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• I cannot use windows update. The 80070490 error keeps coming back.

  I cannot use windows update.  The 80070490 error keeps coming back.

  I tried "System update tool", "windows repair" and I don't seem to be able to get upgrades using my DVD of windows.  What can I do?

  Any help would be much appreciated

  I cannot use windows update.  The 80070490 error keeps coming back.

  I tried "System update tool", "windows repair" and I don't seem to be able to get upgrades using my DVD of windows.  What can I do?

  Any help would be much appreciated

  Reset your Windows with this FixIt components update:
  How to reset the Windows Update components?

  Reset.

  Try to update.

  If it still does not work, try this...

  1. Start an elevated command prompt.
  2. Run the following commands pressing on enter after each line:
     
     net stop wuauserv
     CD %SystemRoot%\System32
     Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
     net start wuauserv

  3. Reset
  4. Try to update.

  * Important * When you do this, the following problems occur:

  • Updates that are currently downloaded but which have not yet been installed must be downloaded again by using Windows Update or Microsoft Update.
  • When you remove the Software Distribution folder, your download history is deleted.
  • If you currently receive updates from Microsoft Update and Windows Update, you will need to reselect this option from the Windows Update Web site.

  
  * Note * if the problem is resolved and you can successfully download and install the updates, you can delete the directory SoftwareDistribution.old to recover disk space.

  
  STILL no? We have something to try...

  Use this FixIt:
  How to get the latest version of the Windows Update Agent

  Reset.

  Save components WU:

  1. Start an elevated command prompt.
  2. Run the following commands pressing on enter after each line:

     regsvr32 Jscript.dll
     regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\wuapi.dll
     regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\wuaueng.dll

  Reset.

  Try to update.

  If it still does not work after that - repeat ONCE more that part...

  Reset your Windows with this FixIt components update:
  How to reset the Windows Update components?

  Reset.

  Try to update.

  Come back and let everyone know how you faired.

• Cannot use windows update after the new installation of xp sp2

  Cannot use windows update after the new installation of xp sp2

  How to reset the Windows Update settings?
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Harold Horne / TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011. The information has been provided * being * with no guarantee or warranty.

• I have problems with the installer of Windows and Windows Update, and the solutions that I found for the two each rely on the other broken system to fix the first.

  I use a laptop HP Pavilion dv4-1220us with Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1, a 64-bit operating system, and I have problems with Windows Update and Windows Installer. When I try to install programs, I get the following, or substantially similar message without the error code:

  "Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if Windows Installer is not installed properly. Contact your support team. »

  So I tried to download Windows Installer 4.5 and install it. When I try to start the installation, it always hangs on the first step, "Initializing Installation."

  After searching for a solution to this problem, I found that Windows Update may have a solution. So I downloaded the 64 bit version and got a file named 'file Windows6. 0-KB942288-v2 - x 64. I tried to run this file. He opened a box that said, in order "Prepare for Installation", "Full Preparation", and finally "Searching for Updates ', before you open a second box, which reads" click OK to install the following Windows software update: fix for Windows (KB942288). I clicked on OK in this box, which opened another box, which says at the top "updates are installed" and in a smaller section, "initializing for Installation................... »

  However, no matter how long it works, it never gets past "Setup initialization."... »

  So I tried to run Windows Update in Control Panel. He ran for a while, before giving a message saying "to check the updates, you must first install an update for Windows Update." I clicked on the button that says "install now". He has flashed, a moment, "download and installation of updates' before you go to the"check for Updates"and then he brought back the exact same upward ' to check updates, you must first install an update for Windows Update" message as before. I clicked install now once again, only to go into the exact same loop. After about four times in a loop, I gave up on it.

  So I tried to install Windows Installer 3.1v2, which took a while before saying "not enough memory is available to process this command." and the abandonment of the installation.

  So, I tried to download a program from 'Mr. Fix - it' of Microsoft. It downloaded fine and then failed on installation, because of the same Setup error I received initially.

  Finally, I tried to restart my computer and each solution is represented. Then I clean my computer and each solution is represented.

  In conclusion, the mistakes that I have in Windows Update and Windows Installer cordoned off each other, as the mistakes of each program are based on the other program to be repaired. I'm at my wit's end here. My computer works fine without one, except that I can't install new programs. I can access the internet fine, access files fine, all my scans have developed own... I don't really know what is happening. Can someone help me with this?

