Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever

Have a Dell OptiPlex 740 and after days of trying every fix I could find on checking for updates hanging I saw this fix the first day but thought it was difficult and now wish I had done it.  It wasn't difficult I just downloaded the sub tool to the desktop and ran it.  The I copied and pasted the cmd into a notepad and saved it as reset cmd and ran it.  AND MY UPDATES WERE FIXED< HALLELUJAH!!!

Found it here for my original error of 0x8007005, but that was days ago. Thank you to the person who posted this.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/968003

To resolve the issue, make sure that you are logged on as an administrator, and then install the updates again. If the problem continues, use the SubInACL tool to repair file and registry permissions. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Download the SubInACL tool, and install it to the default path that is offered by the installer. The default path will be one of the following, depending on your version of Windows: 
   • %ProgramFiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools (32-bit versions of Windows)
   • %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools (64-bit versions of Windows)
2. Start Notepad, and then copy and paste the following commands:

@echo off

    setlocal
     
    echo.
    echo Determine whether we are on an 32 or 64 bit machine
    echo.
     
    if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="x86" if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432%"=="" goto x86
     
    set ProgramFilesPath=%ProgramFiles(x86)%
     
    goto startResetting
     
    :x86
     
    set ProgramFilesPath=%ProgramFiles%
     
    :startResetting
     
    echo.
     
    if exist "%ProgramFilesPath%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\subinacl.exe" goto filesExist
     
    echo ***ERROR*** - Could not find file %ProgramFilesPath%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\subinacl.exe. Double-check that SubInAcl is correctly installed and re-run this script.
    goto END
     
    :filesExist
     
    pushd "%ProgramFilesPath%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"
     
    subinacl.exe /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f  /grant=system=f
    subinacl.exe /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f  /grant=system=f
    subinacl.exe /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f  /grant=system=f
    subinacl.exe /subdirectories %windir% /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
     
    echo FINISHED.
    echo. 
    echo Press any key to exit . . .
    pause >NUL
     
    popd
     
    :END
     
    endlocal

3. Save the file as Reset.cmd.
4. Right-click the Reset.cmd file in File Explorer (in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8) or Windows Explorer (in Windows 7 and Windows Vista), and then click Run as administrator. In Windows XP, double-click the file in Windows Explorer.
5. Wait until the execution finishes, and then try to install the update again.

Note If you receive errors when you run SubInAcl, see the following Microsoft blog:

Notes about a couple of possible issues while using the SubInAcl tool.

Please ignore the thread which I did NOT intend to start. Thank you.

I'm not exactly sure as to why a new thread should be started...

Pick one or more:

• To avoid confusion
• To avoid inappropriate, possibly harmful, advice
• To get YOUR problem resolved
• Because your computer is not the same as any other computer
• Because I might be able to help you and asked you to do so

I don't think you read past the first few words, otherwise you wouldn't give the answer you did.

I think creating a thread with exactly the same symptoms actually causes confusion. Have just had the experience with two threads, same content. The first one found a solution, but it took a while before the second thread realised that a solution was found

[I intend?] to start a new thread.

+1

See...

    • HOW TO begin your own, new thread about your computer & problem

       http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/Page/faq#faqAskQuestion1

    • What information to post in the Windows Update forum

       http://answers.microsoft.com/thread/1467f44b-ee27-4f7d-98d7-f1c4b35b3395