Windows update not working

When i click on check for updates it would flash to this one error that was red and then it would go away in 3 seconds. after hitting it a couple of times i finally got what it said:

Windows could not search for new updates. Windows update encountered an unknown error. C8000710

Then after that i would click ok and then another error would pop up and it said:

The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2755

So if anyone can help with this i would really appreciate the time and effort.

GoldiLX

Try this first.

Click Start orb, then type %temp%. Delete all files.

In Internet Explorer click Tools on the toolbar - Internet Options - General tab - and under Browsing History click the Delete button then click Delete Files.

Now try updating again.

Bill2 said:

Try this first.

Click Start orb, then type %temp%. Delete all files.

In Internet Explorer click Tools on the toolbar - Internet Options - General tab - and under Browsing History click the Delete button then click Delete Files.

Now try updating again.

thanks for the reply. whats orb?

The round Start button at the bottom left corner of your screen with the windows logo on it and that flashes when you hover over it (unless modified beyond recognition) and that brings up the start menu when you click it.

baarod said:

GoldiLX said:

When i click on check for updates it would flash to this one error that was red and then it would go away in 3 seconds. after hitting it a couple of times i finally got what it said:

Windows could not search for new updates. Windows update encountered an unknown error. C8000710

Then after that i would click ok and then another error would pop up and it said:

The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2755

So if anyone can help with this i would really appreciate the time and effort.

GoldiLX

Disk space low or permissions screwed up. Try this: open the start menu, type "cleanmgr sageset:1" (without the quotes), press enter. Check all options and press OK. Then open the start menu, type "cleanmgr sagerun:1", let it complete, reboot, retry.

i don't have a "start" button. i have "run". i'm sorry i'm not following.

baarod said:

Any luck?

Nope, i did what Bill2 told me to do and i restarted and nothing happened.

i have been seeing these messages (as Bill2 said) low on disk space?

i did a chkdsk and went to my hard drive properties and cleaned it up and defragged. i also tried to do sfc /scannow and responded with an error saying it cannot run this program? that has never happened.