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Windows Updates fails configuring
useronly:
Hi
I have a Win 8.1 x64 PC fully updated (almost) Plenty of RAM, CPU and hard drive space.
I have Windows update set to Never Check, and Update Windows and MS Products.
I have had a lot of problems with Windows Update, I had been away from my PC for about 4 weeks and when I ran
Windows Update it found over 40 Updates, I selected all and clicked install, the caption changed to "Downloading updates progress 0%'
It stayed on 0% for over 8 hours before I gave up, Ran updates again, this time I tried one file, it worked okay then I selected four files,
that failed in the same way with 0% progress, I eventually managed to get all but two of the updates installed, but along the way I have had issues.
On some occasion "Check for updates" just ran for an hour or so and went nowhere, to fix this I ran "Action Centre's" Fix problems with Windows Update.
then it would run okay, sometimes, on other occasions I had to delete the content in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution before it would work (I turned off WU service first, the back on when I hade deleted the content).
Now I am a stage where nothing seems to get me over the problems, when I go through the "fix" process to get WU to work, the two updates are found, selecting either one or both installs them but on reboot I get a "Failed configuring Windows Updates, undoing changes" during the boot cycle. This has happened many time.
I ran the Windows All In one fix selecting every option, that did not work, I did the change to DNS Server thing, that did not fix the problem, then I ran AIO again, that did not fix the problem,
I then ran the Repair WMI and Repair Windows Updates, same result.
On other issue that may be a clue is that the first time I run "Check for updates" after running the Fix, either Action Centre, AIO or Repair updates, (from this site)
I get an error 8024a000, which I believe is a connection error, I click on try again and it works, (finding Updates that is)
I have looked on the forums and I have not found a single definitive fix for Updates in Windows 8x, the other ones I have tries are
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
Everything found on this site. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358
I am on the Verge of giving up, can you help?
Thanks
savey
Boggin:
Unless Shane has something up his sleeve then the only remaining option could be to Refresh http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc
useronly:
Hi
then here's hoping Shane can see a way forward, I am not going through the Refresh/reinstall stuff again.
WU on W8 is the buggiest program I have ever seen, I have not had problems with WU before W8, MS need to fix their software,
it is after all paid for and we can expect it to function.
Cheers
savey
Shane:
There are a few things.
1. Lets make sure you dont have something on the system like a rootkit that might be getting in the way, combofix has been one of the best in removing things so far. So give it a try
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/
2. Uninstall your antivirus for now and any 3rd party firewall program you have installed so we can make sure it simply isnt getting in the way.
3. Make sure you ran my newest version of the windows repair, which is 2.8.4 and when you run it make sure to run ALL the repairs.
4. Double check your date and time on the system. If it got reset or is wrong then updates will fail as well.
5. If that still doesnt get it working, try creating a new local user account, then log into that account and try it again.
Lets go from there :-)
Shane
useronly:
Hi
I tried to run Combofix but got an error saying it was not meant to run in Compatibility Mode,
See pic Error 1
I checked the file and no compatibility mode was set.
Windows asked if I wanted to check the program for compatibility,
I selected yes and the result was that the program was not compatible
with Windows 2000
See Pic Error 2
Seems ominous to me.
Cheers
savey
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