DISM endless "The component store corruption was repaired."

Is it the same computer - not the same problem - as in one or more of these previous threads of yours?...

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-outlook/kb3114894-outlook-2007-under-win-81/8898c2eb-b7cd-48ac-8ce7-1cf620722006

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-performance/aepdudll-event-1000/eef465ec-846e-4d84-84dd-c2dd977af825

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-update/important-update-3000850-roll-up-msi-corruption/8d438cda-d28e-46af-9d81-bc416472044a

Yes, but with a potentially important caveat. Everything is the same except for the mobo which was RMA'd with a new board of the exact same make & model. Following mobo replacement, MS had me re-verify the OS when it detected the replaced mobo. All previously reported issues had been successfully resolved prior to the mobo replacement.

Now, no troubleshooters work despite enabling them via policy editor.

Windows Update fails.

Cannot install software.

Sigh.....

P.S. WU troubleshooter now working and has repaired WU. WU now working. SW install also now working. Wow, it'd be really nice to know what actually fixed these issues. Kind of a mystery. SFC, DISM, Policy Editor {I've never played here b4}, Safe Boot, Clean Boot, Normal Boot. ??? Seems to be working now. Go figure.

Curiously, DISM still reports "The component store corruption was repaired."

WU now working. SW install also now working...Curiously, DISM still reports "The component store corruption was repaired."

Assuming Win8.1 64-bit...

Please answer each of the following [admittedly tedious] diagnostic questions in a correspondingly-numbered list in your very next reply, preferably without quoting this post:

1a. When (approx. date) did you purchase the computer?

1b. When (approx. date) did you replace the mobo?

1c. Did the computer come with Win8 (or Win8.1) preinstalled, did you do a clean install of Win8 (or Win8.1), or did you upgrade a (e.g., Win7) computer to Win8?

1d. Has Windows 10 ever been installed?

1e. Have you ever done a Refresh or a Reset?

2. What is the full name of your currently-installed third-party anti-virus application or security suite (i.e., not Windows Defender!), if any, and when (approx. date) does your current subscription (if any) expire?

3. What third-party anti-malware applications (i.e., not Windows Defender!) are installed, if any?  What third-party firewall, if any?

4. Has a(nother) Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on the computer since you bought it?

5. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [pick one] come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)

6a. Is KB3139929, KB3140735, KB3138910 & KB3138962, KB3137513, KB3139940, KB3139914, KB3139398, KB3139852 and/or KB3135994 listed in Installed Updates (not Update History)? [1]

6b. How about KB3138615, KB3123862, KB3035583, KB2976978 and/or KB3044374?

7a. What Update Version & KB number are displayed in the second line of text in IE11's Help | About [Alt+H+A] tab; e.g., Update Version: 11.0.54 (KB1231231) ?

7b. Is Firefox version 45.0.1 (or higher) and/or Google Chrome version 49.0.2623.110 (or higher) or any other alternate browser installed?

8. Is Adobe Flash Player v21.0.0.182 installed? TEST HERE USING INTERNET EXPLORER ONLY! => http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

 Example of the Version Info box on that page

(disregard any "outdated" warnings)

9. Are you in the habit of using "Registry cleaners" (e.g., Registry Mechanic; System Mechanic; RegCure; RegClean Pro; Advanced SystemCare; Registry Booster; McAfee QuickClean; Glary Utilities; AVG PC TuneUp; Norton Registry Cleaner; PCTools Optimiser; SpeedUpMyPC; PC Doctor; TuneUp Utilities; WinMaximizer; WinSweeper; Comodo System Cleaner; Advanced System Optimizer; CCleaner's Registry Cleaner component)?

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[1] Control Panel | Programs and Features | View installed updates (in left-hand menu)

1a. 4/8/2014

1b. 3/30/2016

1c. Custom PC build with non-upgrade Win 8.0 version

1d. No, Win 10 has not been attempted.

1e. No refresh or reset

2. Norton Security Suite; expiration unknown due to it being a freebie via internet service thru Comcast. They do replace it from time to time but its unpredictable as to when that may happen again. I had completely uninstalled it as a potential combatant causing the original software installation problem. FWIW, Windows Defender is disabled.

3. See above. See above.

4. See above.

5. No, one of the reasons for DIYing is to avoid the pestilence of trial/bloatware.

6a. All KBs listed were installed on 3/12/16

6b. KB3138615 - 3/12/16

KB3123862 - not found

KB3035583 - not found

KB2976978 - not found

KB3044374 - 4/15/16

7a. Update version: 11.0.29, KB3139929

7b. IE is only browser.

8. Flash Player is out of date (21,0,0,182).

9. Norton Security Suite has an integrated registry cleaner that has been run in the past.

How long has the Comcast freebie Norton Security Suite been installed?

Has Comcast freebie Constant Guard Security Suite ever been installed?

• Fact: Norton (and McAfee) applications are notorious for not upgrading (or uninstalling) cleanly. The "leftovers" may be your troublemaker here.

Comcast's **** was installed immediately following OS install.

Comcast CGSS had numerous conflicts on my previous system. Lesson learned, did not install that.

Have you ever run the Norton Removal Tool?

• Fact: Norton (and McAfee) applications are notorious for not upgrading (or uninstalling) cleanly!

True enough. I always use their latest Removal Tool rather than rely on the default uninstall only.

Hmm, I wonder why N S S was *** out on my previous post?