Hey,
I am new around here, yet I hope you are willing to help me anyway. Just as heads-up:
I'm Dutch, so any error message I get on my system I'll try to translate to the best of my abilities.
A user on SevenForums advised me to ask around on this forum for help with solving the issues I'm experiencing with Windows Update; said user believed that the corruption affecting my installation is too deep rooted for him to handle.
Windows Update is not functioning (Code 8007370A) - Windows 7 Help Forums
This is the thread I posted on SevenForums which details the steps we had taken to resolve the problem. I'll post the same summary of the problems I have experienced thus far below.
The person that tried to help me before told me to use SFCfix.exe as I am currently unable to make use of sfc /scannow, wether I'm running my PC in normal or safe mode.
Here are the results of SFCfix:
I have attached the CBS.zip file to this post.
My system specifications, should you need them:
Computer type: Desktop/PC.
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1.
CPU: Intel i5-2500k CPU.
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67.
Memory: 8.0GB RAM.
Graphics card: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970.
Harddrive: SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA.
Antivirus: Avira (before that I used Norton).
Browser: Google Chrome.
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With that all said and done, I really hope you are able to help me resolve the issues I'm having and I am grateful for any time you are willing to invest in doing so.
I am new around here, yet I hope you are willing to help me anyway. Just as heads-up:
I'm Dutch, so any error message I get on my system I'll try to translate to the best of my abilities.
A user on SevenForums advised me to ask around on this forum for help with solving the issues I'm experiencing with Windows Update; said user believed that the corruption affecting my installation is too deep rooted for him to handle.
Windows Update is not functioning (Code 8007370A) - Windows 7 Help Forums
This is the thread I posted on SevenForums which details the steps we had taken to resolve the problem. I'll post the same summary of the problems I have experienced thus far below.
Last year I ran into a problem which involved a group of Windows updates not installing correctly; some of them would fail outright and others would at first glance install correctly but reappear (in the list of scheduled updates) upon restarting the PC. Over time the trouble with Windows Update intensified; my list of installed updates started showing up as empty, updates started failing more often when trying to install them, and nowadays I can no longer even search for updates. I've tried numerous methods to resolve the issues, but none of them have worked thus far.
I'll just go by the instructions posted here one by one:
1. I've tried several times to use the System Update Readiness Tool and although each time it seemed to have installed itself correctly, it has yet to fix the problems I'm having with Windows Update.
2. I am unable to normally use sfc /scannow, whenever I try do it in normal mode I get the message that the requested application can not be started. I have managed to use sfc /scannow while running in safe mode, it started up as it is supposed, it found corrupt files, it fixed several of said files, but unfortunately Windows Update remains broken.
(2. Addendum: A short time ago, while searching on the internet for a solution, I came across several posts which suggested that an inability to use sfc /scannow (while running in normal mode) could indicate a failing harddrive. While I didn't seem to be suffering most of the problems commonly found with bad/failing HDDs, I decided to run chkdsk anyway. I scheduled a full disk check ("chkdsk /f /r C:") and although it took quite a while, it found no bad sectors and it did not fix Windows Update.)
3. The error code I'm getting when trying to search for updates is "Code 8007370A - An unknown error occurred in Windows Update".
The person that tried to help me before told me to use SFCfix.exe as I am currently unable to make use of sfc /scannow, wether I'm running my PC in normal or safe mode.
Here are the results of SFCfix:
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro.
Start time: 2016-07-08 00:52:23.278
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - amd64
Not using a script file.
AutoAnalysis::
WARNING: Unicode Registry Corruption Detected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..inboxgames-freecell_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_b466b741b68bd2<a
WARNING: Unicode Registry Corruption Detected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..iuminboxgames-chess_31bf3856ad34e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_d0c99374981840d5
WARNING: Unicode Registry Corruption Detected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..l-inboxgames-hearts_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.1385_none_4ffeefd67d89d45b
WARNING: Unicode Registry Corruption Detected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..nboxgames-cardgames_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.1385_none_9888c15ccd6f74c7
WARNING: Unicode Registry Corruption Detected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\amd64_microsoft-windows-snmp-winsnmp-api_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_3e73280d941fcaf
FAILED: Could not repair missing store directory C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-cdosys.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601:17514_en-us_be70d05ad88f9345 with error code 0x10B.
SUMMARY: Some corruptions could not be fixed automatically. Seek advice from helper or sysnative.com.
CBS & SFC total detected corruption count: 1
CBS & SFC total unimportant corruption count: 0
CBS & SFC total fixed corruption count: 1
SURT total detected corruption count: 22
SURT total unimportant corruption count: 0
SURT total fixed corruption count: 0
AutoAnalysis:: directive completed successfully.
Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 1 datablocks.
Finish time: 2016-07-08 00:55:57.412
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I have attached the CBS.zip file to this post.
My system specifications, should you need them:
Computer type: Desktop/PC.
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1.
CPU: Intel i5-2500k CPU.
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67.
Memory: 8.0GB RAM.
Graphics card: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970.
Harddrive: SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA.
Antivirus: Avira (before that I used Norton).
Browser: Google Chrome.
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With that all said and done, I really hope you are able to help me resolve the issues I'm having and I am grateful for any time you are willing to invest in doing so.