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My Updates are turned on, but it dosnt work, when i trie to check for updates it tells me:

Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not runing. You may need to restart your computer.

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Intel Core i3

DELL INSPIRON n5010

I relly need help with this.

Boni Oloff
2012-11-12 10:48:33
Check if your internet connection working properly.
Jim Chambers
2012-11-10 17:12:16
In Windows 7 access services by running services.msc and check that following services are started : 1) Windows Update 2) Remote Procedure Call (RPC) 3) DCOM Server Process Launcher and 4) RPC Endpoint Mapper. if all are started. stop Windows Update service by double clicking on it, click Stop button and OK button. In windows explorer goto c:\windows\softwaredistribution\datastore\logs\edb.log and deleate edb.log or rename it if you like. Restart windows update service and try to run Windows update.
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ViGi
2012-11-09 18:34:55
Hey i fixed it was soo easy until i found this. I made researches in microsoft website NOTHING until i found this, worked. go to services and stop Windows update service locate C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ folder and delete all its content (i deletet only Data Logs folder) start Windows update service check for updates I restarted and BUM windows update now working. This is the link: http://jndm.net/2011/09/28/how-to-fix-windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates-because-the-service-is-not-running/THANKS TO ALL
ha14
2012-11-10 16:21:51
Thats great but i believe if you do delete locate C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ folder and delete all its content (i deletet only Data Logs folder) then if you open Windows update you will not see history of updates.
ViGi
2012-11-10 19:28:16
I tried to delete all folders but i couldn`t and than i found a comment in that link i followed that and i deleted only data logs, now everything is fine, now i have the service pack 1, before i dind`t have that i dont know exactlly what funktion does.
Naveen Kumar
2012-11-09 16:30:16
try the bellow given steps and it will workhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358
Nikhil Chandak
2012-11-09 15:17:06
check this out http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updateshttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itprogeneral/thread/5728fc8d-4ba7-4d08-994a-2144b79a8f96
ha14
2012-11-09 09:29:13
Automatic Updates still requires Windows Update, Cryptographic Services, Background Intelligent Transfer Service, and Windows Event Log to be runninghttp://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/windows-update/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2509997How do I reset Windows Update components?http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058/en-us
Dimal Chandrasiri
2012-11-09 08:17:05
you need to update the windows update! I recently found out tht windows has sent an update for the windows update feature. u should apply that in order to update.
Douglas Mutay
2012-11-09 08:57:51
So how to update a windows update when you can't just update anything?
susendeep dutta
2012-11-12 15:17:27
Update in offline way.WSUS Offline Update -http://www.wsusoffline.net/
Douglas Mutay
2012-11-09 07:04:53
Check Windows Update in ms config and see whether is set to automatic or manual.
Boni Oloff
2012-11-09 04:25:39
Try to run the Windows Update Service in services.
Terafall
2012-11-09 03:57:38
Tryhttp://downloadsquad.switched.com/2008/11/25/3-alternative-ways-to-get-windows-updates/
Jim Chambers
2012-11-09 03:12:44
Install I.E. 9. Windows update uses internet explorer to access the Microsoft update site.
Yudono Ra
2012-11-09 02:34:03
have you tried restarting your computer?if problems still occur, u should check your ms config (maybe some of the services is sets "of")
2012-11-09 02:31:23
Open Task Manager and select the Services tab. Scroll down to the wuauserv entry and ensure it is running. If it is not running, you can right-click on it and select Start service. If it fails to start, you will need to research (or report back here with) the error it returns.