The very annoying error code 80073712
I recently got this error "Code 80073712" when updating some misc stuff and .Net Framework 3.5. After a couple of hours of Googling, Binging and Cursing I figured out the source of the problem. Since I'm only running Microsoft products in virtualized environments I tend to find a minified versions (those without the bloat) to gain some performance. There are quite a few of these releases, example- Windows XP PRO Performance (Minified version of XP ~ 250 mb)
- Tiny7 (A Tiny version of Windows 7 ~ 650 mb)