I am running Windows XP Professional, can I upgrade to Windows 7 or Vista?

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  I get the above error when you try to run Windows Update on Vista 32 bit.

  I use an Asus laptop and have used the Asus recovery cd.
  I just replaced the old HD (500 gb) as it failed with a 750 GB HD.
  I tried the SP1 upgrade to SP2 and this causes a "catastrophic failure".
  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  Thank you
  Sam

  Thanks for the support. I got the Asus machine this morning and they have corrected the problem in a few minutes by running a short script. In my view, that it is a common problem with Asus and Western Digital HD. Anyway congratulations to Asus. Here, after the service is impressive.

  See you soon
  Sam

• 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
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• 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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

• Error when you try to run Windows backup under Vista

  I keep getting error messages when I try to run the Windows backup to an external drive. Aired these backups every month for a while with no problems, but now he keeps by default. An old laptop, so I am running vista.

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• 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.

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  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!

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  Hi morningstar410,
   
  -What is the brand and model of your laptop? Specify the same thing to help us find the right audio driver for you.
  -For which version of the operating system you are looking for the driver?
   
  Visit the following link and check if you download the drivers here:
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