Solved chrome wont update

[djpete]

not sure what fixed it but it was spinning instead of error after the oldest image restore. But it did that for 15mins then it gave up threw error as above and rebooted to new version of chrome with horrid skin (which I change back to old style BTW!)

 

[djpete]

maybe junctionbox helped too?

 

[Callender]

Wonder why it didn't do that before?

If you've still got Windows Update problems try asking ThrashZone to help fix it. I can help but he knows more than I do as he's been helping a lot of members with WU problems.

 

[Callender]

maybe junctionbox helped too?

Maybe. I didn't know that you'd tried it!

RE: My earlier comment about Windows updates not working after a fresh install. They've changed the way that Windows Updates works since Windows 7 was released and it requires fixing after a fresh install to get it working.

 

[djpete]

and going to try this to see if updates work then
Slow Windows 7 Update Process Has Been Patched By Microsoft | Lifehacker Australia

 

[djpete]

and thanks again Callender for sticking with me. GREATLY appreciated

 

[djpete]

if youre ever downunder look me up lol

 

[djpete]

oh I see re win 7 fresh install. Appreciate the tip. It would have been very painful for me as I have lots of programs. Data is no issue as it's on another drive.
Anyway ghost saved the day again as well as poss junctionbox. (Was hard to find that program)

Just wish windows would update now.
Waiting for that patch to scan too, hopefully it will install and speed things up

 

[djpete]

this seemed to fix things re windows update. trying update again, will give it an hr..

Windows 7 won't update

and

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

 

[djpete]

still scanning for updates for ages.
Will give it all day...lol

 

[djpete]

well used this pack and win 7 updated but still hangs via updates in windows itself. Oh well.
How to Update Windows 7 All at Once with Microsoft’s Convenience Rollup
Will mark this solved anyway as getting off track

 

[djpete]

I had to just add to this that manually adding that convenience pack above has now started my windows updates working how they used to work, automatically!!
So I'm very happy.
Cheers

 

[Callender]

Well the problem is that some of the updates required to get windows update to work are "optional" so many users never install any optional updates.

 

[djpete]

and that makes not much sense. Why do they make it sooooo hard lol.
Anyway got there PC working how it should. I was so close to reformat and actually tried but had driver issues so went back to my ghost backup.
It would have been a long road back if I reformatted and a lot of pain.
Lucky.

 

[djpete]

this same issue is back again.
Same update error.
When I use cleanup tool it says no programs found!
Chrome Cleanup Tool

Weird
tried all the normal stuff revo uninstall
installing from stand alone exe etc. All to no avail..

 

[djpete]

is anyone willing to tackle this? Chrome still won't update.
See screenshot.
Would like to get this working

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[deckard]

this same issue is back again.
Same update error.
When I use cleanup tool it says no programs found!
Chrome Cleanup Tool

Weird
tried all the normal stuff revo uninstall
installing from stand alone exe etc. All to no avail..

I too am in the same boat. Out of a handful of Win7 x64 machines, only one is having this issue.

I have tried pretty much everything mentioned here and elsewhere online. I can always update by downloading the latest installer, but it's become one of those nagging things that I would really like to solve now.

Also, regarding the Chrome Cleanup Tool, from what I have read, it is not an uninstall tool for Chrome itself. It is to identify OTHER software on your machine that could cause potential problems with Chrome. So, if it says "no programs found" it literally means no programs were found to cause issue with Chrome.

 

[djpete]

yes deckard I worked that out too re uninstaller.
Good to hear at least someone else is in same predicament.
Here is the extension I use to check for updates. Does the job well as a workaround
Chrome Update - Chrome Web Store

Meanwhile lets hope we find a real solution

 

[djpete]

ps and my error is exactly the same..

 

[deckard]

So I read somewhere about "GoogleUpdate.exe" having to do with this issue.
On my machine, it is located in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update".
Note that I am using Chrome x64 and this is where it installed by default, not the usual "C:\Program Files" as with other x64 apps.

I had previously tried overwriting this file with one from another working machine, but no luck.
Today, I decided to copy and overwrite the entire "Update" folder with the same folder from a working machine. Here are the steps I performed:

- Close Chrome (if open)
- Kill any Google tasks in Task Manager
- Copy the "Update" folder from a working machine
- Paste into the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google" folder and completely overwrite the existing "Update" folder.

Afterwards I launched Chrome, hit Help > About and while I was already up-to-date from running the latest standalone installer, it checked successfully and the error was gone. I had success on a second non-working machine as well.

However, I haven't a clue why a complete uninstall (total removal of this folder) and a fresh install does not solve the problem. There is a folder named "1.3.33.5" under "Update" which contains a bunch of DLL's and EXE's, so I imagine one or more of those files are the culprit. Since it is now working, I haven't taken the time to narrow things down any further. I probably will if this happens again (file compare between working & non-working Update folders), but for now I am able to check for updates with no errors again.

Hope this helps. If you don't have a working machine to copy from, I could probably zip my "Update" folder, as there doesn't appear to be any personal info in this directory. However, if the file is too large to post here, I'll have to put it somewhere else.