Gaming Problems with my PC

[Varia]

I know regedit wasn't ment for that, but it's a good workaround
I can't get into explorer.exe for some reason. Could it be that I don't have it on my PC?

Anyway, I managed to open finally the CBS log (it took more than 30 minuets with this slow PC), and I found something interesting (from the log):

2012-02-26 21:26:20, Info CSI 00000004 CSI Store 3785232 (0x000000000039c210) initialized
2012-02-26 21:26:20, Info CBS Session: 30209158_53980113 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2012-02-26 21:26:20, Info CBS Startup: Mark session as corrupt since it is neither complete nor pended, Session: 30209158_53980113

Do you think that's the problem? maybe it was windows update fault, like Zetta_x said. If so, how do I delete the latest windows update from the file viewer?

Edit: checked out the windows update txt file, apparently the last update stopped in the middle.

 

[Zetta_x]

I forget which windows update it was exactly, but you need to use either the recovery console or command prompt to uninstall windows updates.

 

[Varia]

I tried searching for hours now, but I can't find any way to uninstall the update :/
Do you know the command by any chance?
Maybe I'll just reinstall windows and call it a day. I've been wasting too much time on it as it is (even though I have a week off), and I've already backed up the important stuff. Still, it would be nice to keep everything.

Here's the windows update txt file if it helps (only the small portion at the end):

Spoiler

2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 f18 Agent *************
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 f18 Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing updates with error 0x800736b1
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {C02E7D09-E2CF-4780-9FAC-015B23BA693D}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {3F15001A-A051-4CEF-8642-FF241D063C9A}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {05BC7928-4AF6-4B6E-9CE8-B3171E492609}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {D6C0FA4D-7546-4771-8B72-760BB44096B8}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {AC7DE15C-9860-4401-B9C1-591A60197F2D}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {149402B1-7EE8-4DDE-B1F5-5F1F0F1B8B2D}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {B7027ED9-9A4C-493C-9763-03DDA1C0E5D1}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install skipped
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU Install call completed.
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU # WARNING: Install call failed, reboot required = No, error = 0x800736B1
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU #########
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU ## END ## AU: Installing updates [CallId = {64C99384-0597-432A-BB42-0209EA03AA19}]
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU #############
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU Install complete for all calls, reboot NOT needed
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU Setting AU scheduled install time to 2012-02-27 01:00:00
2012-02-26 22:06:37:309 568 eb0 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0
2012-02-26 22:06:37:996 568 eb0 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0
2012-02-26 22:06:37:996 568 eb0 AU Triggering Offline detection (non-interactive)
2012-02-26 22:06:37:996 568 c30 AU #############
2012-02-26 22:06:37:996 568 c30 AU ## START ## AU: Search for updates
2012-02-26 22:06:37:996 568 c30 AU #########
2012-02-26 22:06:37:996 568 c30 AU

 

[Fishaman P]

You're screwed.

Use Linux to back up your files and possibly serial keys, then reinstall.

 

[Zetta_x]

Sorry about that, I can't find the microsoft link that details it.

 

[Varia]

^No worries, I managed to fix it. Well, not really, but once I reinstalled Windows, I was able to keep all the data on the old PC.
Evering was saved in a Windows.old folder.
I was pretty hyped up that night, that I completely forgot to cover my PC. It was raining, and my roof was dribbling.
With my shitty luck, it dribbled RIGHT above my PC. Now it's completely destroyed - when I turn it on it does a long beep, then the leds turn off even though the pc is still on, and it won't show anything on the screen.
I bought it not even a year ago, it cost me a fortune too. I really hope my warranty will cover it, since I'm low on cash...

tldr; All my efforts were in vain and now I'm stuck with the old PC.
Seriously, worst week ever.

 

[FAST6191]

Water damage is a tough one to diagnose and fix (fortunately this is not a laptop as it bumps the fiddly factor and replacement fun right up) but I will say I doubt that much is broken on it- you might well be out a motherboard and power supply but unlikely the whole machine and it would be exceptionally unfortunate for the hard drive to have gone.

First step it make sure everything is thoroughly dry. I would however not leave the hard drive (fogged up hard drive.... not fun) wherever you are drying the rest. Minor heat and a pot of rice or some of that silica gel (my handy dictionary says kiselsyragel) you get in shoes and whatever else to soak up the water vapour.

Next if you have a friend with a similar machine comes the swapping components one by one and figuring out what is toast phase. If you can not do that then comes the rebuilding the machine part by part stage- strip it right back to the motherboard, CPU and memory* (and graphics if the motherboard does not work have them) and keep adding components one by one.

*single memory chip at a time if you have several.

 

[Varia]

Oh ya, I've heard about that rice trick.
I forgot to mention that I've already sent it to the supplier. Not sure yet if they'll charge me.
I was too scared to take it appart, it didn't look damped either, so I just called up and they said to bring it in. I tried drying it out from the outside though, and it didn't help. Maybe I should've waited a few days.