Updates driving me mad

[west lakes]

For the past few weeks my computer running W7 home has been trying and failing to load these updates

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/west_lakes/updates.jpg

I have tried it whilst working or on shutdown, even if I un-tick the first few it fails.
Any suggestions?

[BOAC]

.net is a known MS update issue, XP and W7. Google it. I think the fix is uninstall/re-install but Ms will tell you.

[txdmy1]

try doing 1 at a time, first the updates, then the security updates. That used to work ont servers I looked after

[Zeppelin]

I think there is a fix if you go to Microsoft site, find MrFixit and choose windows update error. Program will autorun and solved this same problem for me.

[Mike-Bracknell]

A generic fix for about 50% of Windows Update problems is to do the following:

1) Go into Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
2) Right-click "Windows Update" service and choose STOP
3) Navigate to C: \Windows
4) Right-click the "SoftwareDistribution" folder and choose "delete"
5) Once deleted, go back to the Windows Update service and choose START

:ok:

[BOAC]

use the .NET cleanup tool which can be found from links on this site
https://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/ar...edirected=true (https://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/08/28/8904493.aspx?Redirected=true)- certainly worked for me in the past. I had everything from 1.1 through to 4.5 and they stubbornly would not uninstall 'normally'.

Q: If I have 4.5 can I kill 4?

[west lakes]

I'll have a go when I get back form a holiday, using a netbook with XP here so no issues

[Milo Minderbinder]

"Q: If I have 4.5 can I kill 4?"

Don't think so - I think 4.5 requires 4 as a prerequisite

Don't take my word on that though - I may well be wrong

[txdmy1]

each previous version is a prerequisite to the next, until they are embedded into a version of windows, and are then included in a windows base install

[vulcanised]

If you feel you must have updates, then fairynuff, but when I got my XP SP2 machine wot I'm typing on now, one of the first things I did was turn them off.

In eight years it's never had an update (M$ variety) and it seems to be surviving.........

[lomapaseo]

If you feel you must have updates, then fairynuff, but when I got my XP SP2 machine wot I'm typing on now, one of the first things I did was turn them off.

In eight years it's never had an update (M$ variety) and it seems to be surviving.........


I bet the folks that you share files and E-mail with might be a tad worried now :)

[BOAC]

txdmy1 until they are embedded into a version of windows - how does one ascertain this?

[Milo Minderbinder]

by reading this

Mailbag: What version of the .NET Framework is included in what version of the OS? - Aaron Stebner's WebLog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2007/03/14/mailbag-what-version-of-the-net-framework-is-included-in-what-version-of-the-os.aspx)

this chap is one of the Microsoft .net gurus

[Milo Minderbinder]

"In eight years it's never had an update (M$ variety) and it seems to be surviving......... "

A man who's had the pox for eight years can be said to be "surviving". However he's ill behind the facade, and sharing the pox with all he meets and socialises with. Until one day he dies.

[vulcanised]

I've never been accused of passing anything on.

Until one day he dies.

I thought it was just the heat.