Reinstalled Vista, cannot access windows update

I had a virus on my computer, he installed some * that looked like I had no firewall or antivirus and asked me to buy an anti-malware program. It made my computer slow and something happening before that I logged in all the time, I could just see "Please wait" for centuries before that my appeared connection box. I removed the thing with an anti-malware program, then I used the recovery disc to restore my computer to its factory settings (it was this use of norton ghost). Everything that now with updated vista to share I can't find windowsupdate.microsoft.com. I can now update my PC, what is the cause? I can solve this problem? Do I have to re - install again? Sometimes a popup appears saying svchost a Aproblematique with something or another... this never happened before. The windows update service is running. Internet explore is IE 7 I installed SP2 download from chip.de online. Help!

Hi CoxyGermany,

Follow the troubleshooting steps in this thread who has worked for someone else who experienced the same problem. The last resort is to reinstall Windows.

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