Vista will not update, pls help.
Today Vista tried to update, but it says FAILED, Windows Update error 80070002
I followed all the advice i could find, and removed the temporary update
files that Windows uses to identify updates for your computer. Then removed
the temporary files, stopped the Windows Update service, deleted the
temporary update files, restarted the Windows Update service, and then tried
to check for Windows updates again.
I also tried the fsutil resource setautoreset true C:\ command
However, the same problem Windows Update error 80070002.
Security Update for Windows Vista (KB935807) and about another 7 updates
will not install, says they FAILED.
What can I do? Thanks.
Re: Vista will not update, pls help.
Error message when you try to install Microsoft Update on a Windows Vista-based computer:
"Could not install Microsoft Update on the computer"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933528/en-us
SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Microsoft Update on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may
receive the following error message:
Could not install Microsoft Update on the computer.
[Error No. : 0x80004005]
RE: Vista will not update, pls help.
I tried the suggestion but had the results as found in this thread:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...7-026ac92eb7e1
for those of you who are just looking aftre yourselves TaurArian's advice
will work fine.
Re: Vista will not update, pls help.
What I know about Vista - not much - but -
800f0826
Indicates a previous update has failed to install and thus preventing further
installations of updates. Affects only Windows updates.
Open Windows Update and review your history.
Locate the update/s that have failed to install (you can view further information about
the failed update/s by double-clicking the update )
If the information reveals 800f0826 move onto the next one until you get the update that
displays a different error code to 800f0826.
Once you have located the update that has failed and caused the problem, then that needs
to be fixed before you can install the other updates.
Well that could and most likely be the update you've having problems with so that error
code doesn't tell anything new.
So the next step I would suggest let MS know the problem you're having - (for Vista I
believe you check your event viewer etc for error codes)
How to obtain assistance from MS Support
Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product
Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no-charge for support calls that are
associated with security updates or using Automatic Updates. When you call, clearly state
that your problem is. Note any error codes etc.
Re: Vista will not update, pls help.
I recently had exactly the same problem updating windows vista. for about 6 months my computer simply wouldn't allow me to access the update site and the program in the control panel simply wouldn't download.
As well as this another of the problems i was experiencing was when i would click on a link within a search engine i was being transfered to a second search engine which had nothing to do with the link i had clicked.
I contacted the microsoft support team and they told me to down load a malware remover tool.
after downloading it and running a full scan for the first time it picked up 11 trojans that had been missed by my antivirus software.
Malwarebyte
You will find that when you download it it will attempt to connect to the web to check for updates, the chances are that if you have the same virus as me it wont allow you to update it either, but if you run a full scan it will remove the malware on your PC.
I hope that you find this as usefull as i did.