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jmhacker

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G'day niemero.

I have read this thread with interest, because I have the same problem - Windows Update does not work any more. My guess is that I might have a similar problem as discussed in this thread, because the malaise started when I replaced the hard disk of my laptop with a new one using imaging software. The trouble was that the old disk had a few bad sectors and I am not sure what the imaging software did with those.

The effects I am seeing are so far:

- Windows Update has stopped working. It gives me a window telling me that the service is not started. Starting it does not help nor do a lot of other things I tried.
- Microsoft Security Essentials refuses to update its signatures etc. I uninstalled, but when I tried to re-install it it could not do it.

So for now I installed AdAware's protection, but it would really be good to get Windows Update back.
Sure, I could re-install Windows but that would be rather painful, because I am running some exotic science applications.

If you would be at all be prepared to assist me, I'd be happy to send you my CBS.log file. Or are you aware of a program that fixes bitshifts in the Registry ?

Regards,
Jorg (sorry for my username, but my surname is indeed "Hacker" :wave:)
 
Re: Windows Update not working

Hello Jorg, and welcome to Sysnative :)

I have created a new thread for you here: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/wi...s-update-not-working-potential-bitshifts.html

Can you please talk to me about your issue in that thread only, and not here. It just helps to keep different people's threads clearly separated, by having just one person per thread. Otherwise I get confused.

Thank you!

Richard
 
Re: Windows Update not working

Hello Jorg, and welcome to Sysnative :)

I have created a new thread for you here: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/wi...s-update-not-working-potential-bitshifts.html

Can you please talk to me about your issue in that thread only, and not here. It just helps to keep different people's threads clearly separated, by having just one person per thread. Otherwise I get confused.

Thank you!

Richard

DEars ,

I am having windows update problem and I am abit confused reading alot of details and roadmaps here while perhaps I am not expert as good as like others .
I am seeing some deployment error's in my log files . can somebody help me if I upload them ?
thanks , I just joined this forum today , I hope it will be usefull
 
Re: Windows Update not working

Good morning :)

I am going to have to make this fix in a couple of parts. For this reason, you will probably not see an immediate improvement after just this post. Please don't be disheartened, and stick with me.

This post itself will also be in several parts. If you ever get stuck or require further explanation, please just stop and ask.

Some of the steps in this post may be quite complicated. Always stop and ask if you need help understanding something. Also, if you are not confident performing one of the steps, stop and ask for a simpler alternative, which there often is. However, you seem fairly competent in using computers, which is why I am giving you these quicker, but slightly more complicated methods.

WARNING: This fix has been designed specifically for doveman. If you are not doveman, do not follow these instructions, as you may cause harm to your computer.

Excellent, introductory spiel posted. Onto the fix :) Click to enlarge images.

Click Start > Search for regedit > right click on regedit.exe > select Run as Administrator

Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and look for a subkey called COMPONENTS

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If you find it, jump to part one of the fix. If you do not find it, you must make it appear:

Single click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,

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go to the File Menu > Load Hive... > navigate to C:\Windows\System32\config > select the COMPONENTS file (the one without a file extension - i.e. NOT COMPONENTS.log or similar, just COMPONENTS >

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Click Open > Give it a key name of COMPONENTS > OK.

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Now it should appear as in the first screenshot.



Ideally, do all of these fixes in a single sitting. If you have to restart your computer in between (which I would ask you not to, if at all possible), you will need to reload the COMPONENTS sub-hive as shown above after each restart.

PART ONE OF THE FIX:

Download the attached fixes.zip. Extract it to a new folder on your Desktop, double click on fix1.reg, and choose to import it into your registry.

PART TWO OF THE FIX:

Now I want you to import fix2.reg.

PART THREE OF THE FIX:

This is where, if you don't feel 100% confident, you need to stop and ask for additional instructions or an alternate method. It is important that the next two parts are done correctly.

I want you to remain in regedit, and navigate to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\CanonicalData\Deployments\mdmusrgl.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6®1.7600.16385_b2c1c88417dc71f1

Make sure you get EXACTLY the right key name as there are many keys with very similar names. Similar isn't good enough :)

If you can't find exactly the right key, stop and ask.

I want you to right click on that key and select Rename. I then want you to very carefully remove the corruption, and replace it with a normal full stop/period.

Old Name: mdmusrgl.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6®1.7600.16385_b2c1c88417dc71f1
New Name: mdmusrgl.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_b2c1c88417dc71f1

Click anywhere to complete the rename.

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FINALLY:

Please re-run the System Update Readiness Tool. If you have already deleted it, please re-download it, and save it somewhere safe (we will need it a few more times yet, most likely). If you still have it saved somewhere, then great, no need to re-download :)

After that, please get me a new copy of the C:\Windows\Logs\CBS folder, and we will see how much effect my fix has had.

Please don't expect Windows Update to work yet, though. I have only tried to fix about half of your corruptions so far, and it won't work until all are fixed.

Richard
 

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