Hi,
after Shane, on Aug. 8. decided my problem of "Windows update error 800B0100, 80073712, 80246007, 80070002" to be solved (!?!), I have continued alone fighting this issue, without any success worth mentioning. I still cannot use Windows' own backup but I have installed Macrium's and Tera Byte's system image softwares, so I now can take steps back every now and then.
Now, like I said in my later post on that chain, I don't blame anyone in giving up (I'm quite near by myself too). On the contrary, I really appreciate the unselfish work you do to help us 'dummies'. But now I just want to know if I have to mark my topic completed somehow. How? (I'm sure, there's instructions visible but have not noticed - and most of time my PC is in a nonworking condition)
I opened a new topic, for it seems to me that my original topic is not valid anymore.