Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Error 0x8007000b, while installing updates on Windows Vista

Solution: SUMMARY
When you try to install updates on a Windows Vista-based computer by using Windows Update, you may receive the following error message: Code 0x8007000b
1.Click Start >All Programs > Accessories > right click Command Prompt and click Run as administrator
2.Type net stop wuauserv, then press Enter
3.Type rmdir /s %windir%\softwaredistribution\DataStore, then press Enter. Type “Y” to acknowledge the command;
Important: This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs
4.Click Start > Run
5.Type Regedit
6.Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Current Version \ Windows Update.
a)Right-click on Windows Update in the tree and choose Delete.
7.Close Regedit.
8.Click Start >All Programs > Accessories > right click Command Prompt and click Run as administrator
9.Type net start wuauserv, press Enter and close the command prompt.
10.Try installing Windows Update again

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