Windows Update error 0x80070003

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How to troubleshoot windows update error code 0x80070003 ran into a problem?

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Nurifa,

Click Start (Press “Windows Key + Q” to open Charms Bar.)

Type: cmd

Right click on cmd in start menu and select 'Run as Administrator'

Type: net stop wuauserv

Hit Enter

Type: ren c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old

Hit Enter

Type: net start wuauserv

Hit Enter

Type: exit

Hit Enter

Attempt to download updates

Pləase let us know if this did or didn't həlp to resolve your problem.

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Anonymous

2013-12-24T01:59:36+00:00

If you have the Windows Store open, then you will get an access is denied, you need to close it before you do the following command ren c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old
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Anonymous

2013-12-12T16:29:49+00:00

Hy,

I tried, but it wrote to me that the access is denied...
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Anonymous

2013-09-08T09:43:35+00:00

Sorry, I received a first message "System error 5 has ocurred" after typing "net stop wuauserv"

Thanks for your help :)
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Anonymous

2013-08-16T20:14:32+00:00

nice one
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