Windows Update just spins and spins, seemingly without end

Anonymous
2016-07-18T01:20:12+00:00

A week ago, Windows Update seemed to stop working on my laptop. It never seems to finish looking for updates for my Window Vista, but just spins and spins and spins. Before this, it always took 6 minutes or less to check for updates and let me know if there were any. If it was downloading an update, it would let me know its size and how long it would take. Anyone know what's going on?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-07-30T08:18:47+00:00

    I tried this already, as I said in my July 27 post:

    "I did this and it didn't help. I turned off automatic updates in Windows Update, restarted computer, checked for updates, let spin for 13 minutes. Nothing. I tried the manual download again, it installed fine, and searched for 12 minutes. Nothing. Cancel button didn't work, so I had to close it in Task Manager."

    Since then, Windows Update has been set to "Never check for updates," and I do a cold reboot every day, yet Windows Update does not work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-07-30T08:07:20+00:00

    Neither. Actually they're Windows Vista Ultimate DVDs (32-bit and 64-bit), not Windows 7.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-07-29T22:21:34+00:00

    Does the Win7 Vista DVD label say OEM or Retail?

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-07-29T04:42:19+00:00
    1. DVD
    2. Purchased on ebay
    3. Yes, every day
    4. No
    5. Wifi at my apartment
    6. Yes

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