Guest RobAnt Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 @ PA Bear Thanks - what I meant to say was that the MS site was giving me an error when trying to submit said form. I tried again, much later, and it worked okay. Still waiting for a response from MS though. Cheers, Rob +
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Keep us posted, please. RobAnt wrote: > @ PA Bear > > Thanks - what I meant to say was that the MS site was giving me an error > when trying to submit said form. > > I tried again, much later, and it worked okay. > > Still waiting for a response from MS though. > > Cheers, > Rob > +
Guest merin Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 Hey I'm having problems getting updates via Windows Update (WU) on Vista Buisness 64bit edition When trying to install SP1(KB936330) for Vista 64bit i get the 80070057-error, but i've also gotten the error before. After a fresh install (no additional programs installed) of Vista Buisness 64bit I run WU. It finds a load of available updates, and after trying to install all the "important"-ones, i usually get the report saying that, normally, half of them were succesfully installed, and the rest failed. I repeat the procedure until I've only got 1 update left, wich is usually "Cumulative Security Update for Windows 64bit edition" (KB947864). After approx. 3 tries, I try to manually install the update, wich doesn't work either (The error is "The update does not apply to your system"). So, if I'm lucky, i get a successful update after roughly 12 tries. This only results in me getting the ecactly same errors with SP1(KB936330). But this wont just "luckily" install after trying numerous times. I'm totally stuck. Here is a list of the things I've already tried: Reinstall a fresh Vista 64 Reinstall a fresh Vista 64 with another CD Reinstall a fresh Vista 32, wich is working perfectly! The upgrade function from the Vista-CD Downloading and installing SP1 manually (stops midway in the installation and closes the installer and gives no feedback) Downloading and installing other updates manually (error when executing the files, saying "The update does not apply to your system") Reinstall a fresh Vista 64 and then trying to install SP1 manually Get an error saying: "An internal error occured while installing the service pack Error code 0x80091007 See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101139 for details" It's also worth mentioning that during all my tries, apart from the first one, I haven't installed any other program before running WU. My computer have the follwing specs: Tower: Antec Performance One P182 Mainboard: MSI P35 Platinum CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz Bulk (LGA775) CPU-cooler: Scythe Scythe Ninja PLUS Rev. B, without fan Harddrive: Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160GB S-ATA 8MB cache 7200RPM NCQ Graphics: Point of View GeForce 8800GTS 320MB DDR3 DVD: Samsung DVD Recorder 20x +R/+RW -R -RW Lightscribe SATA Black (SH-S203P/BEBN) Temp: 34 C when idle, and max 45 C when busy I'm beginning to think the issue is hardware-related, because a friend of mine installed Vista 64 just fine, without errors when running WU at all... Can anyone help me please? -- merin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ merin's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=47054 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=888126 http://forums.techarena.in
Guest merin Posted April 28, 2008 Posted April 28, 2008 Ok, i found out whats wrong, and it might be of help to A LOT of people. The frequent errors is because of your memory. Me and a friend of mine both have 4gb ram, but i have 2x2gb, and he have 1x4gb. So what you need to do, if you have two bricks of ram, is to install windows vista 64 bit with only one of them connected. Once you've installed windows and installed all the updates from WU, you can turn of your comp and install your other ram-bricks. This is what I did, and everything is working perfectly now! style_emoticons//biggrin.gif -- merin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ merin's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=47054 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=888126 http://forums.techarena.in
Guest Zoolicious Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 Try this .... net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv Gregg "Vitamint10" wrote: > What can i do to fix this? i got a dell inspiron 1520 for christmas but i > havn't been able to get any of the updates because it gives me this error > message. It isn't listed in the help file. And i can't find any way to fix > it. somebody help me out.f
Guest theacechase Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 You could download WMIDIAG.EXE from microsoft, unzip and run it. This will tell you (at the end) where errors are and (maybe) make suggestions how to fix them. Good Luck. -- theacechase Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
Guest Badger Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 I also got the 80070057 error when trying to install Vista SP1. I D/L the Update readiness tool, which showed no errors. I rebooted into clean boot mode, tried reinstalling SP1 - same error. I then called MS Support. Please note that as a consumer this call is free, if your PC is on a domain it will cost you $249.00. Remove your PC from the domain before calling. The tech had me put my Vista DVD in and do an in place upgrade. After performing the upgrade, I booted into Safe mode and installed SP1 which worked. However, after performing the upgrade I was unable to login to my machine. The Screen where you'd normally press Ctrl+Alt+Del to login was blank except for "Windows Vista Business" at the bottom of the screen. Rebooted into Safe mode again, went into the Control Panel, Local security options and set the "Do Not Require Ctrl+Alt+Del to Login" from not set to "Enabled". Rebooted and let the machine come up normally and everything worked fine. "RobAnt" wrote: > Robert, > > Thanks. > > That particular response may not have been the one directly after deleting > the software distribution folder. What I am saying is that after deleting > it, I still get the same error no. 80070057. > > My objective is simply to install Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista - that is > all. > > I will delete the Software Distrtibution directory and try again. Then I'll > post the error report here again. > > I have also tried a manual install after downloading the full 400mb odd > package - but I guess I can try again. This time combining both deleting the > SD directory. > > But I'm not very hopefull. Anyway, I'll post back here shortly. > > Rob > +