  Try the sfc scan:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936212

  If not, repair of Vista:
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-Vista.html

• CANNOT RUN WINDOWS UPDATE ON VISTA

  So I can't update anything on my computer that uses windows update, its been like this for about 3 days now, I tried to figure out how to solve this problem, but I do not receive either where can someone please help?

  Windows Security Essentials gives me the error code 0 x 80004002

  In addition to the information requested, try these troubleshooting of beginning steps and let us know the results from them.

  Clean boot your PC, and then run Windows Update.

  Reset the Windows Update components

  Perform operations of KB883825

  Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Blue screen, cannot run Windows Update

  I was browsing Reddit when all of a sudden my laptop decided NOPE and closes everything down to make an update. It was 03:00 so I wasn't thinking straight and closed on the rise and went to bed. The next day, while in the class my phone showed me a blue screen with some writing for everything... long enough not to read what was then asked if I wanted to start in different security modes. I thought that this could be because I interrupted an update and I tried to run Windows Update, but it will still not open.   I can't access anything whatever, and I have a paper in four days... Help, please!

  We need the DMP file because it contains the single record of the sequence of events that led to the accident, what drivers have been loaded, and what has been loaded.

  
  

  WE NEED AT LEAST TWO FILES DMP TO SPOT TRENDS AND TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS.

  
  

  If you're overclocking (pushing components beyond their design) return you to default at least until the crash is resolved. If you don't know what it is that you're probably not overclocking.

  You may be able to get the DMP files without crashing by booting in SafeMode (F8) with networking.

  If you are overclocking stop.  (chances are that if you are unsure if you are, you are not)

  To allow us to help you with symptoms BSOD on your computer, download the contents of your folder "\Windows\Minidump".

  The procedure:

  * Copy the contents of \Windows\Minidump to another location (temporary) somewhere on your machine.

  * Zip up the copy (compress)

  * Please download to a service like Skydrive or "Rapidshare" to share files and put a link to them in your answer.

  Link to find out how to download below.

  http://www.WikiHow.com/use-SkyDrive

  To ensure the minidumps are enabled:

  * Click Start, in the search box, type: sysdm.cpl, press ENTER.

  * On the Advanced tab, click Startup and recovery... Settings button.

  * Make sure that automatically restart is unchecked.

  * Under the writing debugging information header, select image partial memory (256 KB) in the list box drop-down (varies from 256kb).

  * Ensure to that small Dump Directory is listed as % systemroot%\Minidump.

  * OK your way out.

  * Reboot if changes have been made.

  Please also run MSinfo32 and download the output as well.

  To run MSinfo32 please go to start > run > MSinfo32

  Go to 'file', 'save' and download the PDF is saved with the DMP

  System specs are extremely useful then please include everything you know.

  
  

  Blue screen view and that crashed are often wrong and should only be used in case of emergency...
  
  
  Troubleshooting of Windows/source here
  You can learn more about BSOD here
  You will learn how to test your memory ici 
  An effective question gets help more quick read how here
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• Cannot use windows update, get the message "site has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view.

  original title: can't use windows update, get the message 'the website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. I am running xp. Can anyone help?

  I can't use the update. Still get the same message. Fix - it for Windows can not solve the problem. I am running xp. Help, please!

  Hi Hojo11779,

  You can see the mentioned knowledge base article and check.

  You receive an error message "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page" when you try to install an update

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/883614

  Let us know if it helps.

• CODE 80072EFE: cannot run windows update

  I had some problems with my computer Windows Vista - Business Office.  Here are the ones I've noticed so far.

  1. I can't run windows update, I get error code 80072efe when I try.

  2. I get continuous popups.  Not all the time and not every time I have a Web browser open.  Sometimes my browser will open only to Web sites at random, for most of the sites trying to sell me something.  I've just close it before it ends even loading and it will be generally fine for awhile.

  3. on my desk, I'm going to organize my icons where I want that they around my screen (work icons in a spot programs, browsers/email in another, records of files on my second monitor, etc.)  Whenever I restart all my icons automatically group either by date or name, and I have to go through the re-organization.  (This one is obviously not really important but I thought that I list all symptoms).

