Windows 7 won't update "code 80080008"

Technology and Gaming Help and Support
#1

Basically I install the updates, but it tells me they fail, so I shut down my computer so it’ll install. It appears to install, but when I turn on my computer, the same updates are supposedly available for download. Help, por favor?

Here’s what was gonna update:
Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB2477244)
Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System (KB2288931)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 (KB2284697)
Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2466076)

#2

Uncheck those updates from windows update in the control panel.

#3

have you googled the error?

#4

I have, and there doesn’t seem to be a legit answer on how to fix it.

#5

Ya know whats so nice about Catz? Is she is like that Microsoft guy that you talk to on the phone, always nice and perfectly willing to help :smiley:

#6

as long as you dont complain to me that the ‘foot pedal’ or the ‘coffee mug holder’ is not working… I am probly gonna offer any tidbits or suggestions that I can come up with.

#7

Did that, still failed and there’s a new code. Code 646. This is getting annoying and I would appreciate any other help from anyone.

#8

If you don’t really care about updates you can disable windows update in services.msc or the control panel.

You can try to install windows 7 SP1, tbh it was just a pain in the ass reinstalling my custom skins, but it includes most of the updates to date.

#9

What updates are you trying to install? Also are you running a firewall and antivirus / malware program. Are they updated and have you run a virus / malware check recently. There are some viruses that prevent you from updating windows.

#10

Read my first post, please. My antivirus is VIPRE antivirus premium, and I run scans everyday.

#11

Do you by any chance have your program files folder(s) located on a partition other than the system partition?

That’s what causes some of the updates to fail in my case, and I just uncheck them so I’m not bothered by them.

#12

VIPER? As in the company that made the oh so great antivirus Counterspy? Yeah… those jackwagons screwed up my puter so bad I had to reformat.

#13

Lol:
“But the buttons werent working to pay for it.”

Good thing, I guess.

#14

In the end, yeah… And they even emailed me to say they wanted to assist me personally with the problem. I was like ‘yeah… no thanks. your crappy software sux smelly balls’.
I even had Microsoft tech support playing on my puter for 2 + hours and even THEY couldnt get it cleared up.
I had to reformat my puter in order to get that piece of crap software off my puter and out of my registry. It was blocking my windows security updates regardless of anything I did. I would not be surprized if that wound up being the reason for this thread problem.

#15

AntiVirus software can result in crap PC performance and lots more annoying bugs to deal with, especially the more popular antivirus software. But those that don’t use much RAM, just keep quiet without bothering the user usually don’t even improve security that much.

I would say just stay away from antivirus software, if you frequently get virus alerts, maybe your antivirus/firewall was designed to make sure the user keeps paying for a new license.

#16

Yeah I’ve been meaning to get rid of avast. I don’t even need it anyway, and it just gets annoying. Too lazy to uninstall though :retard:

#17

Wow, running scans everyday is overkill. Once a week is really all you need. I’ve heard that a lot of people were having problems with that update. One thing you could try is doing the update with the firewall off. That has helped some people. Also Microsoft has an automated tool that is suppose to fix it.

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2258121

It has worked for some and not for others. You can give it a try if the firewall option did not work.

#18

really? I never felt avast was too intrusive or a memory hog.

#19

The only security measure I recommend is VirtualBox, install XP on it and you have a fake computer for viruses to infect without affecting your real OS.

#20

That fix seemed to work, Midnightcoast. Much appreciated.

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