Hello,
I've read through some similar threads here but have yet to find a fix for my ongoing inability to update and / or successfully complete a repair re-install on Windows 10 1809 on an Asus Zenbook A330.
I first noticed updates failing at KB4486553 as of late-February 2019 with error code 0x800703f1. I took the basic steps of running SFC and DISM (both error out before completion). Checking CBS.log I get the following error:
Failed to load the COMPONENTS hive from 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\COMPONENTS' into registry key 'HKLM\COMPONENTS'. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
I've booted into safe mode and into WindowsPE from a Media Creation Tool USB drive to try to manually load the COMPONENTS hive with regedit but in both cases fail with a corrupt database error message.
chkdsk finds no errors, and I've had no detected malware/viruses since buying this system new in late 2018.
I've tried a repair install (from the MCT USB) with all external devices disconnected, and only basic startup services enabled. The reinstall almost gets to completion, then fails on FIRST_BOOT at the MIGRATE_DATA phase.
This laptop/install is only a few months old and I'm looking for a fix aside from a reformat / clean install. Ideally if there is a way to rebuild the COMPONENTS hive, or if there is a way around the MIGRATE_DATA failure on the repair install I'd be open to that option as well.
Any suggestions for other routes to try is appreciated.
Jonah
