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      02-21-2009
sleeplessinnewjersey wrote:
:: MY PC is running Vista Home Premium. I recently performed a full
:: system recovery with a format. I installed SP1. I went online to
:: Windows Update for updates. The process started with Update wanting
:: to update a program which was needed before it could search for the
:: latest Vista updates. I started the install. After a long time, a
:: message appeared stating that the update couldn't be completed. It
:: gave me error code 80070005. What should I do now?

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You can try is resetting the security settings back to the defaults:
How to reset security settings back to the defaults
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222


And if you need to get the WU agent from here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946928


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