  4. I tried to do a system restore, my computer has a restore point when you start if you press F11 on the scree of HP (or enter the boot menu by pressing F8 or F5, etc) and it will not allow me to enter this screen.  I can't enter the menu start and any other menu it lists on this screen, but the system restore seems to be disabled in some way.

  I tried to run the scan on windows.live.support (or whatever the site is) and he found a lot of problems and 1 question he couldn't solve, so now I'm stuck.  I tried running malwarebytes scan and it does not pick up any viruses.

  Any suggestions?

  Launch TDsskiller (Rootkit removal tool)

  http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.zip.

  After that, restart the computer and check for updates

  And if there is a pop - up use the scanner found at http://safety.live.com

• After re-formatting computer, cannot run Windows Update on Vista

  Well, I recently re-formatted my computer. I bought my computer through Aaron, and they never gave me a recovery disk, until a few weeks ago. My computer was originally came with Windows XP and now I have Vista. Now, I can't start my windows update. It does not give me an error code it keeps just to the search and the search with nothing else coming. I was also playing Second Life before I changed to Vista, and now I can not play because it says that my drivers may need to be updated or reinstall. Other tests show my everything works fine, but I can't find the updates for one of my drivers. I can't get the right code for Vista because I don't have the code for it. I have a very hard time with this. I need some kind of help. Please, I beg you!

  * original title - I can't run my Windows Update/Driver problems *.

  If you do not have the product key for Vista, we can not help you on the PK if you ever had a product given to you key.

  If you had one and he lost, read this:

  http://www.Belarc.com/free_download.html

  http://www.magicaljellybean.com/KeyFinder/

  If your Vista operating system is still active and running, use one of the programs above to find your product key.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  For driver problems:

  Go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/laptop > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > look for the latest Vista drivers > download/install them.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  For Windows Update problems:

  You will get the best help for any problem of Update/Service Pack in the Windows Update Forum; the link below:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/threads

  When you repost here, kindly include the Error Codes, and exactly what is happening when you try to update.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  We do not know how Vista has been installed on your machine.

  Reinstall the access path is normal: Reinstall XP (because that's what was originally on it) > then go to Vista.

  I suggest that return you to where you had installed Vista and ask them to install/repair properly.

  Cheers.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Cannot run Windows Update in Vista 64 bit Ultimate. Download popup that Windows Update cannot currently check the updates, because the service is not running.

  Windows Vista SP2 from worm 6.0.6002 Build 6002.  KB2675157 Explorer 9.0.8112.  Runing Norton 360 6.2.1.5 (I disabled the two virus checking a firewall).  My problem is that I ran Windows Update and go on a popup message: Windows Update cannot currently check the updates, because the service is not running.  I ran last update of Windows in April and he was properly executed.  I run FixIt 50202 and checked that wuauserv, misiserver, bits, cryptsvc, and workstation are started.  I am able to run updates on all the software outside of windows.  I ran recently updated for Radeon Catalyst Control Center, Safari, Chrome, and various Adobe products.  I don't have another PC with Vista I can compare the registry entries.

  Hello

  Method 1: The problem with Microsoft Windows Update is not working: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_update/

  Method 2: Try to reset the Windows update components and check to see if the same problem happens: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Method 3 :

  Try to set up your computer in a clean boot state, and then check to see if the same problem occurs.

  By setting your boot system minimum state helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

   

  Note: After the boot minimum troubleshooting step, follow step 7 in the link provided to return the computer to a Normal startup mode.

  Hope this information is useful.

• Cannot run Windows Update. Keeps saying to re-record the files but nothing helped.

  Funny but I seem to just receive this error message when I run windowsupdate.com

  "Files required to use Windows Update are longer registered or installed on your computer. To continue:

  Click option 1: register or reinstall the files for me now (recommended)
  Click on option 2: Let me read on other measures that may be required to solve the problem. »

  By clicking on option 1 sets as it is something useful, then goes back to the screen Windows Update offering Express (recommended) or custom. Whichever you choose, it sends you back to:
  "Files required to use Windows Update are longer registered or installed on your computer. "To continue:

  By clicking on the option 2 doesn't send you a place that helps you solve the problem, it sends you to a screen where you can "SEARCH FOR YOURSELF" from scratch!

  I tried a few solutions as re-register DLL files, but not to prevail. It has not changed.

