MajorModeler
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I did a little more research and came across something that doesn't make sense to me, but if it works, who cares. The message is definitely supposed to mean that the Windows Update Service is not started, and as far as I can tell, no other problem results in that message. The recommendation was that there are two automatic settings: Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start). Either one should work. However, if it is set to one of these and still doesn't work, switch it to the other. Then verify in the Services window that Windows Update Status is Started. If it is not set to Started, reboot and check its status again (should show Started). If that doesn't fix it, you need a...The update service was already set to automatic.
Microsoft doesn't list error code 8007042, but there is one 80070422 specific to update problems. Try this:
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Did you click on the "Get help with this error" link and was it at all useful or enlightening?
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.Any chance that when you were diagnosing the problem with incoming traffic you disabled something you forgot to turn back on?
I did a little more research and came across something that doesn't make sense to me, but if it works, who cares. The message is definitely supposed to mean that the Windows Update Service is not started, and as far as I can tell, no other problem results in that message. The recommendation was that there are two automatic settings: Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start). Either one should work. However, if it is set to one of these and still doesn't work, switch it to the other. Then verify in the Services window that Windows Update Status is Started. If it is not set to Started, reboot and check its status again (should show Started). If that doesn't fix it, you need a bigger hammer.The update service was already set to automatic.
I did a little more research and came across something that doesn't make sense to me, but if it works, who cares. The message is definitely supposed to mean that the Windows Update Service is not started, and as far as I can tell, no other problem results in that message. The recommendation was that there are two automatic settings: Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start). Either one should work. However, if it is set to one of these and still doesn't work, switch it to the other. Then verify in the Services window that Windows Update Status is Started. If it is not set to Started, reboot and check its status again (should show Started). If that doesn't fix it, you need a bigger hammer.
Regarding the previous message, on the Services tab of Task Manager, there is a button on the bottom right labelled Services... That brings up another window that shows a little more detail and provides some controls. If you right-click on Windows Update and select properties, the middle of the General tab has a selection for Startup type. There you can change between the two automatic settings. However, that is to get the service to start. If it's already running then the error message makes no sense.
This forum seems to be inundated recently with a variety of Win 7 update problems--either inability to install updates or updates crapping up a working system. Maybe Microsoft is trying to force people to buy Win 8. It might be time to consider Linux. It seems to be a lot more stable.
There are several other current threads from people with Windows Update problems. This one ends with a solution that may be worth giving a try:
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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.
Thought this was an interesting result:O.K. - Got running under the Administrator cmd window. Did the steps, no change. Guess I will re-boot and see...
I was referring to the very end of the thread, with the discussion about creating a new folder for the windows update files. Interesting that you got that message trying to run sfc from inside that directory. I'd give that procedure a shot.
If it doesn't fix the problem, it might be worth creating a new thread. Often people see a thread with a lot of activity and assume they have nothing to add. A new thread may attract some fresh eyes on the problem.
Sometimes the machine does not cooperate with me. Can you imagine!