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Error code 0x8000ffff when Windows 7 Update restarts
Early in February I started getting an error when restarting after a Windows 7 update. I reloaded Windows 7 three different times, then decided that Einstein was right. So, following instructions on this forum, after my 4th restart I got SURT and ran it [see CBS.zip attached], then downloaded Driver Mender & updated my drivers, then started downloading the oldest W7 updates, pre-2013, a clutch at a time, and other software like MS Office a bit at a time, until I had established several good restore points. When I tried to upload the five recommended updates shown in this screenshot,
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I got the following error message:
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After choosing Startup Repair, I got this message:
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After picking a restore point, I got this message:
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It returned a failure message, thus [the dread error of my title]:
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So, of course, the system then re-started and reported success, thus:
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Am I doing something wrong? Is there a bad update out there for an HP laptop as old as mine? Or is this just the effects of too much ice-cream eaten late at night?