Some steps you can try and I am sure it will resolve the issue.
1.From admin command prompt type net stop wuauserv and net stop cryptsvc and
then delete the softwaredistribution and catroot2 folder under c:\windows and
c:\windows\system32 respectively.
2.Look for these files under c:\windows\winsxs
Pending.xml and Pending.grl
Take the ownership of these files and delete them.
Along with this also check if you have these values undre registry
• PendingXmldentifier
• NextQueueEntryIndex
• AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving
in the location HKLM/Components
If present delete them as well.
Restart the computer and try updating again.
If issue still remains try these
1.Install WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
from
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
save to the desktop, and run from an elevated command prompt, adding
/wuforce to the end of the command
2.Uninstall any antivirus or firewall software.
3.try running sfc scan in the WinRE ( sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\
/offwindir=C:\windows )
All the Best!!
"Scott" wrote:
> Running Vista Ultimate on a pentiumD system in a workgroup with a fuly
> patched XP box (so Active Directory and DC issues are eliminated). The
> administrative template "specify intranet Microsoft update service location"
> is set to "not configured", as it should be. System in daily use with
> nearly daily manual update queries since the final version of Vista was
> released (February?). Updates worked great until mid-June. The system
> consistently found the language packs I chose not to install
>
> Since then I get a WindowsUpdate_8000FFFF error and a red dialog box titled
> "Windows
> could not search for new updates" almost all of the time. Defender updates
> come down automatically at 3 a.m. Six updates for the most recent patch
> Tuesday came
> down manually on the 13th of July. I went through the Vista updates listed
> on downloads.microsoft.com and
> tried to install each one inturn from June 18 to date. None would take.
> System reprted that update not needed on
> this system.
>
> It is hard to know what might be missing. On the 13th of July Windows Update
> indicated
> other updates were available once but refused to list or download them. Then
> it went
> back to complaining "Windows could not search for new updates" giving the
> error WindowsUpdate_8000FFFF .
>
> I have been following multiple threads hoping to find a solution with no
> luck. What I find odd is that if I review the update history, the
> installation dates for updates appear to be accurate. Updates installed on
> 13 July show that date, for instance. When, however, I check for updates,
> the
> "most recent check for updates" date is stuck at June 18, 2007.
>
> The system time and date are correct. I have tried uninstalling all updates
> installed
> on June 18. I tried creating a new user with Admin rights and running
> Windows Update as that user. I have stoped the Windows update service,
> renamed the directory and restarted the service. I checked the WMI
> repository for consistency. No problems there. I have even run Windows
> update via Run As Administrator. None of this has changed
> the system's behavior.
>
> Running all five phases of CHKDSK makes the following attempt to check for
> updates take longer to fail, but beyond that, I have not seen any consistant
> improvement. Is that date difference important or trivial?
>
> Any help understanding and resolving this issue would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
>
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