Please help with windows update error....

[SwaleSmith]

hi since yestrday i seem unable to check for updates all i get is the following error code 80070424 windows encountered an unknown error.

internet etc etc works fine, good old windows again...

p.s running vista 64bit ultimate and connecting using wifi

 

[Rastalovich]

Ooops. Last time I got that was from an interrupted update. Only resolution was to reinstall.

Maybe times have changed, but I did search a fair bit at the time. Think there was one resolution that involved changing a load of registry things, changing permissions on some files (that didnt work), but ultimately failed.

 

[Bungral]

I had that problem crop up at work a few weeks back when I was creating an image. You could try a system restore back to the point before the interrupted update. Sorted it for me.

 

[pafk0o]

try this link

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3438479&SiteID=17

microsoft errors are so common that you can easly type for example "error 80070424" and mostly you will have answer in 20 sec

 

[llwyd]

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-update/432484.htm

and the link in above post

 

[Hassan]

Please try the following:

Click Start >> Run >>

Type the follow command in the Open box.

"net.exe stop wuauserv" (w/o quotes)

Press Ok

Repeat the same for the following commands:

regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll

regsvr32.exe wups.dll

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll

regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll

regsvr32.exe MSXML3.dll

regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll

regsvr32.exe qmgrprxy.dll

net.exe start wuauserv

Restart the machine and try again.

The thanks goes out to these people http://forums.techarena.in/windows-update/243060.htm

 

[Rastalovich]

(holding a bunch of reps in reserve for when SwaleSmith comes back and says it worked)

 

[SwaleSmith]

(holding a bunch of reps in reserve for when SwaleSmith comes back and says it worked)

LoL,

System Restore Done The Trick Thanks Everyone

 

[Bungral]

LoL,

System Restore Done The Trick Thanks Everyone