A apsen Active member Joined Jan 30, 2018 Posts 32 Feb 6, 2018 #1 Chrome doesn't want to check for updates on the 'about' page - says: Update check failed to start (error code 3: 0x80040154). If I go to about page with an admin account it just fail to check with the above error. If I use user account it asks for an admin password and fails either way. The services are running. I'm guessing it can't talk to the service for some reason. Had problems with updates installing but that seems to have been rectified. Regarding Chrome I have tried: GoogleUpdate.exe /RegServer Reinstalling Google clean up Uninstall/remove registry google records/remove google remnants from hard drive/reboot/install. No more ideas what to do... Thanks, Andriy
Chrome doesn't want to check for updates on the 'about' page - says: Update check failed to start (error code 3: 0x80040154). If I go to about page with an admin account it just fail to check with the above error. If I use user account it asks for an admin password and fails either way. The services are running. I'm guessing it can't talk to the service for some reason. Had problems with updates installing but that seems to have been rectified. Regarding Chrome I have tried: GoogleUpdate.exe /RegServer Reinstalling Google clean up Uninstall/remove registry google records/remove google remnants from hard drive/reboot/install. No more ideas what to do... Thanks, Andriy
plodr Sysnative Staff, Contributor Staff member Joined Sep 11, 2016 Posts 997 Location In front of a computer Feb 6, 2018 #2 Start here Fix An Error Occurred While Checking for Update in Chrome and scroll down to the section: Enable Google Updater Service.
Start here Fix An Error Occurred While Checking for Update in Chrome and scroll down to the section: Enable Google Updater Service.
A apsen Active member Joined Jan 30, 2018 Posts 32 Feb 6, 2018 #3 That article didn't help as everything (except below) has already been tried. (In particular the bit about services too). The only thing that is I didn't have was HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google bit but creating as described in the article didn't help and my other machine that has Windows 7 doesn't have that bit either but nevertheless doesn't exhibit this problem. Could it be that Chrome needs some specific Windows Update patch that I do not have?
That article didn't help as everything (except below) has already been tried. (In particular the bit about services too). The only thing that is I didn't have was HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google bit but creating as described in the article didn't help and my other machine that has Windows 7 doesn't have that bit either but nevertheless doesn't exhibit this problem. Could it be that Chrome needs some specific Windows Update patch that I do not have?
axe0 Administrator, BSOD Academy Instructor, Security Analyst Staff member Joined May 21, 2015 Posts 3,307 Location Holland Feb 7, 2018 #4 Hi apsen, What is the startup type of the google services in services (search services.msc in run prompt). Also, could you check if the GoogleUpdate.exe file is present in %programfiles(x86)%\Google\Update
Hi apsen, What is the startup type of the google services in services (search services.msc in run prompt). Also, could you check if the GoogleUpdate.exe file is present in %programfiles(x86)%\Google\Update
A apsen Active member Joined Jan 30, 2018 Posts 32 Feb 7, 2018 #5 gupdate is automatic gupdatem is manual both are currently running and yes there's file: Code: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update>ls -l total 184 drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:16 1.3.33.7 drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:16 Download -rwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 153168 Feb 6 12:16 GoogleUpdate.exe drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:22 Install drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:16 Offline
gupdate is automatic gupdatem is manual both are currently running and yes there's file: Code: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update>ls -l total 184 drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:16 1.3.33.7 drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:16 Download -rwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 153168 Feb 6 12:16 GoogleUpdate.exe drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:22 Install drwx------+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 0 Feb 6 12:16 Offline