W10 update error on (really) old laptop: SAFE_OS phase

Caledon Ken said:

Well your CBS log indicates it cannot repair a file

mscorlib.ni.dll

You can go to end of log and see for yourself. Lines of significance in log have [SR] in them.

Do you have boot media or can you create fresh boot media for the version of Windows you have installed?

I would run a repair install with this media.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

Version must be the same or it will try to upgrade you.

Alternatively if you have a spare disk you could try a clean install of the current version. If it installs correctly you can then make a decision.

Thanks. I must have missed that, blame poor eyesight.
Luckily I have a full installation DVD for Win 10 Pro x64 v1709 so will try a repair install.

Well the in-place "upgrade" ended and I ended with an older build of 1709, but it has now updated to the latest build (of 1709).
I have blocked 1809 for a while and WU is no longer reminding mw in red that I need to install further updates.
Does that mean MS actually did pull the plug on 1809?

Very much doubt it.

19H1 / 1903 has been pushed to the Release Preview Ring and is not expected until late May. Media Creation Tool will not change until they start pushing the newest on the Windows Update process.

If you use the Media Creation tool to create a USB or ISO you should be able to do the same inplace but it will upgrade you.

My old DV6000, built for Vista just update to the 19H2 / 1909 update.

What version are you targeting to install?

1809...I'm not in the Insider Preview.

Okay. Now that you've done in inplace on 1709 can you try the media creation tool to create an 1809. Then do the inplace process.

Will try, thanks

I get a little white box - Windows Update failed or words to that effect.
Tried several different methods all failed similarly.
I'm going to block this one and wait for 1903.
The final way I tried was Update Assistant which did the same.
At least I'm now at build 16299.1087 which is higher than I was before.

Damn.

Do you have a spare drive?

Yes I do, several actually and I already tried installation of 1809 version, no-go I'm afraid.

I think it must be either my Hauppauge TV card or my Fax modem card that are being objected to although there has been no evidence to support that theory.
Both say they work with Win 10 but I have my suspicions.
I still think it's very strange that this particular "update" object to somewthing whereas its predecessors didn't.
Even more strange is every attempt at it told me my machine was OK and ready for it.
I'll ,keep at it when I have the spare time. I'll let you know if ever it succeeds.

Addendum: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1809 amd64 2019-04 - Error 0x800700ce