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• Windows Update empty list updates the list (w / updates)

  I have a weird problem with Windows Update on the Windows 7 x 64 (which obviously appeared after a while - not straight out-of-the-installation).
  The problem is this: I have open Windows Update, click "Find updates", it tells me there are 3 optional updates available, click on "3 optional updates available" to make me choose which install, opens the list of updates, but... it is empty! And on the left, he continues to say "Optional (3)" (screenshot to http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4839/wufail.png )
  This happens also with the important updates, that they however to settle as they are selected by default, I guess.
  Needless to say, without hidden updates are present...

  Suggestions?

  Thanks in advance

  Giulio

  Sorry, as the problem appeared, now he's gone... no idea how that happened (other than a BSOD forcing _another_ reboot...)! So... Detective Conan!

• Installed Windows Update is empty

  When I look at the Windows Update list, it is empty. I show no updates installed. If I look at the history of update of Windows, I see a list of many updates. Since I have no listed update as installed, I can not uninstall an update as IE 8. Can someone help me?

  Hello, scottlei

  If you're just trying to uninstall Internet Explorer 8, you can try to do is a system restore to before Internet Explorer 8 has been installed or by using the FixIt tool at the following link: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/448b12c8-83f3-47c1-aa26-5d4a8e6422461033.mspx

  System Restore: frequently asked Questions: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/517d3b8e-3379-46c1-b479-05b30d6fb3f01033.mspx

  Let us know if that helps.

  David
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows Update informs that the updates are available but the available updates list is empty

  Windows 7 update gives me updates (1 important, 2 recommended) but when I click on the text that would normally be the list of updates of the list that I show is empty.

  So far, Windows Update worked fine. Any idea?

  Who has not helped, according to these instructions gives me the same update screen I've always seen.

  In any case it is not important to me anymore, once I rebooted my computer the screen update began once more to work.

• Cannot install windows updates and updates history screen is empty.

  I can't install the windows updates. I have Windows Vista Home Premium. My automatic update is running... I studied and thought that the problem was with some service pack 2 I had to install - I did and nothing helped. My windows update history page is completley empty and Iwonder why. Also, I now can't seem to connect my Nokia phone to my computer as he finds the right driver online, but then it cannot install it. Can someone tell me what on Earth is cause of these problems. Thank you

  The computer had only preinstalled Norton or McAfee, but I've since deleted these programs because I found them to be boring...

  A properly installed, fully functional anti-virus application should never be boring. Although that pretty much excludes from the application of all the Norton and McAfee in my humble OPINION, there are others available.

  See...

  Cleaning a compromised system
       http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc700813.aspx

  Personal data backup (which none should be considered 100% reliable at this point) then format the HARD disk and do a clean install of Windows. Please note that a repair installation (upgrade AKA on-site) will NOT fix it!

  HOW to do a clean install of Vista: section "If you want to reinstall Windows Vista by running a new installation...". "ofhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-Vista

  Once installed the clean, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" in order to take care of everything on the next page before connecting the machine to the internet or one local network (i.e. other computers) otherwise and before using a flash drive or the SD card that is not brand new, or has not been freshly formatted:

  4 steps to help protect your new computer before going online
       http://www.Microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx

  Tip: After getting the computer fully patched, download/install KB971029 manually:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029

  NB: No matter what Norton or McAfee free trial which is preinstalled on the computer when you bought will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the trial for freeand download/run the appropriate removal tool before installing updates, Service Packs, Windows or the IE upgradesand before installing your new anti-virus application.

  Norton Removal Tool
       FTP://ftp.Symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe

  McAfee Consumer product removal tool
       http://download.McAfee.com/Products/Licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

  See also:

  Risks & benefits of P2P file sharing
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/data/downloadfileshare/filesharing.aspx
  http://blogs.technet.com/MMPC/archive/2008/10/06/the-cost-of-free-software.aspx

  Measures to help prevent spyware
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/spyware/prevent.aspx

  Measures to help prevent computer worms
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/worms/prevent.aspx

  Avoid fake security software!
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/antivirus/rogue.aspx

  If you need help, please start a new thread in this forum:

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

  If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, good reputation and stand-alone computer (that is, not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) repair facility.

