Windows 7 searches for updates forever

And7rey

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Hi guys,
well I know that there are many other threads about this but nothing really helped me and I really home someone can come up here with a solution to my problem. Basically I had some problems with my computer and I had to reinstall my Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, and after I reinstalled it and started Windows Update, it started searching forever. It did this yesterday already and I still have no idea how to fix it. I tried going into services and turning "Windows Update" off, then deleting all contents of: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and then turning Windows Update on again, but it didn't help. Does anyone have an idea how I could fix this? By the way it is very important to fix this because I need the english language pack which I couldn't find online (headpalm). Because the Windows I installed is german, but of course I also want to keep my Windows 7 up to date.
 

Crixilian

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how long did you wait it for?
while it say checking for update, it is scanning your installed updates as well

besides, if you want to change your windows language you may download windows english installer