Guest theacechase Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 I finally got some help directly from Microsoft. They even sent me an "internal use only" disk which worked perfectly. Here is their reply to me. I was thoroughly satisfied and SP 1 has been working perfectly ever since. I'm even thinking about the beta of SP2. Good luck. Thank you for your reply. I appreciate your time and all efforts on this issue. From the reply, I understand that you did not have Vista DVD when purchasing the machine. I understand the frustration this issue may have caused. At this point, the issue is likely caused if some system components were corrupted. To repair it, we have to perform an In-Place Upgrade with a full version Vista. However, you do not have Vista DVD. Based on the situation, I talked to my Leads and consulted for a while, eventually I was approved to help you order a Vista DVD to repair the Vista. To order a Vista DVD disk, first please provide the following information. I will then submit an order for you. Product: (Is it Windows Vista Home Basic edition, Home Premium edition, Business edition, Enterprise edition or Ultimate edition?) Version: (Is it 32 bit or 64 bit) Name to ship to (if not you): Street address: City: State: Zip Code: Phone (for the shipping company to use, should they need to contact you): In addition, I would like to confirm if you want a Vista DVD with SP1 or without SP1. Only the Vista DVD without SP1 can repair your current system. If you use the Vista DVD with SP1, you have to backup the data and do the clean install of Vista. If there are any questions or concerns, feel free to let me know. I will be glad to be of assistance. I look forward to hearing -- theacechase Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
Guest judyb Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 ok. it is now almost two years later than this post. i hasve sp1 installed, but haven't been able to apply updates for about 8 months. surely something has been found out in the last two years. BTW, dell support does NOT solve this unless you have bought in addition to the warrenty, something called live support which also supports the software. in fact, dell support thought it had to do with the buggy vista software. thanks for any help, judy "Vitamint10" wrote: > What can i do to fix this? i got a dell inspiron 1520 for christmas but i > havn't been able to get any of the updates because it gives me this error > message. It isn't listed in the help file. And i can't find any way to fix > it. somebody help me out.f
Guest TaurArian Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 You waited 8 months? Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder Click Start, Choose Run. In the Run box, type services.msc. Click OK. Right-click the Automatic Updates service. Click Stop. Stopping the service will take a moment. Rename the "SoftwareDistribution" folder: a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK. b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename. c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this folder. Click Start. Choose Run. In the Run box, type services.msc. Click OK. Right-click the Automatic Updates service. Click Start. Starting the service will take a moment. If that hasn't helped also see: You may receive an error message that contains the "0x8DDD0018" code or the "0x80246008" code when you try to download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910337 Windows could not start the Background Intelligent Transfer service on the local computer. For more information, review the system event log. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor and refer to service-specific error code 2147942487. (0x80070057) judyb wrote: :: ok. it is now almost two years later than this post. i hasve sp1 :: installed, but haven't been able to apply updates for about 8 :: months. surely something has been found out in the last two years. :: BTW, dell support does NOT solve this unless you have bought in :: addition to the warrenty, something called live support which also :: supports the software. in fact, dell support thought it had to do :: with the buggy vista software. :: :: thanks for any help, :: judy :: :: "Vitamint10" wrote: :: ::: What can i do to fix this? i got a dell inspiron 1520 for ::: christmas but i havn't been able to get any of the updates because ::: it gives me this error message. It isn't listed in the help file. ::: And i can't find any way to fix it. somebody help me out.f
Guest MowGreen Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 8 months going by without installing any updates leads one to conclude that the system is most likely compromised. The 0x80070057 error is usually associated with an HTTP proxy settings issue that prevents BITS from starting as a running service, as Taurarian has previously noted. Malware is inclined to do that. *Strongly suggest* that the system be scanned for the presence of malware using Malwarebytes Anti-malware before attempting any update troubleshooting: http://www.malwarebytes.org/ Click the " Download free version " button. *Save* mbam-setup.exe Once the download completes close *all* open browsers and programs. Now run mbam-setup.exe and allow it to update during it's installation. Once the installation completes, MBAM should open. If not, open it. Be sure the Quick scan option is marked and then click the Scan button. When the scan completes, click the Show results button. Ensure anything detected is checked and then click the Remove selected button. Restart the system if requested to. IF anything was detected please post the MBAM scan log. Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\Logs MowGreen =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked" " If the river was whiskey, and I was a duck I'd dive to the bottom and never come up " Jelly Roll Morton TaurArian wrote: > You waited 8 months? > > Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder > > Click Start, Choose Run. > In the Run box, type services.msc. > Click OK. > Right-click the Automatic Updates service. > Click Stop. > Stopping the service will take a moment. > > Rename the "SoftwareDistribution" folder: > a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK. > b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename. > c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this > folder. > > Click Start. Choose Run. > In the Run box, type services.msc. > Click OK. > Right-click the Automatic Updates service. > Click Start. > Starting the service will take a moment. > > If that hasn't helped also see: > You may receive an error message that contains the "0x8DDD0018" code or the > "0x80246008" code when you try to download updates from the Microsoft > Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910337 > Windows could not start the Background Intelligent Transfer service on the > local computer. For more information, review the system event log. If this > is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor and refer to > service-specific error code 2147942487. (0x80070057) > > > > > > judyb wrote: > :: ok. it is now almost two years later than this post. i hasve sp1 > :: installed, but haven't been able to apply updates for about 8 > :: months. surely something has been found out in the last two years. > :: BTW, dell support does NOT solve this unless you have bought in > :: addition to the warrenty, something called live support which also > :: supports the software. in fact, dell support thought it had to do > :: with the buggy vista software. > :: > :: thanks for any help, > :: judy > :: > :: "Vitamint10" wrote: > :: > ::: What can i do to fix this? i got a dell inspiron 1520 for > ::: christmas but i havn't been able to get any of the updates because > ::: it gives me this error message. It isn't listed in the help file. > ::: And i can't find any way to fix it. somebody help me out.f > > > > >
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