To resolve this I booted off the Vista installation media, and selected repair. It tried to automatically repair startup configuration, and then came back saying it could not. One of the options was to go into advanced repair options. Chose that. Then chose command prompt. At command prompt:
>cd c:
>cd windows
>cd winsxs
>del pending.xml
Once the file was deleted, rebooted system. System went back to installing update 3 of 3 but this time it worked.
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I am in exactly the same situation, except Vista came pre-installed. I can't get to a command prompt in safe mode. Any of the F8 options just results in Windows trying to boot up again and getting stuck in the "stage 3 0f 3" loop.
Vista Home Premium-SP2 already installed. 64x
Eric
That sucks. So they didn't provide you with a disc? I had to boot off the disc to accomplish what I described.
Don't worry. You can do this without a CD.
As your PC starts up, keep tapping the F6 key. When the dialog box comes up, press F8. Then select "Repair my PC".
From the next menu, select "Command Prompt"
Cool. Thanks for that. I haven't tried it but that would save a lot of time and effort.
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