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Windows Update error 80080005
It all started a week or 2 ago, when Windows Update said there were maybe 2 updates ready, plus the standard malicious software removal update. I think one of them may have been a patch for Windows 7 SP1 (or maybe it WAS SP1). Everything seemed to go normally. There was no restart prompt.
Power blows, which forces a restart. During the load, I see the message like 'Windows is applying an update...', but it didn't start at 0%, it started at 35%. Then it ticks to 36%, and instead of continuing, that text disappears and I'm looking at the login screen. I log in, and everything seems normal, but I see the little icon in the lower right that lets me know Windows Update has something to tell me. It says there are more updates to download/install. I say okay, go search, and it does, and does, and does, and does, and never stops. Was perpetually looking for updates.
Eventually, I had to shut it down for the night. Every day, the same thing. So I go online searching for a solution and find the suggestion to shut down the update service, delete the Software Distribution folder, re-activate the update service, and try again. Tried that. Nothing. But instead, Windows update no longer searched forever. It eventually gave up and gave me the 80080005 error number.
I Googled that, found this...
HELP with error 80080005 windows 7
Method 1
Reset windows update components.
How do I reset Windows Update components?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058
Method 2
Perform clean boot and check for the updates.
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Method 3
Run sfc /scannow
Run chkdsk /r /f
If the issue persist after above methods, please provide Windowsupdate.log and CBS.log for further troubleshoot.
I tried Method 1, which led to a FixIt tool (which did nothing but similarly hang forever while searching for updates) and another MS tool that did say it found problems, and said it fixed most of them, save for one. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the link to that tool right now. Anyway, neither tool fixed it. So I tried Method 2, and no improvement.
When I tried Method 3, I encountered a NEW error: Windows resource protection could not start the repair service. When I looked THAT problem up, I read about an offline option, but that generated another error code saying that the offline whatever just pointed to the online whatever.
I'm about at my wits end, so I've come to you, seeking help. I've created this profile, read the page about the steps to take before creating a Windows Update thread, and followed them as best I could. I did install the SURT, and it said it downloaded and installed a hotfix, but now when I try Windows Update, I'm back to the infinite "Checking for updates"... As mentioned above, the SFC Scan doesn't work. The error code, as mentioned above, is 80080005. Here is the zip of the CBS log folder...
...nevermind. Doesn't look like that's going to work either. My CBS.zip file is 29MB in size, and your attachment tool says you only allow a max of 8MB for .zip files.
Well, I've done the best I can to follow all of these instructions. Hopefully you can help me fix the intermediate problems so that I can get you the other info you'd like to solve the main problem.
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