Windows update does not install 13 updates.

[anxiousinfusion]

When I try to download the updates they don't even start downloading. Windows gives me two error codes: 80070017 and 800B0100.

I have already tried a microsoft update standalone package but that only seems to have installed one item. Please help.

 

[scout_03]

follow this http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Windows-Update-error-800B0100

 

[anxiousinfusion]

No success using that fix. Is there another way to get the updates?

EDIT: Here are the updates that aren't downloading. > http://i.imgur.com/5awKk.png

 

[dickysolo]

The best way is to install them individually ---though it will take time. Copy the last numbers in bracket eg (KB2588516) and type in Google. You will get the direct download link from Microsoft.

 

[Chainzsaw]

I've had a similar issue previously.

All I did was just forget it....and about a week or 2 later, the updates seem to have magically installed. This happened to me with Windows 7 SP1 when it first came out.

 

[scout_03]

i would try the security first then if that work put he windows updat so you could find witch one is giving the error

 

[kawininjazx]

Run services.msc
Stop Windows update service
Delete C:\Windows\Software Distribution
Start Windows update service
Reboot

 

[humphreybot]

http://forums.techarena.in/troubleshoot-98/20709.htm seems to be alot of info there

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_update/ that is microsoft own update troubleshooter

 

[anxiousinfusion]

The best way is to install them individually ---though it will take time. Copy the last numbers in bracket eg (KB2588516) and type in Google. You will get the direct download link from Microsoft.

I have tried checking the boxes individually, but I like this idea more. I will let you know if this worked.

 

[Hawkeye22]

When I had this problem a while ago, I kept getting CAPI2 errors in the event log. This fixed it. have you checked your event log for errors?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2328240

 

[anxiousinfusion]

When I had this problem a while ago, I kept getting CAPI2 errors in the event log. This fixed it. have you checked your event log for errors?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2328240

A CAP12 event is showing up after I try windows update. Should I follow the procedure's on Microsoft's page?

 

[anxiousinfusion]

The best way is to install them individually ---though it will take time. Copy the last numbers in bracket eg (KB2588516) and type in Google. You will get the direct download link from Microsoft.

Any update that I try to install manually gets the message "This update is not applicable to this computer." even though I downloaded the proper updates for my operating system.

 

[dickysolo]

Check if your system is 32 bit or 64.

 

[humphreybot]

in my link above microsoft has a troubleshooting tool to determine what is wrong with your update system

 

[anxiousinfusion]

Check if your system is 32 bit or 64.

Windows 7 64 bit.

 

[Hawkeye22]

A CAP12 event is showing up after I try windows update. Should I follow the procedure's on Microsoft's page?

Yes, if the event ID matches one of the two listed on that page. Just click the fixit button and if I remember correctly, it will download a small program to fix the issue.

 

[anxiousinfusion]

Problem solved! Windows update is genuinely not working but I am able to install each update, manually and one at a time, from standalone packages from Microsoft. (They need to be x64, not x86. Stupid me )

This doesn't bother me terribly that I will need to install each new update like this since there are so few. Maybe one day Windows will decide to do it automatically again.

 

[anxiousinfusion]

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