Windows 7 update not working

Anonymous
2012-06-05T15:14:05+00:00

I have tried all the solutions on the forum but i still have the problem of windows 7 update not working.My computer has been shutdown for 6 weeks as i have been  away. On startup yesterday th probleme  started.

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Anonymous
2012-06-06T10:29:23+00:00

Go into Control Panel >> click on Windows Update item

Click on Change settings (at top left)

under Important updates, click on the down-arrow pull-down

Click on Never check for updates

press OK

Close the Control Panel window

Then Logoff and restart Windows fresh.

When ready, go back into Control Panel >> click on Windows Update item

Click on Change settings (at top left)

under Important updates, click on the down-arrow pull-down

Now make the selection that you need for automatic updates

press OK when done

Close the Control Panel window

Next, do a fresh visit to Windows Update. Kindly advise on results.

If this solves the original issue, kindly click on the MARK It (green) icon.

If this has helped, click on the green Yes  (Helpful) icon as appropos

~ Maurice

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-07-12T21:28:38+00:00

    As crazy as it sounds, after failing with *every other “solution”, I tried the “Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver update”  listed at http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproperf/thread/3b716d4c-fb5f-411b-9aee-38af1c529336/ and  it worked!!!

    ·         Here is solution :

    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02219204&cc=nl&lc=en&dlc=en&product

    Download and install it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-06-20T16:49:55+00:00

    Hello Leonard,

    0x80072EE2  is internet timeout issue.

    0x80072F78  is page not found issue.  For this latter issue, if you have a 3rd-party firewall, you may want to turn it off, and turn on the Windows firewall. And perhaps even temporarily turn off your antivirus before retrying Windows Update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-06-19T04:38:04+00:00

    Before I reply to the steps it seems I must be a technophobe in this regard I am not. So here is what I think you need to evaluate things....

    Acer Aspire 4830T with Windows 7 Home Premium

    Intel Core i5-2410 CPU 2.30 ghz

    64 bit Operating System....

    I use Smart-Bro USB internet connection (this has never caused a problem with updates in the past)

    If you need more than this you will have to tell where I can get the information for you...

    Now yes the Windows update is definitely NOT WORKING for me... meaning that it will not update... I followed the steps above and ended up with a message that states:

    Error(s) found:

    E80072EE2 ... than I get this message:

    Error(s) found:

    E80072F78

    I have gone through this before and ended up with another Error which is different from this one.

    The problem started around me having to reinstall to factory default the files for this pc. Since then I have not been able to do the updates.

    Hope this information is all that is required... thanks...

    Leonard

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-06-19T02:23:08+00:00

    I am having the same problem. Makes me wonder if this anything to be concerned about since a "fix" hasn't been presented by Microsoft.

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