Error 80070057 when installing Windows Updates

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2010-08-21T10:02:22+00:00

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i cant install  updates error code 80070057

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Anonymous
2015-05-13T22:25:53+00:00

Hi spyder420,

·        What is the Operating System installed on your computer?

Along with TaurArian`s suggestions, also see if the following steps help.

Step 1:

a.       Run Windows Update troubleshooter and check if it helps. (For Windows 7)

Open the Windows Update troubleshooter

b.      Try to reset the Windows Update Components and see if it helps. Refer the below mentioned article for the same. (For Windows Vista and XP)

How do I reset Windows Update components?

**Step 2:**If this does not help, try installing the updates in a clean boot state and see if it helps. To do so, follow these steps.

a.       Click Start, type “msconfig.exe” (without quotes) in the Start Search box, and then press Enter to start the System Configuration Utility. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

b.      On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the Load startup items check box. (The Use Original Boot.ini check box is unavailable.)

c.       On the Services tab, click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then click Disable all. Click OK, and then click Restart. Install the updates after the restart.

**Note:**Make sure you put the computer back to Normal Startup once updates finish installing.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

For additional information, you may refer the following links.

Windows Vista - Troubleshoot problems with installing updates

Windows 7 - Troubleshoot problems with installing updates

Hope this helps!

Syed N – Microsoft Support

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Thank you.

This helped me: 

Windows 7 - Troubleshoot problems with installing updates

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/troubleshoot-problems-installing-updates#1TC=windows-7

I tried a lot of "solutions" only this works.

It worked on: 

Windows 7 Enterprise 64bits.  

My problem was that I update windows on May 12, 2015. And it give me back an error and did not install 6 updates. There was like 35 updates. With the others I got no problem. But since that I couldn't update anymore, until now. Thank you.

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Anonymous
2010-08-22T01:30:50+00:00

Windows XP -

Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder

Click Start, Choose Run.

In the Run box, type services.msc.

Click OK.

Right-click the Automatic Updates service.

Click Stop.

Stopping the service will take a moment.

Rename the "SoftwareDistribution" folder:

a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK.

b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename.

c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this folder.

Click Start. Choose Run.

In the Run box, type services.msc.

Click OK.

Right-click the Automatic Updates service.

Click Start.

Starting the service will take a moment.

If that hasn't helped also see:

You may receive an error message that contains the "0x8DDD0018" code or the "0x80246008" code when you try to download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910337

Windows could not start the Background Intelligent Transfer service on the local computer. For more information, review the system event log. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor and refer to service-specific error code 2147942487. (0x80070057)

Perhaps Vista -

80070057 -  ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER.  Third party service which is running in the computer creating the problem.  Please do a clean boot and then install the updates.

Description of the CheckSUR update for Windows Vista and for Windows Vista for x64-based systems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

0x80070057 - ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER - The parameter is incorrect.

Error message when you try to install Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008 or for Windows Vista: "ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER(0x80070057)"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975185

see also:

How to troubleshoot Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 service pack installation issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947366

TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2011 - Update Services

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-01-23T20:14:51+00:00

    I'm having the exact problem with windows update. I ran fix it and it also came up with the error 080070057, and I run check for updates and it just runs for hours and won't do anything but scan.

    You gave a salution but you didn't give one for window 7 only vista

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-23T19:39:34+00:00

    Thanks Raymond.  This worked perfectly.  I appreciate the details and screenshots in your post. You went to a lot of trouble to help out and I, for one really appreciate your efforts.

    once I finished your detailed process I had 234 updates waiting for me to install.

    Thank you!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-29T17:51:17+00:00

    Try this fix. It worked on two of my computers that had clean installs of windows 7......

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    Fix: Windows Update stuck on "Checking for updates..."

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    Technical Level : Intermediate

    Summary

    Windows Update is the update mechanism for Windows, device drivers, and other Microsoft software installed on your PC. It is a very delicate system, and therefore is prone to many problems. 

    Sometimes, Windows Update will check for updates endlessly for hours without a response. This article describes an aggressive fix for this issue, so please only use this article as a last resort, only after you have tried everything. 

    Before getting started, please download and save the four files below. These files will be used throughout the fix, so they need to be saved in a convenient location. 

    Note: The second, third, and fourth files have versions for either 32 or 64-bit operating systems. If you're unsure which version to download, see How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version of the Windows operating system.

    1. Download MicrosoftFixit50202

    2. Download WindowsUpdateAgent (32-bit)  --OR-- Download WindowsUpdateAgent (64-bit)

    3. Download System Update Readiness Tool (32-bit)  --OR--  Download System Update Readiness Tool (64-bit)

    4. Download KB3102810 (32-bit)  --OR-- Download KB3102810 (64-bit)

    Details

    1. Open an elevated command prompt (Click Start > Type cmd > Right-click and select Run as Administrator)

    1. In the command prompt window, type the following commands and hit Enter after each:

    net stop bits

    net stop wuauserv

    1. Close the command prompt window, and navigate to the directory "C:\Windows" (where C:\ is the drive Windows is installed on)
    2. Find the SoftwareDistribution folder, and delete it. If there are some files that won't delete, that's okay.
    3. Next, open the first downloaded file (MicrosoftFixit50202) and follow the instructions. Make sure to run Aggressive Options of the Fix it. When it processes, you will be asked to restart. 

    1. After the restart, open the second file downloaded (WindowsUpdateAgent) and follow the instructions. Restart when the installation finishes.

    7. Next, open the third file downloaded (System Update Readiness Tool) and follow the instructions. Be patient, this file can take a while to process. Restart when the installation finishes.  

    1. After the restart, open the fourth file downloaded (KB3102810) and follow the instructions. Restart when the installation finishes.

    9. Now we need to make sure the services used by Windows Update are started and are assigned the correct startup type. To do so, you need to open the Services console (Click Start > Type services.msc).

    1. Windows Update uses three services to function:

    a) Background Intelligent Transfer Service

    b) Cryptographic Service

    c) Windows Update Service

    Each of these services must be running and set to start Automatically. If not, double-click the service, and set the options manually. See the diagram below:

    In this example, the service selected is Started, and its Startup Type is Manual.

    1. After making any necessary changes in the Services console, you can check for updates from Windows Update. You should now be able to receive, download, and install updates.

    **Note:**You may still need to let Windows Update run for a while before it finds anything because the new agent will be registering itself for the first time.

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    I tried this to the "T", but still cannot download updates. Now it says "most recent check for updates - never", and "updates were installed - never". Checking installed updates shows all that have been installed.

    All I get is the green sliding bar for hours. Do I have to leave it at this overnight? 8 hours?

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