Windows 7: win 7 64 will not update

it says "windows could not check for updates automatically (important)" and when i click on the action center icon, i get this 8007370B error code. when i google it, absolutely nothing helpful comes up. some microsoft help site suggested this tool below, but it does absolutely nothing. do i have to reinstall windows? i really don't want to do this. how bad would it be and/or how long could i go without updating windows before it becomes pretty unsafe from a security perspective? i have my own active anti-virus.



System Update Readiness Tool that fixes Windows Update problems is available for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008

You could go awhile honestly if you know what to avoid and whats clean. Here try this though, original link:Windows could not check for updates automatically

This may have just fixed it, from the techguy forums:

Go into Windows Services, and stop the Windows Update Service (don't disable it, just stop it).

Control Panel (classic View) Admin Tools>computer management>Services.

Once it opens, scroll down to "Windows Update" double click it and hit the stop button in the window that opens, when it stops, click OK and then close the services window.

Now navigate to this location and delete the folder "SoftwareDistribution"

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

Restart the PC and see if WUP works now.

Try a system restore.

Also try resetting windows updates:
Windows Update - Reset

Give this Microsoft Fix It a try, it will only take a few minutes to try. Who knows, it might work!

Fix the problem with Microsoft Windows Update that is not working

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Have you ever "activated" your Win 7?

i did this at the time of this posting, and it worked. but now it has stopped working.

i built my own computer and had faulty RAM/Mobo. I RMA'd those parts, and when the Mobo came back is when i posted this. well, since then the mobo has crashed once again, and i RMA'd it again. when it came back, my windows 7 again will not let me update and none of the listed suggestions have worked.

does anyone know what else to try?

updated. remember this is a home built computer too. i have activated windows 7, and it does have SP1.

Run the System File Checker that scans the of all protected Windows 7 system files and replaces incorrect corrupted, changed/modified, or damaged versions with the correct versions if possible:

• SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Run these tools and delete anything they find.

• Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller

ESET online scanner:

• Free Online Virus Scanner | ESET

for SFC /Scannow: "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation."

no threats found on TDSS.

no virus found on ESET.

i even tried just now to do a repair install and it will not work. it says i need to download the latest windows updates in order to do a repair install. how $*&#$@ dumb is that???

so does this mean i need to do a fresh reinstall? i've scoured the internet and everything i've tried has come up short.