Recent content by MajorModeler

Bummer!! That is why I went with the clone business - I have way too many programs and customizations to even want to do a re-install. I will mess around a bit and see what I can get done. The only reason I really care is that I do want the M$ security updates. Maybe I will have to go try to...

Yes, it was a complete clone / image. I am not sure how to tell the difference, if there really is one, except for the terms.. Yes, there is a Change Key selection in the Computer properties window. And I do have the key for the Win 7 disc provided by Dell. However, it is the Win 7 from the...

I used Acronis 2014, which did a good job after I got the drivers for Dell from Dell. I was afraid of that - the business of trying to get the codes to line up correctly. I am also concerned that there may be some eMachines software that runs in the background, hidden, that will fuss since it...

Greetings, I had been running Windows 7 on an eMachine system for a few years. I bought a new Dell system with Windows 7. I used a backup program that allowed me to move everything from the eMachine to the new Dell system without having to re-install everything. I have been running for several...

I will give that new folder idea a shot. I just need to figure out how to do it. Sometimes the machine does not cooperate with me. Can you imagine!

Thought this was an interesting result: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution>sfc /SCANNOW Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service.

O.K. - Got running under the Administrator cmd window. Did the steps, no change. Guess I will re-boot and see...

Thanks. I had tried the stopping the service & re-starting it, but not the other things. However, now, when trying to run from the cmd window, the fact that I have Administrator privileges is not recognized by the cmd window.

Thanks for the way to get there. I did make the changes, re-booted from a power unplugged situation, but there was no change. I do not think that M$ ever made the claim that their error messages were ever supposed to make sense to us commoners. I will go to Linux, some variety, before I go to...

I did some looking around via msconfig, Task Manager>services, Control Panel, and Update Manager. They all said that the one Microsoft Update Service (wuauserv) was running. I did not see any option for delayed start. The only options, that have it running, are check & notify before...

I am hoping that is the situation. However. I do not see anything that I turned off that might cause the problem. That does not mean that I did not. The last things I turned off was some of the Media Center services. I have turned them back on, but still get the error - yes, even after re-boot. :-)

Yup, nope.

Thanks, followed the link and instructions. The update service was already set to automatic. Here is a screen shot of the error message:

When trying to check for updates, I got the following message: code 8007042 Windows Update encountered an error. Please note that this is a different code than a similar one, 8007042c. That one deals with a firewall problem. I do not know how the two relate. Suggestions?

Yeah, in my anxiousness I had forgotten that those changes do not become effective until after re-boot. I guess the old axiom still prevails - when all else fails, do a hard (power removed) re-boot!