update issues

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?

I reinstalled Windows 7,and everything was fine until I tryed updating it.Every time after installing and restarting it says "Failure configuring Windows updates. Reverting changes. Do not turn off your computer" and when I click on the details it's the "0x80070005" error (ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED...

Win 8.1 Win 8.1 Every time after a major automatic update through Windows Updater, after rebooting, the computer starts the same process as the last steps when you install a fresh version of Windows 8, that is, you see the multicolor screens one after the other with the message that it's...

I updated my HP laptop from Win 8 to 8.1, on the Win 8 no login. After Win 8.1 boots there is the opening screen, which I hit the esc key to clear and than put in my pin in the box. Then it gives me the opening screen again, back to the login screen and back to the opening screen and then to the...

Hi, I have a Desktop with Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit. I use internet with 3G Dongle/Data Card. Internet Speed is find. Even I can play and download music and video. I updated Windows 8.1 using Automatic Update. It was successful. AVG Internet Security in installed. Even I updated 3G Dongle...

Hi i have problem with my pc starting from january 2 i think my computer stop updating and running the slow whenever i want to try to update its says windows error 0x80080005 problems installing recent updates i tried everything please help me

I bought this Acer Aspire laptop new in 2009. It came with Windows 7 Home Premium. I have exhausted all possibilities of installing Service Pack 1. I've tried directly downloading it through Windows Update several times and I just finished unsuccessfully installing it by downloading, burning a...

My landlord upgraded to unlimited internet (through Rogers) and had to upgrade his modem as well. Since then, I have been unable to access the internet on my Lenovo Windows 8 computer (I have a Windows 7 wireless driver due to a previous problem-see Cisco incompatibility issue...

Those of you who are still using WIN XP with Internet Explorer 8 and Outlook Express... PLEASE NOTE!: After a week of troubleshooting, multiple system restores, uninstall and re-install Internet Explorer.... And losing the ability to imbed MIDI FILES every time the windows updates came through...

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It only happens when I try to open certain website which requested some add-ons after I updated to Windows 8.1. The Windows restart automatically, with gentle remainder' For the error you could search onlune ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY' something like this. There are tons of troubles...

While running updates, after the first series were installed, it complained that it couldn't use IE 6 for updating any longer, and led me to a download page for IE 8, since it said that IE 9 wasn't compatible with XP. So I downloaded and installed IE 8, but afterward checking in it's About...

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The upgrade went perfectly smooth up until the License Terms screen appeared. I had no way to click on "Agree" because the OS would not accept any input. My keyboard and mouse appeared dead. I tried all the other USB ports and the mini 6-pin mouse socket. After I rebooted and Windows 8 Pro...

Hey, This is a relatively fresh install a couple months back I never updated then when I decided to I think it was two months ago, it just suddenly kept giving me this. Funny because it seems everytime I try and update windows **** like this happens and their a product of their own failure...

[Solved] Dot Net applications that used to run all crash with the same error Hello, I need some help, I think my Dot Net or some other software it needs is borked. The problem is that .NET 3.5 and under are part of the OS on Windows 7, so I can't just uninstall and reinstall them. I have...

I continue to get error code 80070490 when trying to install the sp 1 on my windows 7 os. I have tried to run the system update readiness tool as well as the automatic troubleshooter. The readiness tool does what it needs to do without trouble. When I run the automatic troubleshooter I...

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Hold onto your butts. Yesterday my old computer's hard disk died. Finally fed up with dell, figured I'd worked with computers long enough to just build my own. Went to Fry's, got these for a new computer- 8gb DDR3 1600 DUAL ANTEC EA 650 Green 650w ATX PSU ASUS PCE-N15 PCI-E wireless...

Hi Today I was getting a little audio distortion in a new game I'm trying out. So I decided to update the drivers for my Creative SB Recon3D PCIe sound card. The problem was probably with the game not the drivers but I figured what the heck I might as well keep things up to date. I downloaded...