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Hi all, I'm trying to find a way of programmatically invoking the "install updates and shutdown" functionality using .Net 1.1 or perhaps WMI or other scripting. I can reboot a machine fine but if the install updates and shutdown option is available I need to perform that task. Any suggestions or ideas would be gratefully received Thanks Jeff

after I update, Ican go to hame page on internet, and when tring to go else where, it sends me to micosot page and locks up ,then I have to restore to earlier date. can anyone help? -- thanks Kittycat

I have tried downloading the updates and it seems to do nothing but mess things up on my computer, like now if I update can't get on internet. I almost giveup on updates. -- thanks Kittycat

Hello, I've been through several fora and discussion groups and tried almost everythinh I could. Bottom line, I can't update Windows Defender since mid-June 2007 because of an error "0x8024402f". Can someone please help me ? Thanks, Kebab

[Error number: 0x8007041D] error is what I am getting trying to check for updates what is it and how do I fix it.

For both i get a message that says "Installation failed, Error Code: 0xF00BFFFF" I tried to use the resources it provided but failed to find an answer or fix. Please help if you can, thank you in advance.

This was the solution for my problems to update and instal critical updates especially if your updates refer to office 2003 The problem!! For Windows XP SP2 System but might also apply to Vista My friend tells me that his computer is running really slow and everytime he shuts down it first tries to install windows updates. I ran a few anti malware programs and AVG including the root-kit but the computer came out clean About a month ago I had set his computer to download and install the Microsoft Window updates automatically. The reason it tries to install the updates each time he shuts down is that they have failed to install on the previous attempt.…

While trying to get updates from the Windows update, Getting the error code 8007005. PLEASE HELP ME.

When I try to run Microsoft Update on my Windows Server 2003 system, I get a "Checking for Lastest Version of Windows Updating Software......" page. IE gives me a warning that the site might require the "Windows Update" Active X control. I click on the warning to permit installation of the active X control. That just brings me right back to the same "Checking for Latest Version....." page, asking me to OK the active X control again. HELP!!!! -- Mike Schumann

I'm running Vista Ultimate. I can't get windows update to work! I also can't get windows defender to work either. All that happens is they both supposedly start checking for updates and the bar just scrolls and scrolls never reaching any updates to download. I normally would finish in about a few minutes. I restored my machine back to before the last update that successfuly installed (6/20/07) and I still have the problem. Can anyone suggest what I should do to fix this problem as I don't want to miss any critical updates? I was going to reinstall Vista Ultimate as a last resort, but when I even did that, and it asked if I wanted to search for u…

I'm one of the unhappy lot that have recently found that no matter what we try the updates which we download (automatically or otherwise) are not installing onto the PC. I've read all the comments in the forum relevant to this issue, and although there seems to be some people out there that appear to have positive results in fixing the issue, I am still unable to do so. Therefore, could someone please explain to me ( preferably in simple terms ) why all of a sudden this issue has manifested itself ? Many thanks in anticipation.

I recently resolved some sound choppiness with Windows Media Player 11 for the Vista Basic operating system. However, within several days of its resolution, my computer ceased to play sound altogether (with the exception of "angry" beeps when I am doing something it doesn't like). My sound card was previously in use, and now no longer issues sound. On the Start Task bar on the bottom right of the screen, there appears a little speaker icon with a little white "X" surrounded in red, and when scrolled over indicates that "The Audio Service is not running." I am unsure as to how to resolve this. When this previously happened when I re-emerged from hibernation…

Hi, I did a repair installation of XP Pro SP2 and now I obviously need to get all the updates again. Problem is I need to update to Installer 3.1 and Genuine Advantage Validation tool but these both give error 0x80246008 when I try to update to them. Any help or advice gratefully received, thanks, Mike

HOW DO I GET BOTH EXPRESS AND MANUAL INSTALLATION FOR CRITICAL UPDATES? -- JENOAM

It says unable to read or ride on database...or something along that nature... Right after it finishes backing up everything during the instal process it happens...I have tried everything but i dont know what to do. Help

-- vince "Kyle Stedman" wrote: > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in > news:eLhGZM7cGHA.4276@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl: > > > Troubleshooting Suggestions: > > > > Office Update fails to Install with error 0x51F > > http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid > > =41&ln=en&IsMu=False > > No help here. See LIS tool issue below. > > > > > Office 2003 Tool: Local Installation Source Tool > > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=10FA7AA3-695B- > > 42C3-9045-B812BA0FED3E&displaylang=en > &…

-- vince "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: > Troubleshooting Suggestions: > > Office Update fails to Install with error 0x51F > http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=41&ln=en&IsMu=False > > Office 2003 Tool: Local Installation Source Tool > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=10FA7AA3-695B-42C3-9045-B812BA0FED3E&displaylang=en > > Try downloading and installing the update directly: > > Update for Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB916521) > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=db411760-4e86-4563-9831-34ea4a136f46&DisplayLang=en …

Suggestion 1. Rename CatRoot2 folder at C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot2 Suggestion 2. Register system files. 1. Click Start, Run, type: notepad C:\register.bat and press Enter. Choose Yes when you are prompted. 2. Copy the following commands and then paste them into the opened Notepad window. net stop wuauserv regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s regsvr32 wups.dll /s regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s regsvr32 msxml.dll /s regsvr32 msxml2.dll /s regsvr32 msxml3.dll /s regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s net start wuauserv regsvr32 softpub.dll /s regsvr32 initpki.dll /s regsvr32 mssip32.dll /s regsvr32 wintrust.dll /s reg…

I keep getting this error on a Vista update and after many attempts I still cannot download it

My laptop runs Vista Home Premium, I installed a windows update yesterday and now my DVD drive no longer works. I checked my device manager and the DVD drive is no longer there. I tried to restore my computer and it crashed. I was unable to restart correctly until I set it to restore to an even earlier restore point. Even then it still didn't solve the problem with my DVD drive.

Hi, WindowsUpdate website just suddenly not working on my machine. I am using IE7, when I visit WindowsUpdate, click on the custom button and it shows there are some update available from here, no matter which link I click in left pane, the whole WindowsUpdate page will appear again within right pane asking me to choose Express or Custom. Please help. Thank you.

Hi, I have one w2k3 with WSUS 3.0. My problem are these two server one w2k other w2k3 which won't report to wsus. I've follow these steps: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/0cfbb910-fa13-4d9d-9d53-24e85c8835d21033.mspx?mfr=true http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/fbe4fd59-5ff3-4e8d-8ec1-733a4f904ab21033.mspx?mfr=true besides other things. Could you assist me on this? Thanks

I think it may have to do with the fact that I can't access the updates folder under C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322. Please help

Unable to use Windows Update. System crashes to this error code every time I try to load update. Have cleared all temp file, all temp internet files, done complete system scan and removed all tracking cookies, done startup withput any non Microsoft services and all startups disabled. Been working with Tech Support out of India,but still no answers. Still looking for a clue as to how to get this back on line.

i've tried everything i've read about: editing the registry, uninstalling in safe mode, etc and nothing works. I started having problems with my computer when bestbuy decided to go against my wishes and install service pack 2. i'm unable to use msn messenger now, and flashplayer updates will not download. i tried to restore my computer to a previous point with system restore, but that didn't work either. also, when i try to download and install windows updates, i get an error message from microsoft saying i dont have a valid copy of windows. but i know i do the sticker is on the bottom of my computer and i paid for it fair and square. my question is about perfor…