"lemonsawdust" <lemonsawdust.2pxm3j@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Hey. I have a legit OEM copy of Windows Vista Ultimate, and it hasn't
> given me any problems except for my inability to get Windows Updates. I
> turned off automatic updates right after I installed (since I don't like
> my computer doing stuff without telling me) and it worked fine for a few
> weeks. Since the end of March, though, I haven't been able to download
> updates at all. I click "Check for Updates Now" and the green progress
> bar goes for a few seconds and then a new window opens saying that it
> has to close Windows Update.
>
> I looked through the forums for any advice, and I found some, and,
> after using the advice I found, it does the same thing but now it also
> gives me (occasionally) error code 80080005 and doesn't download any
> updates. Is there a way I can solve this problem without reinstalling
> Windows? Please help! Thank you.
>
> Lemon
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Have you tried enabling automatic updates just prior to manually updating
then disabling it again afterward? This is what I did on my XP machines for
a long time because windows update wouldn't function even manually unless
auto update was enabled.