Error 80073712 & Numerous repeats of updates

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Hi,
I'm new here and I have been doing lots of reading.
I have windows 7 pro with SP1.
I'm having a problem with three updates.
KB2633171
KB2676562
KB2679255
I have installed them numerous times.I check the update history and it says they were successful. (If that's the case why are you wanting to install again? :confused: )
Now when I try to "check for updates" I get the error 80073712.
I have tried Microsoft fixit numerous times. I have tried the hotfix KB947821(also numerous times) to no avail. I'm running out of ideas. Any thoughts?
TIA
 

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HOW TO USE MICROSOFT'S OFFLINE MALWARE REMOVER
Windows Defender Offline
· performs an offline scan of an infected PC to remove viruses, rootkits and other advanced malware.
· is a free standalone, bootable malware and virus remover from Microsoft.

Download Windows Defender Offline (about 785 kB)
You will have the choice of downloading the 32bit version (x86) or the 64 bit version (x64).
The link will help you determine whether you are running a 32 bit version or 64 bit version of Windows

NOTE!! You can download and prepare a 32 bit version using a 64 bit version of Windows
NOTE!! You can download and prepare a 64 bit version using a 32bit version of Windows.

You run the 32 bit version on a 32 bit version of Windows.
You run the 64 bit version on a 64 bit version of Windows.

The 32 bit download file name is: mssstool32.exe
The 64 bit download file name is: mssstool64.exe

For the curious, this program was originally name Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper.


INSTALLATION:
· Requires an Internet Connection.
· Insert 512 mB or larger USB stick into a usb port.
· Run the downloaded program--mssstool64.exe or mssstool32.exe
· NEXT button
· Choose the option On a USB flash drive that is not password protected
· NEXT button
· NEXT button
.
The install program will:
· format the usb stick using the NTFS format.
· download less than 230 mB.
· name the USB stick WDO_Media32 or WDO_Media64
· use less than 300 mB.

How to UPDATE the Windows Defender Offline USB stick:
· reinsert the usb stick
· run the installation program, mssstool64.exe or mssstool32.exe, again.
· the update will download less than 65 mB.

Since the malware database is sometimes updated several times in a day, always update before running.

PERFORM AN OFFLINE SCAN
Bootup your computer from the USB stick
Windows Defender Offline will automatically perform a quick scan.
After the quick scan finishes, Choose Full Scan
Select all of your drives

The initial, full scan can easily take several hours, but
Remember, your computer is being very thoroughly checked for all types of malware.
=========================================================
=========================================================

A cause of your problem is malware which is the reason for the above.
 

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MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bitAMD A10-4600M6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
AMD A10-4600M
Motherboard
AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives
SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Internet Speed
What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info
Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
Thank you karlsnooks for the quick reply.

An update,
I have come to the conclusion that it is not malware. I ran defender offline,more than once. Found nothing. I have tried other programs for malware, nothing. I tried running Sfc /scannow and it is not able to perform this action. I have tried re installing windows from cd but it can not do that either, so I can't even do a repair.
I did notice that since June 26th that it has not tried to look for updates.(or maybe not been able to update)
The Netframe 4.0 was installed on the 14th of June. Would this have anything to do with what is going on?
 

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Windows 7 Professional 32 bitIntel Core i5 3.33GHz4.0 GBNVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte Technology / H55M - D2H
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3.33GHz
Motherboard
GA-H55M-D2H
Memory
4.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL1916W
Hard Drives
ST3500418AS ATA - 466GB with partitions
Carry out following script and attach the resulting wdologs.zip file to your next post.

