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Old 07-15-2009   #1 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium x64
 
 

Cannot access Windows Updates in Control Panel - computer Stalls

Dell
Vista x64 SP1
Intel Core i7 920
6gb ram crucial (2gb strips)
High end video card (i forgot b/c I am so stressed)
640GB HDD
(purchased May 5, 09)

I was having issues before with installing updates. I tried the rename "SoftwareDistribution" trick and it worked briefly. Then I started having major issues that I traced backed to some rogue software (Rollback Rx Pro - AVOID!!). After uninstalling this, I tried to access updates. Still no dice. After I click on the Update link it just stalls. Ten minutes later - still no action.

I tried the Vista Startup Repair. It said there were no issues. Plz help.

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Old 07-16-2009   #2 (permalink)


Vista Bussiness x64 PL
 
 

Re: Cannot access Windows Updates in Control Panel - computer Stalls

1.First try re-register Windows Update How do I reset Windows Update components?
2.Run cmd.exe with administrative previlliges (right click on this file as admin) and type

sfc /scannow

3.if no help run this tool:Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate, and for Windows 7 Release Candidate

and find file C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CheckSUR.log

apart of them in cmd.exe runned with administrative previlliges type:

findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt



on your desktop appear file sfcdetails.txt.
Find also file C:\Winsdows\WindowsUpdate.log

Make also log from everything by using VistaInfoTool http://www.vistax64.com/software-too...info-tool.html

All files:WindowsUpdate.log,sfcdetails.txt,CheckSur.log and log from VistaInfoTool pack to *.zip and upload on Speedy Share - upload your files here
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