October updates ........my laptop hangs at reboot at Stage 3 of 3 forever

After install of the oktober vista 32 bits updates a reboot is rewuired,
after reboot it tells:
Configuring updates Stage 3 of 3 0% complete
this stays there forever, it never completes on my Dell laptop XPS M1710

( the update on my PC Dell XPS 420 was succesful )

what could be the problem?

The update is not installed successfully, you receive a message, and the
computer restarts when you try to install an update in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358

I forgot to tell folowing:
After waiting for 30 minutes still 0% completed,
I switched off my laptop, switched on again and now the message came
again:
Configuring updates Stage 3 of 3 0% complete
but now it was 100% completed in 1 minute.
and windows update tells me ..all updates were succesful installed

My PC does not restart , its stays at Configuring updates: stage 3 0f 3
0% complete forever!!
Any other solution?
on my PC Dell XPS 420 i dont have this problem, but why only on my DEll
laptop XPS M1710?

Did you even read the article?

Method 1: Start Windows Vista with the Windows installation disc, and then
use the Repair feature

Yes I did read the article, and I dont have this problem my laptop does NOT
restart, Vista comes up normally.
As I explained:

After install of the oktober vista 32 bits updates a reboot is rewuired,
after reboot it tells:
Configuring updates Stage 3 of 3 0% complete
this stays there forever, it never completes on my Dell laptop XPS M1710
( the update on my PC Dell XPS 420 was succesful )

After waiting for 30 minutes still 0% completed,
I switched off my laptop, switched on again Vista starts up NORMALLY and
now the message came
again:
Configuring updates Stage 3 of 3 0% complete
but now it was 100% completed in 1 minute.
and windows update tells me ..all updates were succesful installed

So all the updates are now installed successfully -

You can check which updates are installed on your computer by -
Start button || Control Panel || Programs
Under Programs and Features - click View installed updates.

Try these steps:
*1)*
Boot with Windows Vista disk.
*2)*
Change the language settings and click
on next.
*3)*
On the next screen choose Repair your
Computer.
*4)*
Click on the Windows entry and click
on next.
*5)*
Click on Command prompt.
*6)*
Type C:\windows\winsxs and
enter.
*7)
*Type rename *pending.xml
pending.old*
*8)*
Type rename *cleanup.xml
cleanup.xml*
*9)*
Close the windows and restart the
computer it will do update again but should work fine after that.

Try these steps:
-Boot with Windows Vista disk.
-Change the language settings and click on next.
-On the next screen choose Repair your Computer.
-Click on the Windows entry and click on next.
-Click on Command prompt.
-Type C:\windows\winsxs and enter.
-Type rename pending.xml pending.old
-Type rename cleanup.xml cleanup.xml
-Close the windows and restart the computer it will do update again but
should work fine after that.

Hi people,
am also facing this problem.If u guys can tell me wat to do if one do not have vista cd.Coz wen i bought laptop they dint provided with the cd...i juts have the option of using recovery cd which will get my laptop to the very first view.and my problem is that after loading up vista it stay there but as soon as i click on any button it loggs off and restart.I also am not able to use safe mode coz when i go thru safe mode it starts displaying "INSTALLING UPDATES 3 OF 3" whih never goes.so if any one can help me it will be very helpful.

If you like many internet trouble with vista and the updates which hangs at 3 / 3 and your pc restarts constantly . So here is the solution,
1) Put a vista CD
2) Launch the start of the pc.
3) The installation begins to leave the.
4) To the next page it will ask you if you want to install or repair the system
5) choose repair
6) You go to the page system repair
7) choose a date to restore.
8) choose the one you want.
9) Leave the work until you restart.