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My Windows 7 machine will not download updates. I have the system setup for manual selection and installation of updates. When I choose the updates I want and say download, the "Downloading updates" screen displays and does nothing. It says it is downloading 123 updates, but it sits at 0 KB total, 0% complete. Please help.
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Many updates were successfully installed, many failed. There are around 155 total. In System and Security, when I select Check for updates, it starts checking, but does nothing more. It just stays at the Checking for updates screen.
Still doesn't explain why some updates installed and some didn't.
So, two separate issues.
Many updates were successfully installed, many failed. There are around 155 total. In System and Security, when I select Check for updates, it starts checking, but does nothing more. It just stays at the Checking for updates screen.
Still doesn't explain why some updates installed and some didn't.
So, two separate issues.
maybe you have corrupted Windows Update folders, try use my tool to fix that first (run as admin): http://www74.zippyshare.com/v/J62uSUSQ/file.html
How long should I give it to check for updates and do nothing before I figure it didn't work?
Another curious thing. In the Checking for updates window, it says:
Most recent check for updates: Never
Updates were installed: Never
Update history is empty.
But then I view installed updates from the Control Panel, and I see that updates were installed as recently as 5/5.
it should take around 10 minutes.
