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I've had to Recover my Windows Installation but when I try and install

updates it gives the following error:

 

0x8007F05A

 

I've tried searching everywhere and this one never seems to come up....

Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP]
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The only thing I found on the error code -

0x8007f05a

-2146963366

STATUS_CANT_OPEN_LOG

Error opening file

 

See if there is anything else in the update.log

 

How to view the Update log in Windows:-

 

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type: %windir%\windowsupdate.log

and then click OK.

 

Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate the error code(s)

associated with the latest failed attempt to download/install. If appropriate copy and

paste the error codes into this thread so someone may be able to assist you. On the other

hand, you may be able to find the error code and other suggestions by searching the

Newsgroup.

 

Also check Windows folder for file called KB******.log (****** = number of update ie

KB896688) and post the contents of the failed update.

This may provide further clues as to why the update failed.

 

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093

 

 

The only other thing I can think of is that there may be corruption in the "datastore"

folder -

 

See this link for further instructions on how to clear the datastore folder

http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=17&ln=en&IsMu=False

 

Clearing this folder will erase update history - but that's not important.

 

 

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"djf" <djf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7D377A19-E5A1-4E1E-B4C7-4F7B13A8CAE8@microsoft.com...

| I've had to Recover my Windows Installation but when I try and install

| updates it gives the following error:

|

| 0x8007F05A

|

| I've tried searching everywhere and this one never seems to come up....

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