Windows 7 Update Keeps FAILING

How big is your hard drive?

Microsoft themselves recommends the following:

1.  Open an elevated command prompt (Start -> type cmd in the search field, right-click the result and Run as administrator)
2.  Stop the Windows Update service by typing Net stop wuauserv and hit enter.
3.  Navigate to the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder and either delete the contents or rename it to SoftwareDistribution.old
4.  Restart the Windows Update service within the command prompt by typing Net start wuauserv and hit enter.
5.  Try to install the Windows updates again.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2509997

Run mga diag and upload results.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012

Problem might be with the product key.


Also try uninistalling your security software reboot and the try widows updates.



Ded9

I have more than 300 gig free on my C drive.

Not sure how the problem could be with my product key. I purchased my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 64 from Dell the first day it was available for sale.  

The Pending updates are the same updates that keep failing. It is ALWAYS pending because it ALWAYS fails.

I appreciate all the responses and will give them all a shot. Looks like some very possible solutions here and i am very hopeful! :)

Thank you all.

Jared867--Perhaps of help
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Windows-Update-troubleshooter

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

Are you getting any error messages?  Look in Event Viewer for items timestamped when you run Windows Update.

The have this file I run called reset.cmd Here is it--if you decide to use it you will have to install http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=23510 first. It work for me.

Copy this and create a file, save and run from a DOS window.
@echo off
secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

secedit.exe /analyze /db C:\WINDOWS\sectest.db /cfg C:\WINDOWS\inf\defltwk.inf /log C:\WINDOWS\security\logs\secanalyze.log

secedit.exe /configure /db C:\WINDOWS\sectest.db /cfg C:\WINDOWS\inf\defltwk.inf /log C:\WINDOWS\security\logs\secrepair.log

cipher /A /D c:\windows\system32\catroot\*.*

cipher /A /D C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\*.*

Subinacl /service wuauserv /sddl=D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)

Sc sdset wuauserv D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f

@Echo =========================

@Echo Finished.

@Echo =========================

@pause
Net send %ComputerName% You are about to delete C:\windows\softwaredistribution
net stop wuauserv
del /s /q C:\windows\softwaredistribution
net start wuauserv

Just an update. I have been trying these solutions in my down time when off from work. The ones I have tried (I tried solutions from lionelmm, jcimarron and Run5k so far) haven't worked yet.

This morning I am going to try to uninstall MS security essentials as per ded.

after trying all the other possible solutions I went back to this one, which was the most time consuming and annoying of all the solutions, however, regardless of how much a hassle it was, it was the ONLY solution that resolved my issue.