Re: How to overcome the Windowsupdate error number 80070017 - Data

what if you don't have the file stated within the V4 folder, as is the case
with me? please email me at dm2775@hotmail.com.

thanks

"PCR" wrote:

> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
> There may be a mention of your condition there.
>
> Is your system clock/date correct? If it is off by a lot (months),
> Windows update will not work.
>
> Here is one thing to try... Most of the following shall never return
> again, and were work files, pre-V4 Windows Update:
>
> (a) "START, Settings, Folder Options, View tab"; bolt "Show all
> files" & UNcheck "Hide file extensions...".
> (b) Open Explorer to "C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate", and
> (c) Delete everything in this folder EXCEPT the V4 folder.
> (d) Open the V4 folder, and delete everything in it EXCEPT for the
> "iuhist.xml" file.
>
> Try the other measures in this URL...
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319585
> WINUP: "Software Update Incomplete, This Windows Update Software Did Not
> Update Successfully" Error Message When You Visit the Windows Update Web
> Site
>
> Here's another one...
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q243787
> WINUP: Error Message: Cannot Display Page
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
> "Penang" <penang@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
> news:f2375275.0409022338.6953e74b@posting.google.com...
> | After very deep digging, I finally found out that the main culprit of
> | my repeated failure in updating my windows setup via windowsupdate is
> | error number 80070017 - which means the "Cyclic Redundant Check".
> |
> | I thought, if it's just a CRC error, then I just go and download the
> | file again, hopefully this time I'll get EVERYTHING in correct order.
> | Or so I hope.
> |
> | What I got is another round of the same 80070017 error.
> |
> | And so I thought this maybe the fact that they files are in the wutemp
> | folder. So I delete all the files, and even the directory. And I went
> | to the temp folder and deleted everything.
> |
> | I repeated the windowsupdate thing again. This time, the same error
> | all over again.
> |
> | I have NO IDEA how this 80070017 error started, and I have no idea how
> | to break this 80070017 curse.
> |
> | Please help !!
>
>
>

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