"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> The "Windows Features" dialog box is empty in Windows Vista, or you receive
> an error message that includes the following code when you try to use
> Windows Update: "0x80073712":
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/KB931712

Tanks a lot for the tip, but it doesn't help me since there is no
"pending.xml" file to be found in the mentioned directory:

1. Click Start Start button , type %windir%\winsxs in the Start Search box
2. Press ENTER.
3. Locate and right-click the pending.xml file.
4. Click to select Properties.
5. Click the Security tab, and then click Edit.
6. Click Users, and then click to select Allow Full control.
7. Click OK two times.
8. Try to delete the pending.xml file again.

.... I searched in all possible ways I think, can someone help me a bit
further?