Solved Fresh Install Problems.

[truemax]

Hi

Just fresh installed windows 7 and i face problems.
First one is i think with certificates on IE because when i go to google.com it says

There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
Click here to close this webpage.

Continue to this website (not recommended).

Next one is i can't update windows.
i get error:

Code 80072F8F
Windows Update encountered an unknown error.

This is fresh install of windows, not a single application was installed on it. First thing i did when installation finished was go to windows update, but it wasn't that easy.

Any ideas what to do?

 

[torchwood]

Hi True,
Make sure your system time is correct.

Roy

 

[truemax]

Wow, i feel so dumb now for not noticing it
Thank you

 

[truemax]

So everything works, except updates, i get 800700E error when running windows update. Because of this error i reinstalled windows thought maybe it will go away or some application was interfering with update. but even after reinstall i get this error.

Anyone else with this problem? i have tried earlier running Windows Update Downloader and install manually update. so i chose a small size update, tried to install but it hang up forever saying searching for updates on this computer.

 

[torchwood]

Hi True,
run this
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9830262

Roy

 

[truemax]

Looks like it fixed something. Running Windows update again, i'll post later if it helped.

 

[truemax]

5 hours and still searching for updates... :mad2:

 

[torchwood]

Yep MS dont like us 7 users any more just let it keep running.

Roy

 

[hazel123]

Hi. Which antivirus do you have installed? I think I read something about an error like this coming up when a particular antivirus was blocking Windows updates. Although I've used all different antivirus programs and never had it. But things keep changing and antivirus programs keep changing too.

 

[hazel123]

Glad you got it sorted - I've found the updates install ok up until the install of Service Pack 1 and .net framework 4, then you get an update to Windows update updater (if that makes sense) and then - wait - maybe 12 hours or more - just let it keep running. People advise leaving it running overnight - that's worked for me and they were all there in the morning. If there are loads, it can best to download and install them in smaller chunks.

 

[truemax]

Hi, no antivirus was installed when i updated, now after all updates successfully installed, I have installed malware-bytes. It was pain in the *** to update, had to restart like 20 times, and 10 times had updates failing to install but, all good now.

Now I'm thinking, if there was something wrong with my system and i didn't have any choice but to reinstall windows how can i back up all updates installed currently on my system to USB? I don't really care about applications, there's only few. Skype, chrome, steam and maybe antivirus.

 

[hazel123]

I think it's recommended to make a system image once you have it installed and updated. You could make one with all the updates done. And a second one after installing all your programs. I think there's a thread on here about various options for making system images. Then if you mess up your installation you just put the image back on. You'd need a usb portable hard drive.