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Believe it or not, update your &quot;Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST)&quot; drivers and try again
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Believe it or not, update your "Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST)" drivers and try again

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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018</a>
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You may also need


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018]

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I tried everything, but deleting the directory. &nbsp;That did it. &nbsp;Thank you!
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I tried everything, but deleting the directory.  That did it.  Thank you!

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I am trying to run Windows update and it is telling me the Service is not running, which is fasle. &nbsp;MS Fix it says it is not compatible. &nbsp;I ran the Windows Update prep package - KB947821. &nbsp;I am starting to see symptoms like this on multiple x64 systems.
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I am trying to run Windows update and it is telling me the Service is not running, which is fasle.  MS Fix it says it is not compatible.  I ran the Windows Update prep package - KB947821.  I am starting to see symptoms like this on multiple x64 systems.

Windows 2008R2 SP1 Windows Update not working, it says Service is not running, which is false

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.