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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #25 on: October 23, 2013, 10:11:44 am »
You get that screen anytime you click Windows Update no matter which updates are up there.....Important or Optional......however some updates do get installed automatically and I can get the KB number and go to windows and find it and download.
Attached is one that is there now and will not download.....

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #26 on: October 23, 2013, 10:25:15 am »
MS has a list with WU error codes.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938205

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #27 on: October 23, 2013, 10:53:04 am »
This is the %systemroot%\windowsupdate.log with all the recent errors if that helps.....by the way thanks for spending as much time as you have on this it is much appreciated.

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2013, 11:23:37 am »
Great, looking at the log now, will reply again shortly.

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2013, 11:33:57 am »
MS has nothing on that error number and doing some google searches seems like it is a problem in Vista, and from what I can tell might have to do with certain regkeys on the system.

When you did the repair install did you do it like this?
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #30 on: October 23, 2013, 12:12:37 pm »
No the only Windows DVD came with the computer and is also intalled on drive D:......I did the repair from the D: drive.
I don't think it would be worth buying a new one.....I would be better off reformatting and doing a complete reinstall......I can live with manually updating if need be for now.

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #31 on: October 24, 2013, 07:29:46 pm »

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Re: Windows Update
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2013, 10:12:37 am »
Thanks for the link.....when I get some time I will attempt to follow the instructions.....with the exception of the Windows Update problem I am not running too bad......maybe a little slower but this machine is about 5 years old.
Again Thanks for all of your support and time.