After replacing my hard drive, the Windows update service will not run.
I have done this:
CONTROL PANEL
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
SERVICES
in there I go to the service called
WINDOWS UPDATE
It's current status TYPE is:
AUTOMATIC (DELAYED START)
and it's STATUS is:
STARTED
i've rebooted and still it won't check for updates
In Windows Explorer, SEARCH isn't working at all. If I enter a filename I know exists, there is no response - not even "no results found" When I select TYPE: there is no list returned.
When I attempted to run TROUBLESHOOTING it would not run.
Could you expand on 'wont run'? Do you get any errors when attempting to start it; what about when checking for Windows updates?
How was the PC restored after HDD replacement? With Recovery Disks or a Windows 7 Disk?
What OS did you restore to, be specific: Windows 7 SP1 x64, Windows 7 no Service pack, x86 ect
What Processor is PC: AMD or Intel?
Won't run means:
..for example, I enter a filename (one that I know is in the folder), I hit enter...nothing happens. I get no error message; there is nothing saying "no files found"; there is no green background moving across the path panel as happens when there is no index. Nothing
When checking for windows updates, I get an error shield and when I click CHECK FOR UPDATES I'm told "the service is not running"
Don't know the process - was done by someone else
OS is Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
CPS is Intel i7
I think it hasn't started because when I attempt a Windows Update from the control panel I get a big red X and am told the service isn't running.
Also, SEARCH in EXPLORER is still dead as a doornail.
A stretch for me to believe these two things aren't related in some way.
Please post a screenshot of the windows update problem.
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More problems "dead as a doornail"?
Harddrive replacement was done via cloning. Nothing else touched.
But, oops...I forgot...he also installed a USB 3 card
No installed applications seem to have been damaged. I've run Lightroom, Photoshop, Outlook 2003, Firefox and a few more.
The problems seem entirely at the Windows utility level.
re: screenshot of error.... now, when I attempt to run Windows Update, instead of the error I'm getting a spinning wheel - Windows is churning and not completing. I've only given it a minute before killing the process, but it usually is instantaneous.
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