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Boggin:
I'm in the process of downloading the System Update Readiness Tool now to see what size it is and it started off with a download time of 12.5 mins so it will be a substantial file, but not as big as the 25GB you have experienced as it would take a lot longer than that to download a file that big on here.

The Installation instructions say for it to be installed on the affected computer if selecting Save - so it isn't one these type Fixits that is designed to transfer to another computer and you'd need an external disk to copy and save a file that size across to another computer.

Can you go Start - type services.msc and press enter - scroll down to Windows Installer and ensure that it is set to Manual then scroll back up to ensure Remote Procedure (The RPCSS) is showing as Automatic and Started.

Windows would start Windows Installer when needed but you can click on it then on Start in the top left pane to see if it will start.

I'm not sure if a sfc /scannow run from the command prompt as an administrator would be able to do anything with this but you could give it a try and let us know what it reports.

I've just checked the size of that file in Downloads and it's only showing as 551.509KB which is only about half a GB so don't know where the 25GB came from.

Boggin:
Depending upon what sfc /scannow reports, create a restore point then in an admin command prompt copy and paste these -

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

With a space in between each command they will all run auto but if any seem to be hanging, just press enter - but give each time to execute to produce its response.

It may report that it cannot find the Catroot2 or the SoftwareDistribution folders but that will be because those batch files you have run will have already renamed them.

Let us know if all of the rest of the commands execute successfully then go back to Windows Updates and do a manual check for updates as you may be prompted.

Shane:
Sounds like .net is screwed and the MS .net repair tool has never worked for me. The only way I have ever gotten .net to work again is by completely removing it from the system, rebooting and then installing it fresh. So far it has worked every time.

First thing to do is to use the .net removal tool
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/08/28/8904493.aspx

Then once it removes every version of .net, reboot and go to Windows updates, there you should see the option to install .net again. Install ti and reboot if it asks you, you will have to do this multiple times until windows updates says there is no more updates. See how that does for you :wink:

Shane

Marek:
Yesterday I did the System Restore again to point 12-11-2014. It last about 2 hours. At last I obtained as follows:
1Turn Windows feature on or off - successful
2.Windows Update properly runs
3.WL Mail has all features Inbox therein
4.WL Messenger runs perfectly
5,Task Scheduler still unavailable
What happened today morning?
WL Mail has not inbox again, WL Messenger cannot signs in due to unavailable server
What was strange issues?
Before system restore hard disk had 390 GB free space after system restore exactly today 480 GB free space. :wink:
Due to p,1 is successful this topic post can be recognized as solved but the rest problems I will represent in the separate sectors uf our forum.
Best regards
Marek

Boggin:
Normally when selecting a restore point it's best to select Scan for affected programs, but restoring back to that date will have lost that 25GB the Update Readiness Tool dropped on you.

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