  Wish I had better news for you! Good luck.

  ~ 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

• Windows 7 Windows Update error 80070422 and empty list updated

  Hello.

  Problems with Windows Update, got above error when you try to run it. Established that the Windows Installer of Module service is disabled (not by me, I suspect some malicious programs). Enabled and started this service. Ran Windows Update then OK. I noticed that the history of updates is empty. (I've updated for years).

  Any ideas on what went wrong. I should have concerns on my computer, is there anything else I need to do?

  Computer is protected by Norton that is perfectly up to date

  Concerning

  Terence

  Gerry,

  Thank you very much for your detailed response.

  I managed to get the Windows Update to work, he finds 4 updates, the complete list of updates after installing appeared them again. I checked this list and it is accurate.

  I have no idea how it happened, but I'm afraid that the situation is resolved. I will contact you if the ridiculous situation arises again unless that advise you differently.

  Concerning

  Terence

• Empty (black) screen boot after Windows updates

  I had this problem on two computers this week... until now. Run windows update after I restart the computer. When the computer reboots, they can start to a blank screen (black). These were not updated video card basis. Also, I tried to use the safe mode, but it crashes on MUP. SYS. I ran chkdsk... and who has not fixed it. Any ideas other then a new installation? Thanks for your help!

  Kevin_C_K,
  You said you ran chkdsk and it didn't fix it, but it will report all the problems?
  If you are still having this problem here is a couple of things to try (if you haven't already done so).
  Run the sfc/scannow utility.
  When you have run chkdsk if you do not use the /r switch, then repeat the it like Chkdsk/r

  After the clean installation, update you all hardware drivers before you start the Windows updates? Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• When attempting to open the windows updates, it opens an empty window and disappears.

  Update window won't pop up

  So basically when I click on windows update window appears blank and disappears again. Any idea on what to do to fix? I don't know what happened and I don't know how to fix it. Maybe download something? But I don't know what.

  Thanks for any help you can give

  Quote: "the Windows Update forum is one of the three forums that doesn't have different forums for different versions of Windows (Internet Explorer and the game are the others)."  With this in mind, we ask that you postat LEAST the following information.  If you don't know how to find some of the information and then post what you can and let us know that you need help to find information.

  Minimum information to validate:
  Version of Windows and Service pack level. (Windows XP Home Edition, SP3; Vista Home Premium, SP1; Windows 7 Ultimate, etc...)
  Post also if you use 32-bit or the 64 bit version of Windows.

  Update the number of the last update installed before any problem.  If you do not know the number of update, then give the date that the update has been installed.  The number of updates update failed.

  Error code updates failed or if you think an update caused a blue screen, give the blue screen error codes.

  Other information to validate:
  Measures already taken to correct the problem and the results of the measures.

  If the question is never happened before with other updates.

  A few other useful parts are:
  What program antivirus you use, if it is up-to-date, and there has never been any other installed antivirus program.
  If your version of Windows has been upgraded from a previous version or if it came with (or clean installed with) the version you are currently using.

  Mike - Microsoft Answers Support Engineer"

  Words

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/thread/1467f44b-ee27-4F7D-98d7-f1c4b35b3395

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• installed Windows 7 ultra 64 bit as upgrade to Vista Home Premium 64. Windows update only give me a scree empty and will not reduce.

  I've recently upgraded to Vista Home Premium 64 for windows 7 Ultimate.  When I click on Windows update after the installation, I get a blank screen that represents only a trace 'control panel-windowns update"and do not minimize or access the icons on my screen.  I can always get on the internet and open programs, but this screen blakn is on my page icon.  Incications are just running the program, but it displays 0 complete after 1 hour.

  Hi S RAGAN,

  I suggest to perform the clean boot on your computer and check.

  From your computer by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that you can determine if a background program is interfering with your game or program. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot".

  To perform a clean boot on a computer, follow these steps.

  1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

  3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

  4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

  5. click on OK.

  6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

  7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

  Please follow the system in the boot environment. If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to an application or a service, we have disabled. You can use the MSCONFIG tool again to reactivate the disabled one by one element to find the culprit.

