Re: Windows update Error number: 0x8DDD0007

synapseguru wrote:

> Every time I go to try and update my computer I get this error number. When I
> put my settings to Auto Update, the icon shows up in the bottom of my screen
> and it tells me that I have to restart my computer in order to complete my
> update. I then click on restart, my computer restarts and then the same
> message pops up. What do I do to tell windows that I restarted?
Hi

From Igor Franchuk:

<quote>
I've encountered the same problem as you did today. When searching
the Internet for the same error in hope for a ready solution in
some discussion forum I surfed over quite a few responses and none
of them were solutions.

After giving up I came up with a solution of our problem. It seems
like there was actually a mistake in the previous versions of
windows update.

After disassembling wuweb.dll that is responsible for webControl
update ActiveX object that is actually handling web based updates
I discovered the place where reboot required message is generated.
After looking in around the code I found that the condition
the message is generated is the presence or absence of

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired

key.

If the key exists - the message is generated by that brand new v5
update and it fails to work further causing [Error number:
0x8DDD0007].

I assume this key was set up in my registry long ago by the when the
old automatic update (taskbar version) was uploading a new software
and failing to install it.

The solution then is simple remove the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired

so there would be only

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update

key without RebootRequired entry.

After I removed the key RebootRequired v5 update started to work
happily, and installed a new version of wuauclt.exe


</quote>


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> synapseguru wrote:
>
> > Every time I go to try and update my computer I get this error number. When I
> > put my settings to Auto Update, the icon shows up in the bottom of my screen
> > and it tells me that I have to restart my computer in order to complete my
> > update. I then click on restart, my computer restarts and then the same
> > message pops up. What do I do to tell windows that I restarted?
> Hi
>
> From Igor Franchuk:
>
> <quote>
> I've encountered the same problem as you did today. When searching
> the Internet for the same error in hope for a ready solution in
> some discussion forum I surfed over quite a few responses and none
> of them were solutions.
>
> After giving up I came up with a solution of our problem. It seems
> like there was actually a mistake in the previous versions of
> windows update.
>
> After disassembling wuweb.dll that is responsible for webControl
> update ActiveX object that is actually handling web based updates
> I discovered the place where reboot required message is generated.
> After looking in around the code I found that the condition
> the message is generated is the presence or absence of
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
> \WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired
>
> key.
>
> If the key exists - the message is generated by that brand new v5
> update and it fails to work further causing [Error number:
> 0x8DDD0007].
>
> I assume this key was set up in my registry long ago by the when the
> old automatic update (taskbar version) was uploading a new software
> and failing to install it.
>
> The solution then is simple remove the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
> \WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired
>
> so there would be only
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
> \WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
>
> key without RebootRequired entry.
>
> After I removed the key RebootRequired v5 update started to work
> happily, and installed a new version of wuauclt.exe
>
>
> </quote>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> synapseguru wrote:
>
> > Every time I go to try and update my computer I get this error number. When I
> > put my settings to Auto Update, the icon shows up in the bottom of my screen
> > and it tells me that I have to restart my computer in order to complete my
> > update. I then click on restart, my computer restarts and then the same
> > message pops up. What do I do to tell windows that I restarted?
> Hi
>
> From Igor Franchuk:
>
> <quote>
> I've encountered the same problem as you did today. When searching
> the Internet for the same error in hope for a ready solution in
> some discussion forum I surfed over quite a few responses and none
> of them were solutions.
>
> After giving up I came up with a solution of our problem. It seems
> like there was actually a mistake in the previous versions of
> windows update.
>
> After disassembling wuweb.dll that is responsible for webControl
> update ActiveX object that is actually handling web based updates
> I discovered the place where reboot required message is generated.
> After looking in around the code I found that the condition
> the message is generated is the presence or absence of
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
> \WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired
>
> key.
>
> If the key exists - the message is generated by that brand new v5
> update and it fails to work further causing [Error number:
> 0x8DDD0007].
>
> I assume this key was set up in my registry long ago by the when the
> old automatic update (taskbar version) was uploading a new software
> and failing to install it.
>
> The solution then is simple remove the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
> \WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired
>
> so there would be only
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion
> \WindowsUpdate\Auto Update
>
> key without RebootRequired entry.
>
> After I removed the key RebootRequired v5 update started to work
> happily, and installed a new version of wuauclt.exe
>
>
> </quote>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx



I have deleted that RebootRequired key endless times and I still have the
same viscious circle....restart computer to complete previous update
install.....restart...only to come back to the same message waiting for me
down in my taskbar....I wonder why this works for a handfull of people and
not the rest of us ?????????



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