Vista Tutorial - Windows update... Not updating!!!

04-02-2008

I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but
for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the
schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,
all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.
This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone
tell me why?!

04-03-2008

Click Start > Run > type in or copy and paste the below into the Open:
line, then click OK or press Enter

%windir%\windowsupdate.log

The WindowsUpdate.log will now be open. Start at the *bottom* of the log
and work your way back up until you come to a FATAL or WARNING entry.

Example:

2005-06-02 04:32:01 992 158 Setup FATAL: IsUpdateRequired failed with
error 0x80072eef
2005-06-02 04:32:01 992 158 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.

Copy and paste the section just prior to and just after such entries
into your reply, please.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============

klantee wrote:

Quote:

> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but
> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the
> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,
> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.
> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone
> tell me why?!

04-04-2008

error code 80240016

"klantee" wrote:

Quote:

> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but
> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the
> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,
> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.
> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone
> tell me why?!

04-05-2008

Alice wrote:

Quote:

> error code 80240016
>
> "klantee" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but
>> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the
>> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,
>> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.
>> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone
>> tell me why?!

- Stop Automatic Update Service
- delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder
- delete C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log
- Start Automatic Update Service
- Try again

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

04-02-2008	#1 (permalink)
klantee Guest n/a posts	Windows update... Not updating!!! I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually, all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again. This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone tell me why?!
My System Specs

04-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
MowGreen [MVP] Guest n/a posts	Re: Windows update... Not updating!!! Click Start > Run > type in or copy and paste the below into the Open: line, then click OK or press Enter %windir%\windowsupdate.log The WindowsUpdate.log will now be open. Start at the bottom of the log and work your way back up until you come to a FATAL or WARNING entry. Example: 2005-06-02 04:32:01 992 158 Setup FATAL: IsUpdateRequired failed with error 0x80072eef 2005-06-02 04:32:01 992 158 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef. Copy and paste the section just prior to and just after such entries into your reply, please. MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] =============== -343- FDNY Never Forgotten =============== klantee wrote: Quote: > I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but > for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the > schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually, > all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again. > This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone > tell me why?!
My System Specs

04-04-2008	#3 (permalink)
Alice Guest n/a posts	RE: Windows update... Not updating!!! error code 80240016 "klantee" wrote: Quote: > I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but > for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the > schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually, > all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again. > This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone > tell me why?!
My System Specs

04-05-2008	#4 (permalink)
Hank Arnold (MVP) Guest n/a posts	Re: Windows update... Not updating!!! Alice wrote: Quote: > error code 80240016 > > "klantee" wrote: > Quote: >> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but >> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the >> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually, >> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again. >> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone >> tell me why?! - Stop Automatic Update Service - delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder - delete C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log - Start Automatic Update Service - Try again -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
My System Specs

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