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Windows 7 won't update

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Hello all, I have an iMac from late 2009 or so that I have Windows 7 Professional SP1 running on. It's a fresh install from the DVD I have and genuine. However, Windows Update will not update. Upon checking for updates, Windows Update sits there and says it's checking for updates. Yesterday, I let it sit there for 2 hours "Checking for updates" but that's all it does. I did find instructions on...

Solved Beware KB3101746 Crashed my Laptop & my Desktop PC

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Just a FYI, Tried to install security patch *KB3101746*. Installed successfully on my Laptop, however, on reboot, desktop was just my blue background. :mad: Tried 16 restore points, all failed with 2 different error codes. :mad: Desktop PC update failed, tried again, failed, ran SURT huge mess to say the least. :mad: * Pages of errors

Is there a way to list hidden windows updates via powershell?

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Is there a way to list hidden windows updates via powershell?

Cannot Access "Run as Administrator" ?

What updates start spying like windows 10

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OK first off i have a legal version of win 7 U x64 which is up to date, however i have been reading that some of the recent windows 7 updates have been rather, shall we say sneaky and by that i mean it's calling home rather alot, this is what i have read from one newsgroup ---Quote--- Be warned that some recent M$ updates for Windows 7 that implement phone-home tactics bypass the hosts...

Solved Error When Activating Windows 0xc004f063

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I have done a clean reinstall of windows however when I enter my product key I get error code 0xc004f063. It is a Packard bell laptop running Windows 7 build 7601. Code: --------- Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0): ----------------------------------------- Windows Validation Data-->

WU Error 800B0100, Crypto Svc Components not registered

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Looking for some expert help with this issue. New Win-7 Pro SP1 x64 installation on HP Elitebook, will not install KB3033890, KB3055642, and KB3084135. All other updates (both before and after these 3) install without any problems. All drivers installed, everything else running great. I've done Chkdsk, SFC /scannow, WSURT, reset SoftwareDistribution folder, removed/recreated catroot2...

Windows Update Stuck in Restart Loop.

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Hi Guys, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 has gotten stuck in a loop where it wants to restart and then when your restart it doesn't do anything update related, it just restarts. Can anyone help?! Ybotmallah.

need script to automatically hide updates via the DataStore.edb file

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Let's say I have several different updates I know I don't want. For example: KB2952664 KB2976978 KB2977759 KB2990214 KB3021917 KB3035583 After a fresh install of Windows 7, there are a few hundred updates to be installed. I don't want to have to manually compare each update to my list of unwanted updates... I would like a script or batch file which I can run before running Windows...

Can't find this Update anywhere on my system

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Hi. I keep a list of Updates that I uninstalled because they prevented a portable program from working. I no longer use that program so have been reinstalling those updates. I've encountered something odd, though - KB3088195 wasn't in my list of hidden updates although I would (should) have hidden it after uninstalling it. Even more odd, take a look at the screenshot. 'Update History' seems...

Windows 7 update error

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i have the same problem but i can fix it well it's simple everything was fine and ok then i changed homes so my new internet is on a limited package slow speed, so i turned the windows update off till i get a new fast internet which will be in a couple of days fast forward i get a fast internet but i get this error on the update after i turned it back on, before i moved to a new place i already...

Error code 80070002

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well it's simple everything was fine and ok then i changed homes so my new internet is on a limited package slow speed, so i turned the windows update off till i get a new fast internet which will be in a couple of days fast forward i get a fast internet but i get this error on the update after i turned it back on, before i moved to a new place i already had my update working a downloading fine ...

KB3068708 ends with error 80073712

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Hello, I got a new Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Dell notebook. While installing all missing updates I get the error 80073712 with KB3068708. Can you help me? I attached the log files. Thanks a lot

Windows not genuine - may be victim of software counterfeiting.

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Hi, I currently have Windows 7 Home Premium x64, and it suddenly deactivated i have scanned for viruses and i am all clean. :) I have recently started getting the "Windows Not Genuine" error and when I login into my account. Then soon later a message popup says "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting". What does this mean and how can i fix this error. This version of windows came...

Updates Failing to Install

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Hi, everyone. So I'm having this issue where in my update history I see certain updates that are marked as failed to install. When I try to install the specific update from Microsoft website, I get a pop up window saying that that update I'd already installed on my computer. So I'm confused because that update in my update history is marked as failed installed. Does anyone have any idea...

Solved Cannot compress CBS.zip folder to 8.00mb

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Hallo, My CBS folder is 21mb, when I try to .rar or .zip it I can only get it down to 12mb. Any suggestions on how to get it smaller - the max allowed is 8mb. Thank you. SOLVED: I just removed the CBS.log file (today's file), and compressed that. Hope it helps.

Cannot Update Windows, Tried all fixes, Please view CBS.log

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Hallo, I cannot update my Windows 7 32-bit. There are no error codes. I have downloaded the System Update Readiness Tool, which did not help solve the problem, and the SFC Scan, which said "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files, but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.log" I have added my CBS.log. as a .zip file. Please have a look at it. Attachment...

Window Update Error - Code 8000FFFF

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Howdy SevenForums Folk, I'm encountering some update issues as well as receiving a message that my Windows install is not valid. Looking at my update history, it appears as though updates have been failing since September 9th. I'm hoping the MGADiag report below will provide some useful info for the guru's on this forum. (I've often browsed here for solutions but this is my first time posting)...

Duplicate Windows 7 key on two different hard drives.

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Hi people, I have a little problem which is confsing me no end, and I would be most grateful for your help. I had two Lenovo ThinkPads. One died 4 months aro and the other one died a month ago. Both went down with hard disk failing messages and one did not know what to do with an exe program. Both were running windows 7.

Not able to preform Windows update on a clean install of W7 SP1 64B

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Hi all, As the title says, I am not able to preform Windows Update. So a little bit of background. Over the week I purchased a new 500GB SSD as my old 120GB SSD had reached it's capacity. I threw in the new SSD and installed Windows 7 SP1 64bit via a legit DVD + key I purchased last year. Installation went smoothly, and I followed with install my mobo drivers, graphics card drivers,...
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