Solved It All Started With ERROR CODE 800F020B

[Hikermann]

Windows 7:

Checked in at Windows Update and found two that needed to be done; ran the usual "update" click and then was presented with Error Code 800F020B -- which, from a www search appears to be a regular little the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-all-year-long that Microsoft bestows on people. . .

So: One of the online solutions was to go to MS (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49924) and download Debug Diagnostic Tool v2 Update 2, which I did.

However: When attempting to run the downloaded .exe file, the attached warning popped up.

Why: Please, do tell, should a supposedly "official" download from an official MS website show up with a BEWARE of this download message? (I'm not even interested in attempting to navigate through MS's swamp of imaginary online "support" and "help" offerings because I have other things to do for the next day-and-a-half!)

Any info about whether it's safe to just pass by the BEWARE popup?

Many thanks!

 

[wither 2]

I think it's just a precaution and I would run it. You could always set a system restore point first.

However, check this out-

800F020B - Microsoft Community

 

[Alejandro85]

The website is not showing any warning, it's the browser that shows it, it's a crucial difference.

The warning is legitimate, many executable files actually carry malware, and the popup is there to make you aware of the risk. Obviously, the browser has no idea if the file is legitimate, safe or anything else, but a generic warning for every download is there to make you think twice in cases you would be getting into not so safe places.

As you have looked yourself, it's safe to download and run that file, because you know it comes from the original author directly and verified the website autenticity and decided to trust it. Clearly a case that can be answered with "yes, I know what I'm doing".

 

[Hikermann]

Ah, if only life offered many more Very Clear Warning Signs, huh?! Thanks for your response. Appreciated.

Hope it's a good 2019 fer'ya. . . .

 

[wither 2]

Did it work?

 

[Hikermann]

Everything seems to have found its proper place in the system. Thanks.

 

[wither 2]

Great!