Solved Windows 7 Updates: Unable to Download code: 80246008

I downloaded and installed one of the updates, looks like it installed fine. How do you check if any of the updates are hidden? Lol
 

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Great - so far so good :)

Open Windows Update
In the left pane there should be a 'Restore hidden updates' link - click on it, and it'll tell you if any are hidden or not.

Back in the Optional updates list, I'd advise hiding all the Language updates, any Bing stuff, and possibly the NVidia updates (you may want to consider getting the update from the manufacturer's website, as it may well be more recent than the offering on WU)

Install any of the OS updates that look as if they may be useful.

Then check the update history - do the entries there reflect what you've now installed?
Then check the Installed Updates listing - does that look OK?

If you want an independent check to make sure that all security updates are installed, install Belarc Advisor (www.belarc.com) and see what it has to say. (I love that program!)
 

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Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
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Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
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i3 370M/i7 6500U
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MSE/Defender
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Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Sorry for the late post, been busy for the past couple of days. I had no hidden updates, so I'll go ahead and check off the language packs and put them into that category. I'll go ahead and install Belarc now and let you know what happens :)
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
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AMD Phenom II X4 965
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8 GB
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Nvida Geforce GTX 780
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On-Board Sound
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All security updates have been installed, however... apparently my benchmark score is 1.25 out of 10... including in the scan it scanned IE 8, which I don't use at all, as I use Firefox. But still, why so low of a score?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-BitAMD Phenom II X4 9658 GBNvida Geforce GTX 780
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Custom Build
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvida Geforce GTX 780
Sound Card
On-Board Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2350V
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 (1 TB)
PSU
950W
Antivirus
Malware Bytes, Mircosoft Security Essentials
Browser
Firefox
Belarc is weighted to use on Domain Networks, rather than home networks,
The score that you see reflects that bias.
I also only get a score of 1.25 - if you click on the link beside the score, you get the details of the assessment.
As far as I can make out, that score is perfectly normal for a 'default' Peer-networked computer.
 

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Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
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Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
Graphics Card(s)
it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" built-in
Screen Resolution
1366x768/1920x1080
Hard Drives
750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
PSU
n/a
Internet Speed
as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
Antivirus
MSE/Defender
Browser
IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
Ah okay, that's good to know then. OK, looks like everything is working now. Thanks so much for all that you did, I really appreciate you taking the time out to help me. Just another question. Are you familiar with Win 7 Manager? Do you know of a program like that, that's free?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-BitAMD Phenom II X4 9658 GBNvida Geforce GTX 780
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvida Geforce GTX 780
Sound Card
On-Board Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2350V
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 (1 TB)
PSU
950W
Antivirus
Malware Bytes, Mircosoft Security Essentials
Browser
Firefox
I tend to stay as far away from such programs as I can get.
Most of the time, all such things are is an interface into already-existing tools in Windows. The more you learn about actually using and managing Windows, the less you need such tools.

AVOID anything that claims to be a registry cleaner/optimiser/defragger - it WILL cause more problems than it can ever solve.

If you want to extend the capabilities of the Windows tools, then the Sysinternals suite of tools does some serious work - Windows Sysinternals: Documentation, downloads and additional resources.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
OS
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
CPU
i3 370M/i7 6500U
Motherboard
Asus/Lenovo
Memory
8GB - finally :)/8GB
Graphics Card(s)
it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" built-in
Screen Resolution
1366x768/1920x1080
Hard Drives
750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
PSU
n/a
Internet Speed
as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
Antivirus
MSE/Defender
Browser
IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
Oh... woops, then. I've always been using programs like Win 7 Manager, CC Cleaner, Disc Defragger, etc. I'll go ahead and check that link out. Thanks again for all your help :)
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-BitAMD Phenom II X4 9658 GBNvida Geforce GTX 780
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvida Geforce GTX 780
Sound Card
On-Board Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2350V
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 (1 TB)
PSU
950W
Antivirus
Malware Bytes, Mircosoft Security Essentials
Browser
Firefox
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