New Win7 install will not do windows update ***FINALLY FIXED***

Anonymous
2016-02-26T18:07:29+00:00

Like others (long lisst on this board....), I have no luck doing windows update after wiping my HD and re-loading Win7 from fresh.  This is an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe MB with 3 Gb of memory with AMD64/4400+  Athlon 64 processor  with OS on a Kingston 120 Gb SSDNow 300 SSD.  Win7 is with SP1.

This will happens with no other software installed (i.e. anti-virus) and immediately after OS installation..  No problem at all with any hardware in “Device Manager”.  The machine will communicate with the web just fine since I went directly to MS and download/ install IE11 which is working and e-mail is also working.  I have tried:

  1. Windows Update Troubleshooter does not work.
  2. Occationally I get error code 8007000E but none of what it says can cause it applies here i.e. language, memory, anti-virus, etc.
  3. MS  “Fix it” – does not work

I MS no longer supporting new win7 installs?

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T17:53:02+00:00

    For a 32 bit version of Windows install Update for Windows 7 for x86-based systems (KB971033) http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=150841

    or if you have a 64 bit version of Windows

    install Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB971033) http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=152411

    Please run the Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostics Tool again in normal mode and copy and paste the results in a reply for further analysis:

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T17:39:18+00:00

    No, when I first tried to do updates i.e. immediately after putting on the OS and activation, it was running in default mode and I have not changed it at all.  I just checked and it is on auto and all the boxes below are checked.

    At first I thought it was because I was using an OEM version but the OS in my laptop which is WinVista Ultimate is the original OS that comes with the computer and that worked off the bat when I updated the HD to an SSD about a month ago.  At that time, it did windows update just fine.

    Seems almost like MS changed something that prevented both machines which is running an SSD to do updates...

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T17:34:51+00:00

    Reports can say activated but that does not mean you are necessarily in the clear.

    This  is the first hurdle to jump over:

    License Status: Licensed

    The second is what appears on this line in the report:

    Cached Online Validation Code: 0x0 (or 0x50).

    Any other entry in the Validation Code line indicates a problem, notwithstanding the Report says License Status: Licensed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T17:09:24+00:00

    Yea that came up on a search so I posted it

    It may not apply

    Did you change your update settings ?

    Did you restart and confirm the services posted were running and on automatic ?

    Yes there is something very wrong with M$ update servers ;)

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T16:27:30+00:00

    Stephenobaza – not sure what you are trying to say.  All I see is another copy of my “Diagnostic Report”?

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