Windows Update Won't Start or Run

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  1. ihavenokia
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 x64
       New #21

    swassociates said:
    I have some good news on the Windows Update issue. I got some advice from a Windows Tech online. It was a simple fix and did the job. I think we can guarantee that it was running a big Norton update first that caused the problem. Here is what I did. Quite simple but it worked.

    I went to Administrative Tools/Services, and stopped the Update service. I then went to the folder c:/Windows/SoftwareDistribution and deleted all of the files and folders. I then went back to Services and restarted the Windows Update service which recreated all of those folders again. I then went and manually ran the Update Service and everything worked. Both computers are fine.

    What a relief!
    Thank you, it solved my problem too.
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  3. Nyms
    Posts : 1
    Windows Vista x64
       New #22

    Thanks swassociates!


    Your solution worked perfectly. Thank you so much. Just goes to show you should always ask the experts first!
    Thanks again.
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  4. kmetek
    Posts : 28
    WIN 7 ULT 64
       New #23

    any other idea why windows update won't start?
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  6. retirednongeek
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    Window 7 Professional 64 bit
       New #24

    I know this is an older post, but I am having the same problem as the original poster, and unfortunately, his solution did not fix my problem.

    My internal hard drive recently crashed, which I replaced and then re-installed Windows 7 from my recovery disks from 2010.

    Now Windows Update won't start. I get same message that original poster got.

    When I had to re-format my old hard drive about a year ago, Windows Update found several hundred updates and installed them, so I'm sure I need several hundred again.

    Hope someone out there can help ...
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  7. Ridwan Anwar
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       New #25

    Thanks


    it solved my problem too
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