Consider the following scenario. On a Windows Vista-based computer, you install a series of hotfixes without restarting the computer. Then, you try to restart the computer to complete the hotfix installation. However, the system may stop responding (hang) while the computer is shutting down. The shutdown process stops responding at the following message:

Windows is configuring the updates

This behavior continues until you manually turn off the computer.

You install Windows Vista on a computer that has been configured to use Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) video. However, after you do this, Windows Vista Setup does not continue when the computer is restarted for the first time.

Consider the following scenario:

• You try to deploy Windows Vista by using an Unattend.xml file that has an oobeSystem configuration pass.
• This oobeSystem configuration pass specifies as following:

  <Reseal>
      <ForceShutdownNow>true</ForceShutdownNow>
      <Mode>OOBE</Mode>
  </Reseal>

In this scenario, the unatted settings make the computer shut down as expected. However, every time that you restart the computer, the computer shuts down again.

In Windows Vista, the Windows Update agent may not follow the “Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations” Group Policy setting. This issue occurs when you have configured Windows Update to automatically install hotfixes at a certain time, and you do not restart the computer.

After the hotfixes are installed, a defined delay occurs before the first prompt to restart the computer. However, a design change in the Windows Update agent now requires that the user to select the defined delay value from a drop-down list. For example, the user may select values of 10 minutes, 1 hour, or 4 hours. The default delay value is 10 minutes.

The delay value that the user selects determines how much time the Windows Update agent will delay until the next prompt to restart the computer.

Consider the following scenario.

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer that has more than one hard disk.
• Windows Vista is installed on the primary hard disk.
• There is a partition on the secondary hard disk.
• You disable the secondary hard disk.

In this scenario, the computer must be restarted. This occurs even when no files or folders are open on the secondary hard disk when you disable it.

When you try to install an update from Windows Update on a computer that is running Windows Vista, you may receive the following message:

configuring updates stage 3 of 3. 0% complete

After you receive this message, the computer reverts to the screen that displays the same message. Additionally, the update is not installed successfully, and the computer restarts.

Consider the following scenario

• You purchase a computer that has Windows Vista preinstalled.
• You run the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) Wizard during the setup process for the first time.
• You restart the computer while the wizard is running.

In this scenario, you discover that certain customized information is lost after the OOBE Wizard has finished running.

After you install or uninstall an update package for a USB Human Interface Device (HID) component on a Windows Vista-based computer, the computer may stop responding. Additionally, you may receive the following message when the computer restarts:

Windows is configuring the updates

Note: This problem occurs only on a specific kind of Windows Vista-based computer.

Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based portable computer that has Bluetooth devices installed.
• You hot-plug a PCI ExpressCard device into the computer.
• You try to shut down or to restart the computer.

In this scenario, you may receive the following error message:

Stop: 0×0000008E (0xC0000005, 0×8A317B80, 0xA624B9E8, 0×00000000)
bthport.sys - Address 8A317B80 base at 8A2F6000, DataStamp 4578eb6e

When you try to upgrade Windows Vista to a more advanced version of Windows Vista, you may receive the following error message:

Windows could not configure one or more system components. To install Windows, restart the computer and then restart the installation.

For example, you may receive this error message when you try to upgrade Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Ultimate.