Final post to let you all know that I can't resolve it and am just going to save a lot of time and hassle and just back up then re-install Windows.
I've tried both the clean boot and running the registry cleaner from CCleaner but I am still getting the same problem :( may soon just give up and...
This is a computer I'm working on for a friend so it's not my system but I will post the details for it. OS Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1...
Yes, I spent a couple of days installing all prior updates before it asked me for SP2.
I have been updating a Vista PC and went to download SP2 through Windows Update, which failed multiple times even with the firewall turned off....
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