Error code 800B010A or 0x800B010A

Anonymous
2011-01-19T22:51:57+00:00

I cannot update my windows with the automatic updates it alerts me of.  When i try to it gives me the error code 800B010A or sometimes 0x800B010A; what does this mean?  I tried to have windows fix it but it wouldn't work.  I noticed a lot of the updates it needs to do(9) have to do with security, which worries me if i am not protected with ms security updates.  I also cannot run windows defender and the icon in the bottom right showing my signal strenth for my wireless connection has all empty bars with a big red X going through it but for some reason i have no problem getting online.  i called one of those online geek squad people and before he charged me i told him what the problems were and he thinks it is a glitch in the windows 7 OS.  he didn't think it was a virus since i dont have any problems with my computer, i have virus protection and these are not common things a virus attacks.  he told me the only way to fix this would be to do a factory restore but i would lose everything and have to start over like my computer just came out of the box.  i dont mind doing this if it will help secure longevity on this computer as i just got it a little over a year ago but would prefer not to if i dont have to.  any ideas of why this is happening and how i can fix it???  thanks!

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Anonymous
2011-01-30T20:28:58+00:00

ok i finally did all of the steps above you asked me to pa bear and it still does NOT update these windows updates... now what??? :(  this is getting ridiculous!!! :(

Enough already. I'm over it, too.

Follow the instructions in the ANSWER post in this thread (to-the-letter & in order) to return your computer to a secure & functional state: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/bc95f2f0-7968-4bd0-8de5-70b83db31fa6

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-02-14T19:10:51+00:00

    Nice work, steveyzerman19. Kind of like what the Red Wings did to the Bruins yesterday, eh ?

    Now that you've got everything up to speed, strongly suggest that you create a Standard User account for surfing the web.

    Here's a repost of my previous one that you've probably forgotten about by now ( I'm allowed to repost since I'm "old" :) -

    Report: 64% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities for 2009 mitigated by Least Privilege accounts

    Key summary points on the percentage of flaws mitigated:

     

    • 90% of Critical Windows 7 operating system vulnerabilities are mitigated by having users log in as standard users
    • 100% of Microsoft Office vulnerabilities reported in 2009
    • 94% of Internet Explorer and 100% of IE 8 vulnerabilities reported in 2009
    • 64% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities reported in 2009
    • 87% of vulnerabilities categorized as Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities are mitigated by removing administrator rights

    Using a Standard User account greatly reduces the risk of the computer ever being compromised.

    Go here - Create a user account

    Click the My computer is in a workgroup link to see the video.

    MowGreen

    Windows Expert IT Pro - Consumer Security

    *-343-* FDNY

    NEVER FORGOTTEN

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-02-13T21:45:38+00:00

    i just did both and shut my computer down so it seems as though every other anti virus software, except the MSE that i installed, should be off of my computer.  is there anything else you would suggest i do?  thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-02-13T17:31:51+00:00

    If you find that a Norton free-trial was reinstalled when you reinstalled Windows, you MUST uninstall the free-trial AND THEN run the Norton removal tool installing any updates AND BEFORE installing your new anti-virus application.

    If you find that a McAfee free-trial was reinstalled when you reinstalled Windows, you MUST uninstall the free-trial AND THEN run the Norton removal tool installing any updates AND BEFORE installing your new anti-virus application.

    Comment: The security of your system and your personal data is at stake and deserves your full, undivided attention. This is NOT a time to multi-task (e.g., watch TV; talk on the phone; do laundry or other chores; tend to kids).

    Reposting yet again:

    If you need additional assistance with the clean install, please begin a new thread in this forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system

    If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) computer repair shop.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-02-13T08:32:17+00:00

    i uninstalled the pre-installed virus software that was back on my computer when i re-installed windows.  i cant remember if it was norton or mccafee because i was watching tv while i did this and it took forever so i got distracted but i think it was norton, by going to the add/remove programs and un-installing it completely.  it then said it will be fully un-installed after i restarted my computer, which i did.  i then started it back up and downloaded MSE.  MSE said it would not install properly if it detected any other virus/spyware software, which i guess it didn't since it installed fully and all my windows updates installed.  that is the reason i asked that question above; even though everything installed fully and it said i removed the pre-installed virus software fully, do you still suggest i go to both of those links you gave me for the removal tools and do them as a precaution?  what do i do, just download the icon, run the un-install application and then delete the icon from my desktop?  does it install a program i need to remove through the control panel also?  please advise... thanks.

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