Re: Windows Update permanently "looking for updates", possible component hive corrupt
Hey! Thanks for the reply!
Unfortunately I don't. My RegBack folder has DEFAULT, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, and SYSTEM, but no COMPONENTS. How bizarre. I do have three files in ./config named components.log, log1, and log2, but they're all pretty small in size (1kb, 256kb, 0kb) so I don't imagine they're any help. I don't have a restore point back to the last time the components file was modified (11/28/15) so at this point, looking on the internet, it looks like my only option is a repair installation. All of the repair installation guides tell me to first uninstall service pack 1, but I have no way to remove it, because none of my installed updates show up in Windows Update. I know I have SP1 installed because it shows up under control panel > system. Would creating a backup, installing Windows fresh, and restoring the backup bring the same problem back?
Any ideas?
Thanks a ton,
Gary