Stuck on checking for updates

[Mrcrazed]

So I need to update my new computers operating system, and in windows update, it just says checking for updates forever. windows is activated, and its been checking for about half an hour. should i just keep waiting, or try something else?

 

[junkeymonkey]

try this ?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/windows-update-issues/en-us


that happens here from time to time I just give it up and try later on or late at night ? I'm sure if not using 10 you get put on the servers back burner

 

[Mrcrazed]

try this ?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/windows-update-issues/en-us


that happens here from time to time I just give it up and try later on or late at night ? I'm sure if not using 10 you get put on the servers back burner

So i ran the scan, and it says: Windows Update error 0x8024402C not fixed. however, it did fix some registry errors. but, that doesn't fix my problem.

 

[junkeymonkey]

did you read on this
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-error-8024402c#1TC=windows-7


look at the last of ''Symptoms'' and that 0x8024402C is listed ??
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/836941

 

[Mrcrazed]

did you read on this
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-error-8024402c#1TC=windows-7


look at the last of ''Symptoms'' and that 0x8024402C is listed ??
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/836941

Didn't help me any, maybe something is corrupt?

 

[junkeymonkey]

last could be your internet and there server /microsofts server ?

my updater works fine but like I said there are times it will do as you but I just try back .. you can try to run sfc/scannow and chkdsk

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd637756.aspx

run each one and see?

are you sure you don't have a malware program installed or or any program or something that maybe blocking this [I got that benchmark ''catzilla'' that did this removed it and all was well after days of digging things up trying to resolve ] go figure

 

[Mrcrazed]

last could be your internet and there server /microsofts server ?

my updater works fine but like I said there are times it will do as you but I just try back .. you can try to run sfc/scannow and chkdsk

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929833

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd637756.aspx

run each one and see?

are you sure you don't have a malware program installed or or any program or something that maybe blocking this [I got that benchmark ''catzilla'' that did this removed it and all was well after days of digging things up trying to resolve ] go figure

well on the first scan, it said windows resource protection could not start the repair service. and there wasn't anything wrong with the disk... i guess i can live without updating lol

 

[junkeymonkey]

you can get them and download and install manually

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/323166

is your copy of windows a retail disk like you buy from newegg or a download of some kind or a bootleg copy ?


one last thing is to boot into safe mode and see if that works

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7

 

[Mrcrazed]

you can get them and download and install manually

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/323166

is your copy of windows a retail disk like you buy from newegg or a download of some kind or a bootleg copy ?


one last thing is to boot into safe mode and see if that works

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7

when i booted into safe mode, i couldn't get windows update to start. so, i guess i'm installing them the hard way. thanks for the suggestions though.

 

[junkeymonkey]

it maybe just taking a long time let it run overnight as you sleep and see where its at in like 6-8 hrs ? on a fresh install there maybe like 200 updates its got to gather up and list and send to you ??

 

[Mrcrazed]

it maybe just taking a long time let it run overnight as you sleep and see where its at in like 6-8 hrs ? on a fresh install there maybe like 200 updates its got to gather up and list and send to you ??

I tried that, It just gave me an error after a while.

 

[junkeymonkey]

you never did say what windows your using or if its a oem that's been used before or what ??

you said it activated so ??.. you turned off any firewall or malware protection that maybe blocking the updater some how ?

if you google that error and look over what you can to help resolve

win-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4wOh-yiJ5M

win-7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzZaRVqKHfo

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht071669

 

[Mrcrazed]

you never did say what windows your using or if its a oem that's been used before or what ??

you said it activated so ??.. you turned off any firewall or malware protection that maybe blocking the updater some how ?

if you google that error and look over what you can to help resolve

win-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4wOh-yiJ5M

win-7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzZaRVqKHfo

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht071669

Right, so funny story... after finding out its really hard to play GTA V on 2gb of ram, I shut my computer down and to my surprise, I found my self waiting two and a half hours to install 108 updates. so, auto update sorted it out I guess. I don't know anymore, its like this computer is cursed or something.

 

[junkeymonkey]

no its just how Microsoft is anymore - like I was saying sometimes I get this as you do with normal monthly updates as well then try back later or what ever and then they work as normal . just one of them things now a days

anyway glad its now going