Error Code 80248015

Just as an aside ... 12 months ago I upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 64, and W 10 refused to work properly for weeks ... contacted Microsoft and spent hours with them trying to resolve ... they eventually accepted defeat..... they admitted upgrades were not always successful and they would return me to W 7.

This they also tried, but as they could not recognise W 7 Product Code attached to my PC ( despite emailing a photograph to them) this meant a download to USB stick ( on another computer ) and a re-installation of W 7.... which then worked !

So now I can't re-install W7, as I have no Product Code that works on either .. and have error code 80248015 which still isn't, or looks like being, corrected.

Not going to Windows 10 to only get the same problems, can't update anything on Windows 7 ... where next ... Apple ?

Safecontractor

Try what I did. Put back the date to the 3rd ( or even the 2nd ).

open windows update , run "look for updates"

When it finishes , close it, put back the date to today. Reopen windows update

Just as an aside ... 12 months ago I upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 64, and W 10 refused to work properly for weeks ... contacted Microsoft and spent hours with them trying to resolve ... they eventually accepted defeat..... they admitted upgrades were not always successful and they would return me to W 7.

This they also tried, but as they could not recognise W 7 Product Code attached to my PC ( despite emailing a photograph to them) this meant a download to USB stick ( on another computer ) and a re-installation of W 7.... which then worked !

So now I can't re-install W7, as I have no Product Code that works on either .. and have error code 80248015 which still isn't, or looks like being, corrected.

Not going to Windows 10 to only get the same problems, can't update anything on Windows 7 ... where next ... Apple ?

Safecontractor

err...

it doesn't work for me. I just opened windows update and it shows the Red shield. if I click to check for updates, it says the usual "service is not running".

So, how to force this new cab to be downloaded ?

EDIT

ok , solved manually:

Date back to the 3rd

manual check for updates

closed windows update

date back to 5th

opened windows update : works

The issue is already fixed by Microsoft on server. No action needed, it works for me.

Firstly, make sure the link opens in Internet Explorer - might be easiest to make it your default browser just for this operation.

Then it should ask if you want to install the Microsoft Update activex control or something similar, cant recall the exact message.

This should take you to the page, in IE, which lets you subscribe to microsoft update once again.

You may need to add the *.microsoft.com domain to the 'Compatibility View' options in IE - no idea why but for some reason their own page needs that to render properly.

You're a genius Arghbedragons!!!  I had to open internet explorer (which I hate), before the updates would download.  My computer has been trying all day to download something, and my control panel update settings would hang up when I clicked on them, until I opened Internet Explorer.  Hope this is the end of this micro-crap induced nightmare!!!