We have 3 X Windows 2008R2 severs running in VMs, none of which have been able to update for months. We have put the problem off for ages, however now we are needing to try to resolve, general feeling is a complete re-install.
That would be a lot of pain - so would like to try to avoid that if possible - especially if (perhaps) it's something simple.
We have trawled the web. We've run sfc /scannow, the MS System Update Readiness Tool, nothing has worked. There appear to be no errors (just minors) however, update is failing with the dreaded "ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT" all over cbs.log.
The first error we see in CBS is:
2014-03-21 23:03:06, Error CSI 00000024@2014/3/21:23:03:06.203 (F) d:\win7sp1_gdr\base\wcp\componentstore\storelayout.cpp(11690): Store corruption detected in function ComponentStore::CRawStoreLayout::CheckFamilyIndexForDeadWinnerComponent expression: (null)
Which I simply don't understand because D: is a CD and has nothing to do with the Windows install - plus these three servers are Windows 2008R2 and now Win7.
The same error crops up on all three servers - no idea if it's a red herring, it's just the first serious error that shows up in CBS.
Aside from update problems - severs running fine, and was able to install / update office on one of them - just not able to install any updates including IE 10 / 11.
Cheers,
JD
