I'm at my wit's end with this problem [Vistax64]

[molsen]

I go to Windows Update...


I click "Check for Updates"


Fair enough. Now I click "Install Now"


Waiting. It usually takes a kinda long time, but not always.


WTF

I have scoured and scoured the Web for solutions to this. I HOPE someone on here has a solution for this I haven't already tried.

Thanks in advance...

 

[veedubfreak]

As dumb as this may sound, you did activate windows right?

 

[molsen]

what would be the wrong way? an activation patch?

 

[Bruce]

I searched it, found this.

The issue is that the WUA 3.0 (7.0.6000.374) upgrade is corrupted,essentially the system reports the WUA to be 7.0.6000.374 but the files on the disk are still from the old version (you can check some of the DLLs like wups.dll, wuaueng.dll etc… in the windows\system32) … and you cannot install the WUA 3.0 even manually.

delete the following file

C:\windows\winsxs\pending.xml

Since Windows security will not allow you to do this, here under the procedure to take ownership of the file

run a command prompt with “Run as Administrator”.

Type in the following commands

takeown /f C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml

cacls C:\Windows\winsxs\pending.xml /G <YourUsername>:F

then delete the file and Reboot the machine

Reinstall the Windows Update Agent

Windows, x86-based systems download from here

http://download.windowsupdate.com/W...one/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe


Windows, x64-based systems download from here

http://download.windowsupdate.com/W...one/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe

save to the desktop, and run from an elevated command prompt, adding /wuforce to the end of the command

 

[molsen]

tried that already. 'C:\windows\winsxs\pending.xml' doesn't exist

 

[molsen]

just found this and tried it...Virtual Dr Forums-Computer Tech Support - View Single Post - error 80073712

registry value didn't exist

 

[Bruce]

Does microsoft update return the same error as windows update?

 

[molsen]

as in the web site? it automatically pops up windows update

I've tried using the command prompt to delete that file and also that registry value... and I made both into batch files to run but that didn't work either

 

[Bruce]

Microsoft update is different then windows

not saying it will work but it's worth a shot

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/

or maybe this will help?

Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008

 

[molsen]

will check back

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce
Microsoft update is different then windows

not saying it will work but it's worth a shot

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/

immediately forwards me to windows update

or maybe this will help?

Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008

Installer encountered an error: 0x80004002

No such interface supported