Windows Vista Trouble with windows updates

I have tried everything i read to get my updates in. Nothing that i have tried has worked. Could there be something wrong with my computer? I have an Acer 4520 series with Windows Vista 64.

Lillian

 

Hi,

What is happening when you try to install the updates?
Or is the updates not showing at all?
Some error-codes / description would be nice.

 

Windows updates

I tried some information from one of the staff and got the error message "access to file denied ". I ype net start went to the start menu typed in CMD. I pressed CTRL+Shift+enter. Typed net stop wuauserv, pressed enter typed rmdir/ s %windir%\ softwaredistribution\ wuredir enter type y type net start wuauserv press enter.

Lillian

 

Messages: 7971 F9 1 access denied
9482 F4 1 access denied

Lillian

 

In Windows XP the secedit-file would cause theese issues, however im not quite sure It's the same with windows Vista.

I'd first go with this:
1) Run CMD as Administrator. (Type CMD in the Start > Search window, right-klick "cmd.exe" and choose "Run as administrator ")
2) Type the following command and press enter:
fsutil resource setautoreset true C:\
3) Reboot the computer.
This should reset the Windows file transaction log, which could help.

The way it was done in Windows XP was:

1) Delete the following file:
C:/Windows/Security/Database/secedit.sdb
2) Reboot.

 

Dear Lilday, after months looking for help since my vista service packs would not install, I finally resolved the issue by writing to the Microsoft sites noted below. A software engineer took my case and gave me instructions step by step. I followed them and finally after about 4-5 mail exchanges, my computer was fixed. I was very pleased. They stayed with me until the issue was resolved.

Windows Vista Solution Center
http://support.microsoft.com/windowsvista

Microsoft Vista TechCenter
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/default.aspx

I hope this helps you as it helped me.
Patricia Pedraza