Windows Update Error: 80080005

In some cases below mentioned resolution worked

All these problems can be fixed on vista machine by copying the missing "winhttp.dl"l file from other machine.  You may want to check to see if you have one in your C:\Windows\System32 directory. Just copy the file from another Vista machine.  You won't need to reboot. 

try second method

Well guys and gals I found a solution to my issue of the error 80080005. It stems from corrupted dll files mainly WUAUCLT1.DLL, WUAUENG1.DLL, WUAUSERV.DLL, CDM.DLL, WUAPI.DLL,WUPS.DLL,WUCLTUI.DLL, AND IUENGINE.DLL (register this dll's again)

third method

Download and run dail-a-fix

Zulfikar

Hi vistauser90,,

Thanks for visiting answers.microsoft.com forums.

Iwas doing some research online for the error code you are receiving and found a post where a user tried a solution and it seemed to work.  You may want to give the following a try:

Steveythehero -ive fixed the prblem at last here are the steps i used to fix the problem

1. disable the service

• go to the control panel and from there click on administrative tools
• then click on services and scroll down to windows update and stop the service

2. rename some files

• then go to the primary drive where the Operating System is installed c: and click on windows file
• search for softwaredistribution and rename it by putting some numbers on it like softwaredistribution111 or something like that

3. restart the service

• go back to services and start the service of windows update
• then click on properties and set it form automatic (delayed) to automatic.

and start up update and voila it will work

if it still gives you a error code of 80070003 then go to the new software distribution service folder and delete all the content of the data store folder and the downloads folder and it should work but remember to disable the service before deleting the files otherwise Windows will not allow you to delete the files.

I found this solution from this web site.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/thread/21e0dd42-44ae-4e07-9a9a-b0a3263345ec/

Another solution suggested was to copy the winttp.dll file from another Vista machine and replace your existing one in C:\Windows\System32 directory

Please let us know if this resolved your issue otherwise we can continue troubleshooting.

Kavita M

Hi Brian, 

I had the same issue on one of my client PC's. I followed these simple steps to get it working. 

1. run CMD as administrator 

i. type the following without the quotes: "net start trustedinstaller"

and try running "sfr /scannow" again. 

if that doesn't work. try the following

The error message i received when attempting to start the trustedinstaller was "System error 126 has occurred"

This was due to the fact that someone had installed one of those registry cleaners corrupting everything. It is also possible for virus' cause this.

I removed this program followed by a CCleaner registry clean. Rebooted the PC and followed the following steps:

1. Click on the Start  button and in the search box, type regedit
2. When you see regedit on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator.
3. In the left hand panel of regedit, you will see a list of registry keys. Navigate to the following key, right-click on it and select Permissions...:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing 4. Click Advanced. 5. Under the Owner tab, click Edit. 6. Click "Other Users and Groups". 7. Click Advanced. 8. Click "Find Now". 9. Scroll down and double click on Everyone. 10. Click OK. 11. Put the check in "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects", click Apply then change to thePermissions tab. 12. Under type Deny, single click on any entries and click Remove. (N.B.: There may not be any Deny entries, in which case just ignore this step. Just remove any that do exist) 13. Click Edit (now on the standard file Property window under the Security tab). 14. Click Add. 15. Click Advanced. 16. Click "Find Now". 17. Scroll down and double click on Everyone. 18. Click OK. 19. Single click on Everyone and then tick the "Full Control" box under Allow. 20. Click OK TWO times.

Once i had given my self full permission to this registry path, i had exported HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Versionfrom another known windows registry and imported it to the computer i was having issues with.

Once all of that was done, i was then able to re-start the PC, run SFC /SCANNOW and do windows updates. :)

I cant do the scannow command...Done almost every action i can see on the internet. The cmd stuff and the troubleshooters.

What now?! I cant install anything and windows wont update. Cause i dont have permission.......0x80070057 and 80080005 and other error codes..