  If your issue is resolved, follow the how to determine what is causing the problem section in KB article to narrow down the exact source.

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796 . In addition, see the section on how to restore your computer to a Normal startup mode.

  If the same problem persists then, reset the Windows Update components and check.

  To reset the Windows Update components visit the link below and click on solve this button / follow the given steps to repair it yourself.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

  Hope this information is useful.
  Let me know if it worked.
   
  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Umesh P - Microsoft Support

• Windows Update displays the empty dialog box - cannot update (Vista x 32)

  Hello!

  Dell Vostro 1400 laptop
  Windows Vista 32-bit

  I had this problem since December 08 and sought a solution for this problem on and off for 6 months now, hoping ultimately that someone could post a viable solution.  So far all that I tried and reading doesn't seem to work, but at the same time a lot of positions were never concluded by the original poster so, either they abandoned or found something else.

  This image describes essentially the question that I have:

  Here's my Log of Windows Update (to change the txt extension, so that I could upload it)

  Following advice found on other posts, I tried using these two programs and changed nothing: windowsupdateagent30 - x 86 .exe and ResetWindowsUpdate.msi (in the first mode and aggressive mode, restarting after each time)

  Let me know if there is any other information I can give you, I'm waiting for your tips.

  Bravo and thanks,

  Jens

  Hi JensUS,

  Thanks for posting your answers on the community forum.

  According the information on the forum, it sounds as if, has)  There may be malware, virus on your system, B problems.)  Just system files are corrupt.

  Here are a few links that our community members have posted involving Malware and Virus protection.  Please run or walk through the suggestions as you wish;

  AntiVirus information: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/05e05fc2-e4eb-4a60-9384-7b1203941138

  Information of malware: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/ba80504b-61f1-4d71-960f-b561798b7b42

  If the Antivirus or malware don't find any underlying problem.  If you are able to get the disk, following the suggestion of Matt can lead to the desired result.  If that fails, what Joseph has suggested is a good plan.  It is not a NEW INSTALLATION of Windows Vista, it replaces all just all the system files with the correct copy of the file system.  After it's over, you will have to reinstall any service packs and updates have been installed. (See note Joseph.)

  Please let us know if further information is required on this issue.

  Kind regards

  Debbie
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• My Control Panel window is empty, while I can't enter anything either and I can't get windows updates?

  I put a new safety system as it seemed one I had was stale, not sure what I have something to do with it. driving me crazy.

  Hello

  1. do you receive an error message in windows update?

  I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

  Method 1:
  The problem can also be caused by your security such as anti-virus program or a firewall of Windows /Defender that can have conflicting parameters as to not not to perform certain tasks. I suggest you temporary disable antivirus and firewall and check the result again. You must activate new security that you was disabled programs.
  Disable the antivirus software:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/disable-antivirus-software

  Important note: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you should not disable your antivirus software. If you need to disable temporarily to install other software, you must reactivate as soon as you are finished. If you are connected to the Internet or a network, while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

  Method 2: If the problem persists, then try the steps from the link below. http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/931712
   

  Hope this information is useful.

• WordPress 'As' in the product review section separate empty window

  Click 'like' in the section of the comments of the post on WordPress producing empty window with the address below.

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• Empty windows appear in the recently closed Windows list

  Recently, I upgraded to Firefox 13.0.1. (It seems that he could have two updates on the same day or after the other very short, but I'm not sure of him. I will be reminding upgrades of multiple instances of Firefox, all this same version. Thus, it * could * be true that this problem has arisen with this version or a recent previous version.)

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  In troubleshooting, I tried deleting the list recently closed in these windows and tabs. I've never had before, but it seemed worth trying and as something that might have been relevant. I thought that perhaps a window would not "Save as really empty ' if it had recently closed tabs in the list. This tactic did not work.

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  Try to set the browser.newtab.url pref to about: blank so currently, you do not use this parameter.

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• JavaScript:showPrintPDF opens an empty window

  I use a messaging site that opens a new window to view and print parcel labels, using 'javascript:showPrintPDF '. Firefox opens an empty window without content.

