And its working!
How something so unrelated to the update service can botch it up?
Many thanks!
Win 7 Windows Update 80246002 Unable to run updates
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As suggested by Microsoft, the failed security update MS14-045 requires actions to be take. You recommend manual uninstall of KB 2982791. This I did. The system reboots. I then went to try and use Windows Update so that it finds and installs the replacement, KB 2993651.
Windows Update is now corrupted. It issues error code 80246002. All attempts to run the Troubleshooter to fix it, says it is unable to automatically resolved the problem. It has entries with a red X in the list. When you ask for the detailed report, though, it shows no problems against any of the entries.
now; the first time I ran it, it showed an Error 1 accessing Windows\SoftwareDistribution, access denied.
It's unconscionable that MS should generate even more severe errors when trying to back out from an existing error from a failed update. And simply deleting one KB, now renders the entire Windows Update process unusable.
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Anonymous
2014-08-28T17:12:17+00:00 -
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2014-08-28T17:11:54+00:00 - Go the Control Panel.
- Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, and click Change adapter settings.
- Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
- To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and click Properties.
- To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and click Properties.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 4. Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and then click Properties. 5. Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them down for future reference, and remove them from this window. 6. Click OK. 7. Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference. 8. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the Google DNS servers: - For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
After the update, you can switch back the dns settings to default. You don't have to let them for the update to work.
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Anonymous
2014-08-28T17:03:18+00:00 Is it safe to change the DNS? What exactly does that do and mean. I agree. I am one who is not a computer whiz and don't want to risk a security issue. There needs to be an official explanation.
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Anonymous
2014-08-28T16:58:52+00:00 Can somebody be kind enough to list the steps to changing the DNS using windows 7? I am about to throw my computer out the Window. Did it ever occur to Microsoft to test these updates before they disable everyone's updating capabilities? I've spent half my day on this nonsense.
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Anonymous
2014-08-28T16:58:30+00:00 So how do you change DNS? How do you go about doing it? There are suggestions here to do that, but no one suggests how to? We are not all computer whiz.