Re: Can't search fo updates

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I have McAfee as my antivirus, if that sheds any light at all.

Yes, it does. The 80070005 error translates to " Access Denied " and is most likely related to McAfee.
Suggest you Clean Boot Vista and then either try to to update once more.

Do Step 1 on this page:

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

If no joy, while still in the Clean Boot state, reset the Windows Update components:

How do I reset the Windows Update settings?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

Run ResetWindows.msi in it's Default mode. If the system still can not update, run it in it's Aggressive mode.
Reboot after each run and see if the system can update now.


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Cazlet wrote:

Home Premium, with Service Pack 1. The error code is 80070005, which it says is an unknown error. I've looked through some of the previous discussions on that error however I couldn't find any that helped me since I haven't added any new hardware or programs for about a month.

I have McAfee as my antivirus, if that sheds any light at all.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:


Cazlet wrote:

I have Windows Vista and as of yesterday I am unable to search for
Windows updates. I haven't installed anything new.

Windows Vista what? (Home Premium? Business? Ultimate? etc)
What service pack level?

What is the exact error you are getting?

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