# **********************INSTRUCTIONS**************************
# STEP 1 ** RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMINISTRATOR ******************
# ************************************************************
#
# WIN key | type POWERSHELL | do NOT hit ENTER |
# in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on WINDOWS POWERSHELL |
# choose "Run as administrator" |
# Click on the YES button (if such appears)
#
# WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top
#
# for the guru:
# WIN | type POWERSHELL | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo
# ************************************************************
# STEP 2 ** COPY AND PASTE ***********************************
# ************************************************************
#
# COPY the script using CTRL+C,
# COPY every line of script down thru both EXIT statements
#
# PASTE into Powershell
#----Right-Click at the PowerShell Prompt
#----(Ctrl+V does not work)
#
# Start copying with first script line without a # at start of the line
# Note: Actually, you can paste the entire file if you rather
#-------Lines starting with a # are ignored by PowerShell
# ************************************************************
# STEP 3 ** SCRIPT OUTPUT & SCRIPT PURPOSE *******************
# ************************************************************
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# ************************************************************
# ***************** NOTE - POWERSHELL VERSION*****************
# if you receive this error msg:
#--The system can not find the path specified
# you may need to update your PowerShell
# you must be using Powershell 2.0 or later.
#
# To determine your Powershell version:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter $host.version
#---you should see at least:
# Major Minor Build Revision
# ----- ----- ----- --------
# 2......0......-1.....-1
#
# If you do not see the above, update your Vista/Win 7.
# ************************************************************
# *************** NOTE - EXECUTION POLICY*********************
# If you haven't set the execution policy, you may need to:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED
# ************************************************************

PHP:
# ************************************************************
# Zips up your log files from Windows Defender Offline
#  and extended info about the log files
# Places WDOlogs.ZIP on your Desktop
#
# ************************************************************

function New-Zip {
    param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
    [String] $Path, [Switch] $PassThru, [Switch] $Force )
    Process { if (Test-Path $path) {if (-not $Force) { return } }
    Set-Content $path ("PK" + [char]5 + [char]6 + ("$([char]0)" * 18))
    $item = Get-Item $path; $item.IsReadOnly = $false;if ($passThru) { $item } } }
function Copy-ToZip {param(
  [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] [Alias('FullName')] 
  [String]$File, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)] [String]$ZipFile,[Switch]$HideProgress,[Switch]$Force )
  Begin {$ShellApplication = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
  if (-not (Test-Path $ZipFile)) {New-Zip $ZipFile};$Path = Resolve-Path $ZipFile
  $ZipPackage =$ShellApplication.Namespace("$Path")}
  Process {$RealFile = Get-Item $File; if (-not $RealFile) { return }        
  if (-not $hideProgress) {$perc +=5; if ($perc -gt 100) { $perc = 0 } 
    Write-Progress "Copying to $ZipFile" $RealFile.FullName -PercentComplete $perc}
  $Flags = 0; if ($force) {$flags = 16 -bor 1024 -bor 64 -bor 512};Write-Verbose $realFile.Fullname
   $ZipPackage.CopyHere($realFile.Fullname, $flags);Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500}}

$divider = "#" * 79
$fileinfo = join-path $env:TEMP \wdofileinfo.txt
IF (test-path $fileinfo) {del $fileinfo -ea:silentlycontinue -force:$true}
$dir = $env:windir + '\Microsoft Antimalware\Support'
$a = dir $dir  -rec -force -ea:silentlycontinue | sort-object -property lastwritetime | 
select name, lastwritetime, creationtime, lastaccesstime, length, extension, fullname
$f = $a | select name, lastwritetime,creationtime,lastaccesstime,length
$arr = @()
$arr += $f
$a | where {$_.extension -eq '.log'} |Select fullname |
foreach ($_.fullname) {
$c = $divider
$d = $_.fullname;
$e = get-content -path $_.fullname
$arr += $c, $d, $e
}

$arr | out-file $fileinfo
$ziploc = $env:userprofile + '\desktop\WDOlogs.ZIP'
new-zip $ziploc -verbose:$false -ea:silentlycontinue -force:$true
copy-tozip  $fileinfo $ziploc -verbose:$false -hideprogress:$true
del $fileinfo

EXIT
EXIT

# ************************************************************
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bitAMD A10-4600M6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Satellite S875D-S7239 laptop
OS
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
AMD A10-4600M
Motherboard
AMD Pumori (Socket FT1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-12-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1600x900@60Hz
Hard Drives
SSD 119GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410
Internet Speed
What the local pub, local coffee shop offers.
Other Info
Optical Drive:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ160B ATA Device


Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed.
I will do that and post the results. It may take a few days to post.
Thanks
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 32 bitIntel Core i5 3.33GHz4.0 GBNVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gigabyte Technology / H55M - D2H
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3.33GHz
Motherboard
GA-H55M-D2H
Memory
4.0 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL1916W
Hard Drives
ST3500418AS ATA - 466GB with partitions
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