Toshiba Laptop with Windows 7 Home Edition - Updates won't Start

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  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #1

    Toshiba Laptop with Windows 7 Home Edition - Updates won't Start


    Hello Everyone:

    I just purchased a New Western Digital 750 GB Hard Drive for my Toshiba Laptop Computer. It is running Windows 7 Home Edition 64 Bit.
    I purchased the Recovery DVDS directly from the manufacturer.

    I installed windows, and now, Windows Update will not start.
    I already tried the "Microsoft Fix It", and it didn't work. I have already verified that the service is started, and any other services required to run it are set to start automatically.

    It seems that no matter what I do, Windows Update will not Run.

    Can anyone help me to resolve this problem?

    I would appreciate it very much.

    Sincerely,

    Starbuck58
    05.11.2012

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  2. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #2

    Starbuck,
    Welcome to SevenForums.

    You might want to consider not putting everything in a bold typeface.

    I'm confused.

    Your laptop came with a hard drive installed.

    The hard drive had an os on it.

    Do you still have the original hard drive with the Win 7 Operating System? Yes/ No
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Reply to Karlsnooks


    Hello Karlsnooks:

    Yes, I still have the original hard drive, but it failed. Image of OS damaged.
    I ordered recovery set from Toshiba. Installed 15 times with same result. Windows update won't work. I've tried every conceivable fix from Microsoft, nothing works.

    I even contacted Toshiba, and they told me I had a bad set of recovery disc's.

    I formatted the new WD Sata HD again, and Installed OS yet again.

    Always the same result. Error Code: 0xc8000222.
    I got a message in windows update folder that says," Failed Software Synchronization".

    Any suggestions or ideas that you can suggest would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Starbuck
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  4. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #4

    If the recovery dvds are bad, then don't use them.

    When you say you "installed the OS yet again" :
    what OS?
    From DVD or USB?
    source of the OS is?
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  5. Posts : 365
    Windows 7 x64 / Windows Server 2008 / Linux (Redhat & Deb distros) / OS X / More
       #5

    Make sure your time zone, time, and date are exactly correct then synchronize them with internet time. I have forgotten to do this a million times. After doing so it should automatically set the bios time as well. You may have reset the bios time at some given point or your bios battery is dead. if so you should change it. good luck.

    Here is a link if you do not know how.
    http://www.7tutorials.com/customize-...lated-settings

    P.S. if internet time fails to sycronize the first time, click "update now" again a few times. but make sure your time zone and time are set right first. otherwise it may fail to sink with internet time.
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  6. Posts : 365
    Windows 7 x64 / Windows Server 2008 / Linux (Redhat & Deb distros) / OS X / More
       #6

    Hmm found this interesting to. Have you seen this?

    Windows 7: Installer encountered an error: 0xc8000222 | criten.org

    Here is a forum on deleting that folder and what it does.

    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/16...er-safe-delete
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  7. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Toshiba Laptop Windows 7 64 Bit OS


    Hello Karlsnook:

    Apparently we are having communication issues.

    This is what I’m dealing with:

    Toshiba Laptop Computer, Windows 7 64 Bit Operating System.
    I have received a second set of recovery discs from Toshiba.

    Windows 7 64 Bit Operating System displays the same error code: 0xc8000222.

    Microsoft Fix doesn’t work. I also tried installing updated Windows Update Agent and that didn’t work. I tried re-naming Windows Update Folder as suggested by another forum member, and that didn’t work.

    I contacted Toshiba, who told me to contact Microsoft, who in turn referred me back to Toshiba.

    Sounds like the old shuffle game to me. Microsoft passing on their issues to someone else.

    Anyways, any suggestions you have. Please let me know.
    I’m still trying to correct this issue.
    Windows Update doesn’t work no matter what I do to correct it.

    Regards, Starbuck
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  8. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Error Code: 0xc8000222


    Hello Faber Tech:

    Thank you for sending me the way to correct the Windows 7 64 Bit OS Error Code:
    0xc8000222. I did as you instructed and it worked.
    I'm doing update now.

    Thanks Again.

    Starbuck58
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 365
    Windows 7 x64 / Windows Server 2008 / Linux (Redhat & Deb distros) / OS X / More
       #9

    Your Welcome Starbuck58. Was it the time issue, or was it the %windir%\SoftwareDistribution folder? Make sure to mark as solved.
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  10. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Software Distribution Folder Corrupt


    Thanks Again.

    Software Distribution Folder Corrupt.

    Starbuck
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