work. the best approach is to download the individual files for your system from the Download Center or to make a DVD from the Service Pack 1 ISO that Microsoft makes available on their site. If not, try the following below.
  2. Use the disk management snap-in in the Computer Management Console (get it by right clicking oncomputer and selecting the item menu Manage ) to check if your Windows partition is marked as 'active'. If this is not the case, use the snap to mark it active by right-clicking on the Windows partition and selecting the option from menuMark as active partition. The installer should run without another problem with the above error.

Before the change, however, make sure you note which partition on your main drive has been marked as active so that you can configure by using Microsoft's DISKPART.

If your partition is already marked active, then this is a related problem, the solution to which probably is on the relevant pages of Microsoft for Service Pack 1 support.

As a general rule, the problems I have seen relate to the use of GRUB and other boot managers third like-minded. Will run GRUB from the MBR and then run the code in the boot sector on a Linux installation. In general, this means that your Linux installation is on the main drive or your Linux partition is the active partition before start-up chainloads Windows 7 boot code from its own partition.

If is the case, then it is likely that you will need to make your Windows drive your primary drive and cut others by removing the power cables of the other hard disk drives. The system should not see them once you do this. GRUB can have an adjustment, however, and, if so, you must use the advanced options (some versions of Linux require pressing 'e' and then manually by changing the boot options) and edit/remove references to other drives and partitions in the GRUB menu boot before trying to start.

It is also possible that the system does not start without GRUB if the code of Windows Boot Manager is not installed in the Windows partition on this disk or GRUB is not installed on the same drive, which might then require a reinstallation of the operating system (you can perform an "upgrade" installation that will preserve the settings and applications) then installation of the service pack. After doing this, you should be able to reconnect the power on the other drives and continue as before.

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