Configuring updates dont stop

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Solution 1.
Do Windows Update. It will download and install the service packs that you need as well as the latest driver for your ZEN V Plus if it has found one. Make sure to install all the suggested updates.

• Click Start
• Type windows update in the search box
• Click the Windows Update icon from the search list
• Windows Update windows will open
• Click the Check for updates button
• It will show number of updates available
• Click Install Updates
• The updates may take a while and your computer might restart a couple of times

Solution 2.
Install the driver/software manually. (Make sure you installed windows update)

• Download and install the Software/Driver from this link http://support.creative.com/downloads/download.aspx?nDownloadId=9948
• Click on Agree on the Agreement Page
• Download will start automatically
• Double click the downloaded file

Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™
• Windows Media® Player 11
• USB 1.1 port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfers)
• Creative ZEN V or ZEN V Plus

Notes:

• To install this software pack
  1. Download the ZNV_PCApp64_LA_6_41_10.exe file into your local hard disk.
  2. Close all application and Windows Explorer windows that are currently running.
  3. Connect your player to your computer.
  4. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This software pack includes the following:

• Creative Media Explorer (version 6.41.10)
  Enables you to manage your player easily in the familiar "Windows Explorer" environment
• Creative Audio CD Ripper (version 5.20.10)
  Extracts songs from an audio CD and transfers them to your player
• Creative Sync Manager (version 6.03.21)
  Synchronizes data between your computer and player
• Video Converter (version 5.60.12)
  Converts videos to a suitable format and transfers them to your player
• SmartFill (version 2.00.26)
  Fills up your player with songs automatically

Thank you for using FixYa.
Have a great day.

Jas247

open the game as an administrator and configure your firewall properly, that should do it.

if not, install directX 9.0c and/or update your video card driver.

Well heres a much easier answer if you have the Vista DVD or if you can borrow 1. Boot the computer from the DVD and select the upgrade option. Will take a little while to reinstall but none of your programs or documents will be touched. Only thing which will be totally lost is all the updates which is a good thing in your case. After then you can try doing the updates again. As you may have heard Vista does have a lot of bugs. If this all still fails on updates either reinstall and forget updates or do as i did go and buy a Windows 7 operating system its great. ,...Cheers from Scott

Hi there,

According to your issue the windows logon screen gets stuck on update 3 of 3 it seems to me you were trying to perform windows update and now the updates are not installed properly in your system due to which you system stuck in such kind of cases you have to perform system restore to uninstall the updates and for that we need windows vista basic dvd in order to get the steps to perform system restore follow the link bellow :

http://vistahomebasic.windowsreinstall.com/repairsystemrestore/repairsystemrestore.htm

Regards,

Om

downloads are either being stopped by a firewall or your system cannot update what it needs to because your missing other updates. if you dont have all required updates some others will not install.try automatic updates.download all critical and recommended updates.

updates can be slow,and lead to more updates sometimes.you should goto windows update,let it search for important updates then install them.even if it takes a while,once you do that it should be fine.and configure updates to auto download but ask to install.

no computer is trash when you are dealing with a software issue.

boot up and tap on the f8 key... when you get to that screen... choose safe mode... if it successfully boots.... go to start menu... and restart again... it should boot... if it wants to do the update let it.... if still nothing.... f8 again and choose last known good configuration

Robert

This is all I could find:


It's not only Windows Vista Service Pack 1 that isn't ready for general consumer availability. Some of the updates released on February 12, 2008, as a part of the Microsoft monthly patch cycle, have managed to effectively kill Windows Vista. Users are reporting that, following the introduction of the February 12 updates, Vista gets stuck at the finalization of the deployment of the updates displaying the message "Configuring Updates Stage 3 of 3 0% completes" and then entering
an infinite reboot loop. And there is absolutely no way out for the end users, because canceling the configuration process of the updates is a move equivalent to losing access to the operating system entirely. This will even happen in Safe Mode.

Microsoft has yet to officially respond to the issue, or to provide a resolve or at least a workaround. However, it does seem at this point that there is an issue with the deployment of the pre-requisite updates necessary for the smooth installation of Windows Vista SP1. Namely, the problem resides in the Vista installation software. The fact of the matter is that end users will have to first update the Vista installation software and only then deploy the remaining February 12 updates and only at the end Vista SP1 RTM.

If you are stuck watching the "Configuring Updates Stage 3 of 3 0% complete Do not turn off Computer" and in the endless reboot loop, then stop the cycle and boot from the Vista media. You will need to "Repair your computer," so select your Vista installation and restore it to a point before the deployment of the updates. After gaining back access to your operating system, you will have to install the service stack update, namely Update for Windows Vista (KB937287). Deploy this update before any other on your Vista, and only then install the rest. At this point in time, you should experience no more problems.

"Update 937287 is a prerequisite package that contains updates to the Windows Vista installation software. The installation software is the component that handles the installation and the removal of software updates, language packs, optional Windows features, and service packs. Update 937287 is necessary to successfully install and to remove Windows Vista SP1 on all versions of Windows Vista," Microsoft revealed.

OK, Microsoft has your answer; but I wonder if perhaps you downloaded an older version of Service Pack 1.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/949358

That outlines your next steps. I suspect you'll resort to Step 2, which may require you to move on to Step 3. To get into safe mode:
Keep hitting F8 as you restart your computer. You should eventually get to a menu that lets you boot into "Safe Mode with Network Support." Do it.


This may also help walk you through some of your problems:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766123.aspx

Your problem: "I have Windows Vista installed on my laptop."

Unfortunately, as with a lot of MS service packs, they can crash some computers. You need your windows vista disk and, booting from it, you can select repair your vista installation. This should take care of the problem. Then don't update to sp1 for a few months.