"nomore" <fac_187********.com> wrote in message
news:101710F0-8650-46CE-A230-86813E03F5D9@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> The way Microsoft pushes updates and forces users to monitor
> shutdown/reboot regardless of whether one has the time to do it is typical
> of their corporate mentality.
> That being said what you did should not kill your system--I do it all the
> time because I cannot change my schedule to suit Microsoft.
> The failed update should be ignored or resumed and you should be able to
> boot to safe mode.
> It appears that when you insert the Vista DVD it does not boot to the
> Vista repair/installation options? This cannot be due to a failed Vista
> update, much as I despise the way Microsoft does things in a non-fallible
> way.
> Regardless of the state of Vista on your hard drive the computer should
> boot to the DVD as this process has nothing to do with the status of an
> existing Vista installation.
> You may have experienced a co-incident hardware failure.
> For example a dying power supply can cause what you describe, as you do
> not not describe any BSOD errors that are more typical of memory or hard
> drive failure.
> If you do not know how to troubleshoot these issues pay a repair person.
>
>
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Even XP required that some updates were configured before the computer was
shut down completely. It takes a few minutes is all, and will not have a
severe impact on anybody's schedule..

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Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
[url]http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/[/url]