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• Windows update fails-G62-225DX - bad startup a factory?

  My nephew came to me recently with a G62-225DX HP, concerned about safety.  Given this machine is several years old (recently handed down from his father - I quickly understood why), I was surprised to see she was always being basic Windows 7 Home Premium.  Without SP1.

  My first attempt to resolve this was to run Windows Update - no luck - immediately fails with "cannot run - services is not started.  Of course, verification services, yes I see WU and BITS running.

  So, like any good tech person, I check in the case where the logs and see various errors, including the constant complaints on the Crypto database being corrupted.

  Then, up to be Googling for these symptoms/messages.  I see many people with the same problem and a lot of suggestions on how to fix this (re - reg WU, STRANDS of clear/reset, flush/empty C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, catroot2 flush/empty, etc.).  Even seen one on the Intel hard drive problems due to replace it with a drive of more than 500 GB (this unit still has the original 320).

  Spent hours trying all the suggestions there, especially when people said 'Yes, that fixed', nothing helps.

  Since it was not something of value on this machine, I decide backup and restore "factory".

  Imagine my surprise when, after reset of the image 'factory', it has exactly the same problem - Windows Update fails, out-of-the-box on the right!

  I think to myself, it's crazy.  The machine is faulty from the start and everyone was naïve to not get Windows updates, AT ALL!

  I even decided to try the Windows Update Checker (supposed to perform before installing SP1) and it fails with ' Windows Update Standalone install encountered and error - 0xc80000247 ".

  So, I decided to run through the suggested fixes (from M$, no less) and all of a sudden, that Windows Update works.

  I thought, it's fantastic.  He immediately calls to > 130 fixed critical.

  After a few hours of download and installed, I restart only to get a BSOD - STOP 6 b - AAARRRGGGHHHH!  Tried to go through Windows restore previous checkpoint but that too fails with a mysterious error.  In addition, many Google hits on the 6 b says that it's a hardware problem.  But he was executed until the Windows update, with nothing in the case where newspapers to indicate hardware problems.

  Then, I decided to do a restore from the image of what I started with.  At least it ran, even though she could not be updated.

  I no longer dig and see a bunch of updates to the firmware/software for this machine, including the BIOS.  Even saw some strange 'Windows updates' HP.  I thought maybe it was something like the fiasco when the power management update for Intel processors had on machines AMD, thus paralyzing them!  Still nothing - WU still does not work!

  Tried again to return to the original image, hoping that maybe to install all updates of office/hardware/driver on a virgin machine solve the problem.  Nope-WU still does not work.  Even went back through all the suggested fixed (saved as .bat files everthing).  Nothing, nada...

  So, I'm posting here in hopes that someone has a miracle cure that I missed.

  Hello:

  I don't have a magic bullet...

  The same thing happened to me while working on a friends HP 8100 Elite CMT, Windows 7 Pro, HP original image.

  Would not install SP1 or Windows updates. I tried every trick in the book and after spending more than two hours, going nowhere, including restore from the recovery discs, I decided to install a plain OS W7 clean add drivers myself using the product key for W7 on the PC.

  It has worked well.

  You can do the same thing if you can read the product key of W7 on the bottom of the laptop, and your nephew can't live without programs that was shipped with the PC.

  In addition, if you format the drive and just install W7 on current partition, you can probably find the program of the installation files for the programs supplied with the PC in the SWSetup folder.

  Here's how to do when you don't have installation of W7 media.

  Use the installation of Windows 7 USB/DVD tool to compile the ISO file that you download from Digital River. The link below. You need a DVD or a 4 GB flash drive using the USB compilation method.

  Use the product key of windows 7 of 25 characters to activate your installation.

  http://download.CNET.com/Windows-7-USB-DVD-download-tool/3000-18513_4-10972600.html

  Then go to the support of the PC and driver page to install the drivers you need.

  Link to downloads ISO of W7 is below. Download the Windows 7 version that is on your product (Home Premium, professional or ultimate) key to apply.

  http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/14709-Windows-7-Digital-River-direct-links-multiple-languag...