This partition was not being automatically mounted and as a result the update to SP1 was failing. Windows 7 utilizes a small system partition. That was until I stumbled upon this article. Nope, no software was present that could interfere in that manner. Lastly, check for software that may be locking the disk and preventing the update from completing successfully. Next step - Check for free space on the boot partition. Unfortunately disabling anti-virus had no effect on resolving the error. Ok, I know, why didn’t I disable it to begin with? Well the simple truth is that most anti-virus solutions no longer interfere with software installations or OS updates. When I first experienced an installation issue I followed the normal troubleshooting steps. I encountered this error on several computers I attempted to update. In many cases the update attempt simply ends with a vague error, Update error 800F0A12. From what I’ve read on the interweb the installation of SP1 has become downright frustrating for many. For whatever reason the update to SP1 hasn’t been as smooth as previous service packs. Still, there are a few updates included in SP1 that people will want to take advantage of - many of which are performance related. Unlike many of Microsoft’s previous operating system service packs, Windows 7 SP1 serves primarily as a roll-up of previous security updates.
Since no issues have been identified that would affect the systems I manage I began rolling out the update this week. As is standard practice for most IT departments I held off on rolling out Windows 7 SP1 until any issues with the update had been identified. Roughly two weeks ago Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to the general public.
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