  I tried force windows update agent installation, but nothing works. It's really frustrating.

  I am running on a Windows 2003 Std Edition Server. "I would have preferred direct product. Any day. And twice on Sunday. "Director Steven Spielberg

  What are the files DLL have you tried re - record exactly?

  Have you tried to register MSXML3?
  "regsvr32 msxml3.

  You can also try to run the "sfc/scannow" command and let Windows try to repair system files.
  Best regards
  Claus Codam
  Consultant - Coretech c/o - Blog
  MCP - CCENT

• Cannot run Windows Update - error code 0 x 80240036

  Just rebuilt my PC with XP sp2 and IE8. When I run the updates I receive the error "the website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to display." Error code 0 x 80240036

  > You receive an error message "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page" when you try to install an update

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/883614

  > How to reset the Windows Update components?

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Note: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.

  However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly.

  Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution.

  For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it.

  Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following windows Help article.

  Back up the registry
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-the-registry

  > Solve common installation issues in Windows Update, Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/906602

• Cannot run Windows Update on Vista SP1 8024A 000, 0x8000ffff?

  Vista Home Premium, SP1, 32-bit, Internet Explorer 7.0.6001.18000.

  It is a Toshiba laptop of 2-3 years I'm trying to reinstall for someone. The original drive died & was replaced. The recovery CD were never done, so the factory records were sent from Toshiba. I tried to reinstall a couple of times now - the same thing every time. I have installed/reinstalled systems for more than ten years now - and this is the first time that I ran across something like this RE: updates. Always ends in error A 8024, 000.

  I followed some of the ideas I've seen online, including: rename the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, running orders to cut services, run a batch file, and then restart the services (those here who have encountered this probably know the fix, I mean), I tried to install the most recent Windows (could not install error 0x8000ffff) Update Agent tried to install the full SP2 that is downloaded on the desktop - go. I checked the internet time was set & work (it is).

  It is a completely new installation of Vista. The machine has no antivirus by default - contradictory antivirus program is not a source of distress. Similarly, the first place, I tried to log in after this initial installation is therefore highly unlikely that I got a virus by going directly to MS, out of the box, so to speak, WU...

  Help?

  G

  OK - I came across a solution and thought I'd share in case it helps the way original poster: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproperf/thread/3b716d4c-fb5f-411b-9aee-38af1c529336

  I downloaded the program offered on the page (to

  ( http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02219204&cc=nl&lc=en&dlc=en&product) and he immediately solved all my problems.

  MowGreen, I would not have thought to look for solutions to the problem of error fatal 0xC8000247 if you had not suggested by looking at the file WindowsUpdate.log, so thank you!

• Surprise! Cannot run an update with the new assembled - and your application.

  Dear forum,

  A few days ago Microsoft released a KB update for developers, update the runtime (from 8.0.50727.762 to 8.0.50727.4053) assemblies.

  Who caused all that we have built in the last days to require these new libraries, do not perform if they did not exist.
  This caused a disorder and confusion, since without notice - our QA (not to receive automatic update) and the developers who have yet to receive the update - could not run our products.

  Only after some frantic research, the problem has been diagnosed and corrected by providing all non-developers the new package of redistribution that contains the new revisions by the runtime assemblies.

  Now, putting aside frustration, I would really like to know what is the "Microsoft suggested way" to provide information on these cases. As most of our developers receive automatic updates 'silent', there was absolutely no way to guess what was about to happen. Even our engineer of deployment has not received the redistributable InstallShield appropriate.

   

  Please advise!

   

  Thank you

  Gil Moses

  Waves Audio Ltd.

  It is recommended that all customers get updated to the latest version and there are several tools such as WSUS and System Center Configuration Manager that helps you manage the updates. It is also recommended in some cases you are running the update in the test environment and so that caused no problem then distribute and you could either block or allow the update using these software.

  Updates are being tested before release to ensure that they work properly, but it is not possible to test all because you're a developer, you know. And when such cases happened you can contact Microsoft Support and open a support case to help solve this problem as soon as possible.

• Cannot run Windows update

  When I try to run the update of wendows I get a message saying

  can not run the update of wendows because the service does not work you may have to restart your computer

  I reboot and get the same message

  ONE GOT AN IDEA

  Duplicate of http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/968109c7-dabe-4403-b0b5-7ee592875aad ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft