This error occurs because of tools like Driver Sweeper utility from Phyxion or DriverCleanerDotNet tool. Driver Sweeper Utility (or any other tool of that category) are used to remove the drivers from your Windows. These tools might also cause system file corruption which prevents your Windows to install Windows 7 SP1. There are multiple ways to solve this problem. You can either reinstall the drivers using the same tools or you can perform a Windows Upgrade or you can simply use Windows Media to replace the drivers. Detailed steps for all these solutions are given below.
Quick Tips
Make sure you have plenty of space in your HDD. You will see the error if the amount of space left in the HDD is less than the required space.Make sure there isn’t any antivirus on your system. Antiviruses are known to interfere with the Windows Updates. You don’t have to delete the antivirus, you can simply disable it for the time being. Once you are done with the update, you can enable the antivirus.
Method 1: Windows System Update Readiness tool
This tool is provided by Microsoft to check and solve any problems that you might have with your system files and system registries. It will give an error report at the end of the scan which will tell you about the problems it found and how many of those problems it solved. Go here and download the Windows System Update Readiness tool if you have a 32-bit Windows Go here and download the Windows System Update Readiness tool if you have a 64-bit Windows Note: You can check whether your system is 32-bit or 64-bit by holding the Window Key and Pause button from the keyboard. A new window will appear where your system type will be mentioned under the System Type section. Once you download the Windows System Update Readiness tool, run the downloaded file. Click Yes when it asks if you want to install the Software Update. It will take some time to install. The Windows System Update Readiness tool automatically scans and fixes any issues it might find during the installation so don’t have to do a manual scan. Once the installation is finished, close the window. Now try to reinstall the Service Pack that was giving the error and check if the problem persists. Sometimes the Windows Update Readiness tool might not be able to download and correct all the errors. The good thing is that you can manually download the corrupted files or packages to fix the errors. Follow the steps given below if you are comfortable in fixing the issues manually The Microsoft’s Update Readiness Tool makes a log where you can find all the information about which package or file is corrupted or causing the issue Unavailable repair files: Now you have manually downloaded the missing or corrupted file/package. Repeat the above process to download all the not-fixed files found in the CheckSUR.log. Once you are done, rerun the Windows Update Readiness Tool and then check if the Windows Update problem is solved or not.
Method 2: Recover the Deleted Drivers
Since the problem is mainly caused because of the Driver Cleaning tool that you used in the past, using the same tool to recover those drivers solves the problem. Usually, these driver cleaning tools will have a backup copy that you can use to restore your drivers. So go to the official site of the driver cleaning tool that you used and look for the information regarding restoring the deleted drivers. You can use their site, search their forums or contact them to get this information. Once you restore the drivers, try to install the Service Pack again and the problem should be solved. If, for some reason, you can’t recover the deleted drivers, you can always download the fresh copy of those drivers from their official site.
Method 3: DISM
DISM stands for Deployment Image Servicing and Management and can be used to fix any errors in System files and registries. Basically this tool will either use online files to repair the corrupted files or can use a mounted image of the Windows to repair the corrupted files. This tool comes pre-loaded in the Windows so you don’t have to worry about downloading it. Now check whether or not the Update is working. Method 3: Using Windows Installation Media (Check this because I couldn’t check it on my ISOs) If you have access to Windows Installation media then you can use that to replace the files that are causing this issue. (x86 versions) x86_atiilhag.inf.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_en-us_4c2c9aec5f3d44b5 x86_atiilhag.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_a574bbd4a69c292d (amd64 versions) amd64_atiilhag.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_019357585ef99a63 amd64_atiilhag.inf.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_en-us_a84b3670179ab5eb Once you are finished, try to update the Windows again and it should be working now.
Method 4: In-Place Upgrade
Performing an In-Place Upgrade of your windows will also solve the problem. Follow the steps given below to perform an In-Place Upgrade Wait for the installation to complete. Once it is finished, restart your computer.
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