This issue may occur if the Windows Update database is corrupted. Or, it may occur if the McAfee antivirus application is configured to scan the %Windir%\SoftwareDistribut
1. Try turning on any antivirus.
2. Rename the Software Distribution folder
1. Click Start, click Run, type notepad, and then click OK.
2. Copy and then paste the following commands into Notepad.
net stop wuauserv
cd %systemroot%
ren SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
net start wuauserv
3. Save the Notepad file on the Desktop as rename.bat. To do this, follow these steps:
1. In Notepad, click File, click Save As, and then type rename.bat.
2. In the Save in list, click Desktop.
3. In the Save as type list, click All Files, and then click Save.
4. On the Desktop, double-click the rename.bat file to register the Windows Update files.
5. Try to install updates again.
6. If the issue is resolved, delete the rename.bat file that you created in these steps.
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by: dstewartjrPosted on 2009-07-16 at 10:49:29ID: 24871705
First lets try Dial-A-Fix
http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/ wiki/Dial- a-fix