I have a Gateway Notebook here which is running Windows 7 Starter. I went to do "check for updates" when i got the error 8008005. I have tried to run FixIt and follow many other instructions from google. I have also tried to delete the SoftwareDistribution folders and stop and restart Windows Update. Any help on fixing this would be appreciated.
Hi ARGal34 & welcome to the forum. :)
Please follow Windows Update Posting Instructions
error messages ending in 0005 are often 'access denied' errors - try this first.....
Open Windows Update
click on Change Settings
select 'Never check for updates' in the dropdown - click OK
Exit Windows Update
now go back to Windows Update
Click on Change Settings
Select 'Install Updates Automatically'
Click OK
now try manually checking for updates.
Last edited by wben353; 26 Oct 2015 at 15:41.
Tried this and still got the error code 80080005. I also ran my malware and used the system update readiness tool to no avail.
As the CheckSur log is clean this normally indicates an issue with the TEMP location for WU downloads, it is just a case of clearing it out.
Software Distribution rename
- Click Start -> Type in CMD in the search -> Right click on cmd.exe and choose Run as Administrator
- Copy & paste in the following commands:
net stop wuauserv
ren %SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution\Download DL.bak
ren %SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore DS.bak
net start wuauserv
Once completed please try and run windows update again.
I copy and pasted the above into cmd and got this:
Did Windows Update Service start successfully?
C:\Windows\System32>net start wuauserv
The Windows Update service is starting.
The Windows Update service was started successfully.
Did you try windows update again?
Still having update issue...
This can be a Winsock problem.....
Open an Elevated Command Prompt window, and run the following command
NETSH WINSOCK RESET
you'll be advised to reboot - do so, and try again.
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