Vista - Windows Update Error 80070424

All aspects of this error -how to fix




This error may be caused trouble with following services

-Backgroung Inteligence Transfer Service
-Windows Update
-Windows Modules Installer






SOLUTION

Go to Start>>Search>>services.msc
and check below services exist, have correct settings and are working

BITS :Automatic(Delayed),started

Windows Update : Automatic(Delayed),started

Windows Modules Installer:Manual

If you have another settings you have to correct it.If you can't correct settings or any service don't exist follow below:



SCENARIO I

Issue with Background Inteligence Transfer Service

See this tutorial How to fix Background Inteligence Transfer Service




SCENARIO II

Issue with Windows Update

METHOD I

//worth only to try if service is available but you can't start it//

Try reset the whole WU in aggresive mode KB971058

METHOD II

//worth only to try if service is available but you can't start it//

Try reinstall Windows Update Agent KB949104

METHOD III

Import to registry special fix for Windows Update service attached here WU.zip
and next restart computer




SCENARIO III

Issue with Windows Modules Installer

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FYI

Another symptom of this service corruption is unable to run System File Checker.
When you run any SFC command the following error is returned:

Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service

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What you need to fix:

1.Fix to registry for Windows Modules Installer services:TrustedInstallerFix.zip
//this ZIP file include TrustedInstaller.reg file //
2.TrustedInstaller.exe file appriopriate for your system.You can extract it from your own Vista DVD using 7-zip or WinRAR CLICK
or claasic method using WAIK CLICK -your choose how to do that

or just download & extract from already prepared ZIP files;appriopriate for your system

for x32 TrustedInstallerX86.zip

for x64 TrustedInstallerX64.zip

3.Sometimes you will need Psexec.exe file cointained in PsTools if you have any trouble with importing fix to registry (details below)

How to fix:

1.Download TrustedInstaller.reg and TrustedInstaller.exe (appriopriate for your system),TrustedInstaller.reg file you can place anywhere for example you can place on your desktop,Documents folder (as you wish).File TrustedInstaller.exe you have to place directly in C:\Windows\Servicing folder but you have to change permissions to do that because Administrators group nor you don't have full control for Servicing folder:

-takeownership C:\Windows\Servicing folder and add your account to have full control

//see this tutorial how to do that:CLICK

-place TrustedInstaller.exe in C:\Windows\Servicing folder

2.Import fix to registry attached above (just double click on TrustedInstaller.reg file).Possible you don't have any problem with importing it,if it won't return any error ignore points 3 and 4 and go to point 5 ,if it return error "Acess denied" the best way to workaround it, import this fix from SYSTEM account (go to point 3).

3.Download PsTools ,extract from this psexec.exe file and place it in C:\Windows\System32 folder

4.Run cmd.exe with administrative previlliges (right click on cmd.exe as admin) and type:

psexec -s -i -d regedit


This command run regedit from System account.In regedit go to File>>Import,navigate to location where you store TrustedInstaller.reg file,choose it and apply.

5.Restart computer.After restart Windows Update should work fine now.
6.If everything work fine now restore oryginal permissions to C:\Windows\Servicing folder

-remove your account from permissions to Servicing folder
-Restore ownership of Servicing folder back to "NT Service\TrustedInstaller"

//see this tutorial how to do that CLICK