Windows-configuration updates step 3 0f 3 - do not turn off your computer

Help please before you take a hammer to the laptop. The update seems to be in a loop and for 3 days I wasn't able to stop or delete it. I turned off, left running for hours on end and tried everything I can think of. How can I erase this. I'm not very good with computers, so maybe it's a simple answer then excuses.

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some suggestions in this thread: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_update/error-configuring-updates-stage-3-of-3-0/18b07caf-8749-4834-955c-78e7cd211146

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