Window update error "WindowsUpdate_80070005"

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i kept on trying to update my window vista home basic since December 2008 but facing the problem of error, i am tired with this error please help me out to get rid of it

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The error code 80070005 usually means that you do not have enough permission to install updates.

First please confirm you have logged on an account with administrative privileges.

If the issue still occurs, lets’ try the following method to reset the permissions:

1. Download the subinacl.msi file from the following link and save the installation patch onto the Desktop:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en#AffinityDownloads

Go to the Desktop and double click the downloaded file.
Select the C:\Windows\System32 folder as the Destination Folder during the installation. Later we will use this tool to reset the permission settings on the current machine.

**Note:**If the UAC (User Account Control) window is prompted for permission to continue, please click Continue.

Click Start, in the Start Search bar, type: "notepad" (without quotes) and press Enter.
Copy the following commands and then paste them into the open Notepad window:

@echo off

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f

@Echo =========================

@Echo Finished.

@Echo =========================

@pause

After pasting the above commands, please close the Notepad window. Choose Save when you are prompted to save the file. Type "reset.bat" as the file name and choose Desktop from the left panel as the save location.
Refer to the Desktop and right click the reset.bat file, and then choose "Run as administrator."
You will see a DOS-like window processing.

**Note:**It may take several minutes. Please be patient. When it is completed, you will be prompted with the message: "Finished, press any key to continue".

Try to install the updates again.

This issue can be also caused by third-party security programs such as firewalls and anti-virus software. You can disable or remove them to check the issue.

Let us know how is goes.

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Anonymous

2012-10-24T23:49:47+00:00

This didnt solve the problem. What else can I try?

thank you.

Patti wallace
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Anonymous

2012-08-18T12:45:00+00:00

That did not help in my case:

OS: WinXP

error: 0x80070005

eventlog: Automatic Updates 7023

So my final attempt was to delete the following Registry Keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WUAUSERV]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]

After restart the error was gone.

Thomas
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Anonymous

2012-07-22T20:13:24+00:00

@Tom: To avoid confusion & duplication of effort, please post any/all further follow-up in replies to your ongoing thread in the Windows Live Mail forum => http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/livemail-wlinstall/why-cant-i-update-uninstal-or-change-windows-live/60d1fdc2-6d72-4df5-8b8b-7685fcbc2a50
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Anonymous

2012-07-21T19:20:08+00:00

I tried this but get the following error. I am logged on as an admin. Vista, SP 2, 64 bit, home premium

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'subinacl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

=========================

Finished.

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Press any key to continue . . .

Hi woododg,

I have had the same error, complaining about the subinacl.exe not being found. I did try both, installing the files into the system32. but then I decided to try again and installed the setups into the default installation folder which came out to be C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\

yes, i am on windows 7 x64 version.

then I went to Windows environment variables and added the above path as an entry in PATH settings, the things seems that Windows couldn't locate the subinacl.exe file that is why we both ened up getting the "not recognized error".

i hope this helps.

and thanks folks and specially Schedrick for the tips..I am in progress..will see how it works eventually! I am doing my wife's new acer machine.

best wishes and thanks again folks!
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