Successfully repaired failure to update

[blumesan]

Daily, for the past week, I received a message to install an "Important Update" to MS Office Suite. Each time I tried to install the update I received a "failed to install" message. Retry and same result. Finally I came to this forum which has always helped in the past.

First I ran sfc /verifyonly and discovered several errors.
Next I downloaded and ran the SURT. This resulted in installation of Hotfix 947821.
To check I then ran sfc /scannow. This reported no errors remained.
I then went to Windows-Update and successfully installed the MS Office Suite update with no problem.
Many thanks!

A question: while browsing thru some threads in the Updates & Activation section I read a post that stated the user routinely "cleaned up" outdated Windows Updates. I wonder if this is a good idea and, if so, is there a program that does this automatically?

 

[UsernameIssues]

Glad that you got your update issue fixed.

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A question: while browsing thru some threads in the Updates & Activation section I read a post that stated the user routinely "cleaned up" outdated Windows Updates. I wonder if this is a good idea and, if so, is there a program that does this automatically?

You can read about the MS addition to the existing Disc Cleanup tool here:
Disk Cleanup Wizard addon lets users delete outdated Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1

I'll let you decide if it is a good idea after reading:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/307546-windows-updates-remove-outdated-updates-windows-7-a.html

and

http://www.sevenforums.com/news/307...utdated-windows-update.html?highlight=2852386

I ran it without any ill effects.