Guest Pogge Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 My windows update software has stopped working. I receive error 0x80070020 each time. I'm running Window XP Home Edition service pack 2. Any advice would be appreciated. Shawn Poggemiller
Guest TaurArian Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 You receive a "0x80070020 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" error message when you try to download an update from Windows Update or from Microsoft Update http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kbEN-US883825 If you're running SpyBot S&D's "teatimer" then you'll need to end the process in task manager - thanks to VBBob "Pogge" wrote: > My windows update software has stopped working. I receive error 0x80070020 > each time. I'm running Window XP Home Edition service pack 2. > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Shawn Poggemiller
Guest Alston Chen Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 I encountered the similiar problem on my laptop. and the following answer worked well in solving my problem: Is this XP SP2, 32 bit ? If yes, then download the latest Windows Update Agent from here: http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe Then download and save KB927891 if it has not been installed. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A&displaylang=en *** Change the Language if need be prior to downloading it *** Save them, do not run them while the browser is open or the Automatic Update service is running. Close the browser and any other open programs. Stop the Automatic Update service via services.msc for now. Check to see if BITS is Started. If so, Stop it for now. [NOTE: BITS only needs to be set to Manual for it's Startup type when doing Automatic Updates or manual updates at the update sites] Now install WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe Then install KB927891 Restart the system "Pogge" wrote: > My windows update software has stopped working. I receive error 0x80070020 > each time. I'm running Window XP Home Edition service pack 2. > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Shawn Poggemiller
Guest ë³‘ì¼ Posted August 31, 2007 Posted August 31, 2007 "TaurArian" wrote: > You receive a "0x80070020 The process cannot access the file because it is > being used by another process" error message when you try to download an > update from Windows Update or from Microsoft Update > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kbEN-US883825 > If you're running SpyBot S&D's "teatimer" then you'll need to end the > process in task manager - thanks to VBBob > > > "Pogge" wrote: > > > My windows update software has stopped working. I receive error 0x80070020 > > each time. I'm running Window XP Home Edition service pack 2. > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > Shawn Poggemiller
Guest Jimmy Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 If anyone out there has Spybot Search & Destroy and while trying to run Windows update you receive the error number 0x80070020 and this message: "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page". I corrected the problem in my computer. It was the "Tea Timer" in Spybot S&D. Bring up Spybot S&D and click on mode.....then select advanced mode....click yes in the pop up box. Then click tools at lower left....then click resident.....then uncheck the Resident "Tea Timer" box. X out and that should do it and hopefully most will be able to get the Windows updates. You can go back after updating and put "Tea Timer" back on by following the above steps. You may have to do the same thing next time you update unless Spybot S&D fixes the glitch in the meantime. PS - "Tea Timer" ( if you have Spybot S&D) is an overall protection of settings on your computer. "Pogge" wrote: > My windows update software has stopped working. I receive error 0x80070020 > each time. I'm running Window XP Home Edition service pack 2. > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Shawn Poggemiller
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