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
    2016-02-27T22:59:01+00:00

    1a. When (exact date) does your current Norton Internet Security subscription expire?

    I cannot give you an exact date since the new Norton’s does not give expiration dates, only that it is “active”.  What I can tell you is this is a new subscription which I only started in January of this year.  So it will expire in about 11 months.

    1b. In Windows Explorer [WinKey+E], navigate to & right-click on:

    • C:\Program Files*Norton Internet Security**<=this folder*

    Select PROPERTIES: What's the CREATED date displayed on the resulting GENERAL tab?

    Monday, July 13, 2009, 10:37:05 PM.

    1. When (exact date) did you "wipe it and start over with a clean" install of Win7 32-bit?

    Last Thursday - 2/25/2016

    1. Have you Activate (Authenticated; Validated) the clean install of Win7 yet?

    As per recommended by MS, it was activated automatically and immediately after clean install when the machine hooked up to the web.

    1. Where did you obtain the OEM installation media you used to do the clean install of Win7?

    I brought it from Newegg approximately 1.5 years ago.

    1. How long was the computer been connected to the internet before you install Norton Internet Security?

    On this install about 1 hour.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T22:34:46+00:00

    Hello everyone,

    I have the exact same issue.

    A system file corrupted on my laptop so I did a full OS restore (running win7), and now my laptop just hangs in "checking for updates". I also installed the update standalone installer and it too is hanging in "checking for updates".

    Interestingly there is an icon on my taskbar that says "new updates are available" but when I click on it, it takes me to the control panel window where it is still just "searching for new updates". Something isn't quite right...

    Maybe it is a microsoft issue?

    Thanks in advance for any help!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T21:06:15+00:00

    Answer EACH question by number in your very next reply:

    1a. When (exact date) does your current Norton Internet Security subscription expire?

    1b. In Windows Explorer [WinKey+E], navigate to & right-click on:

    • **C:\Program Files**Norton Internet Security <=this folder

    Select PROPERTIES: What's the CREATED date displayed on the resulting GENERAL tab?

    1. When (exact date) did you "wipe it and start over with a clean" install of Win7 32-bit?
    2. Have you Activate (Authenticated; Validated) the clean install of Win7 yet?
    3. Where did you obtain the OEM installation media you used to do the clean install of Win7?
    4. How long was the computer been connected to the internet before you install Norton Internet Security?

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T19:24:44+00:00

    It's now over an hour and nothing has happened, the panel is still spinning.  I intent to keep it on but FWIW, I am on a cable modem and my wife's PC (which is our slowest computer processor wise) updated in 20 seconds.

    Just an update:  It's been 2 hours and still nothing so I am stopping the process.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-27T18:16:49+00:00

    I can do that but just so that you are aware, last night I ran Windows Update for like 9 hours and it did not go anywhere.

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