Microsoft Fix it for Windows 7 for Windows Updates

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Microsoft Fix it for Windows 7 for Windows Updates

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Windows is unable to automatically download on my computer. Microsoft suggested downloading Fix it which I did. The program says it is successfully downloaded but says absolutely nothing about how to use it and there is no longer a Microsoft Fixit Center for help. Apparently there is supposed to be a "run" place on this fix it, but there isn't. How am I supposed to use it to install these important security upgrades?

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http://www.canadiantech.info/for-techies/windows-update-not-working/

I have been going through this a lot lately. The most common feature I have found is BITS is either not started or corrupted. If is corrupted, all of my searching has not found a solution other than restore.

Check this:

Start, All Programs
Accessories
Right-click on Command prompt
Choose Run as administrator
Y
type net start bits

If you get a response with an error message, BITS is corrupted.

If you get a response that says starting bits or it already is, you know it is not corrupted, but WU may not be set up properly.

If the latter (not corrupted), I found the steps in this thread by Karthik Vengaloor, extremely useful

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8\_1-update/windows-update-problem-error-code-80080008/de8114b5-1487-4b31-9b28-f11974718df1?auth=1

This thread essentially lists a series of commands the I have found frequently fixes WU.

net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver
pause
Exit

This worked perfectly in 5 of the 11 cases. In the other 6, I had no choice but to do a restore to a prior date. That worked in all cases. Hint, once you restore check that net start bits command again. If it works, then proceed to update, but check that net start bits thing frequently. If you can, you need to pin down what event causes it to be corrupted.

In one case, I downloaded Microsoft’s “System Readiness tool” https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=20858

In your case you need the 32 bit version. This worked in this case. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3132

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