Troubleshoot win 7 clean install I cannot get win updates to even work

Rozesky2

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I just installed win 7 on a computer. Now Windows updates will not even work once. I tried the trouble shooter no luck.
I was once told a way to install updates without the updater how do I do that? And does anyone have a way to fix this update issue.
Thank you in adavce
 
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Kuttz

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It takes sometime to list all the available updates for download. I experienced "checking for updates" status for more than 1 hour.
 
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Rozesky2

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I could update to win 10 but this computer experiences problems from
win 10 so I reinstall win 7 .

OK an update on the win update even though yesterday I let it run for
several hours and it never did any update. Maybe because of the
sfc.scannow ...I dont know it is now doing a big update of 230 BUT I do
know sometimes it does this big update then fails and rolls them all back
so I am crossing my fingers :)
 
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I doubt this will work but it's worth a try @Rozesky2

Any applications I tell you to use (if any) are 100% safe - by following my instructions, it it completely at your own risk!
1.) Download CCleaner from this link which is the official website: http://download.piriform.com/ccsetup513.exe
2.) Run CCleaner:
Press the
ccl-any-png.80728
button and let it analyse your PC.
After it has analysed your PC press the
ccl-cln-png.80729
button and let it finish.

3.) Restart your PC and see if it works now.

If the above didn't work then try this:

1.) Run CCleaner:

Press the
ccl-reg-png.80730
button on the left side of CCleaner.

Now click the
ccl-scan-for-issues-png.80731
button.

Make sure you backup changes to the registry in the case of any problems.

After it has scanned for issues, click the
ccl-fix-sel-png.80732
button and backup your registry. It is highly recommended that you go through the registry keys It has found manually to see if you need them.

2.) Open the start menu and search %temp% delete any thumbnails there.

3.) Empty the recycle bin.

4.) Restart your computer.

Please tell me the situation :)

Hope this helps.
 
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Alkajak

This has worked for me.

1. Run "msconfig"
2. Go to Services tab, check "Hide all Microsoft services", click Disable all, reboot on prompt
3. Run Windows Updates and search
 
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soccer97

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Same situation yesterday.

I redid a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit with Windows 7 64-bit SP1 disk.

Try this: install latest version of Windows Update manually,

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3083710

Wait 10 mins for installer to finish
Reboot.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3102810

Wait 10 mins for installer to finish
Reboot.

Wait 10 mins then try manually checking for updates after reboot.

It may take an hour for initial update check after that it should improve.

This is a problem for hundreds if not more users.

I hope it works!
 
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