27 Aug 2009

an update on windows vista is continualy running and will not update anything else

Question:I know very little about computers so if you could make this simple I might be able to fix it :)
I get this error code "WindowsUpdate_80240016" "WindowsUpdate_dt000"
Any help?


Answer 1:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957307

Above is the Microsoft link for the explanation.

Below is the vista fix details:


Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Follow these steps:
  1. Close any Windows Update or Microsoft Update browser windows.
  2. Click Start
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    Start button
    , type Command Prompt, in the list of results, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.

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    User Account 				Control permission
    If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  3. Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command:
    net stop wuauserv
    net start wuauserv
  4. Close the Command prompt window.
  5. Try to install updates again.

Mick Murphy

Answer 2:This still doesn't work i've tried iot several time to no avail!
Apparently this error is happening to a lot of p1eople, yet I cannot update my Vista
I think this is pretty important to get this fixed

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