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Fix Windows Updates Error 80073712 in Windows Vista


My Friend was facing this error when he was using Windows Updates so I googled it a little bit and came up with the fix, So I decided to share with you people. .This happens when you have shutdown your PC or restart your PC when a update is going on. Following is a fix for the Problem.

1. Click on Start > type in "CMD" (without quotes) > Right Click "Command Prompt” and select “Run as Administrator”.

2.Type in the command given below to take the ownership of the files
C:\>takeown /f C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml
C:\>cacls C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml /G [username] :F
Replace [username] with your own username.

3. Now delete pending.xml by
C:\>del C:\windows\winsxs\pending.xml

4. Now you can download and install the Windows updates Agents x86 or x64 

5. Restart your PC and your Windows updates should run properly.

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#1. December 19th, 2009, at 11:43 PM.

o vista nao ficou roda bem no pc

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