Problems installing Security Updates under Windows 7 Ultimate.

Problems Installing Windows Security Updates - Windows 7 Ultimate

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Thank you for your suggestion Arie.

The command - C:\Users\Administrator>cat /dev/null > %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log - is not working as the WindowsUpdate.log is being used by another process.

The results are given below:-
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Administrator>net stop wuauserv
The Windows Update service is stopping......
The Windows Update service was stopped successfully.


C:\Users\Administrator>cat /dev/null > %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

C:\Users\Administrator>cat /dev/null > %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

C:\Users\Administrator>net start wuauserv
The Windows Update service is starting.
The Windows Update service was started successfully.

C:\Users\Administrator>
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Please advise.

Where do I find the cat dev/null/ command. I understand that this specifically is designed to wipe clean the contents of a file. In this case the windows update log.
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I have been through a lot of things since I last posted and apologise for the delay in bringing everyone up to date. I will do so fully over the next few days.

I have now managed to get access to the files generated by the Microsoft Fix-Its as I was getting Error code 0x80070005 i.e. "ACCESS DENIED." See
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/968003 - Error 0x80070005 in Windows Update when you try to install updates. I am told this usually occurs when a user lacks file or registry permissions that are required to install the update. Furthermore, since file or registry permissions may be changed by malware, it is recommended that the user scans for malware after repairing the permissions.

To resolve the issue, the user should make sure that they are logged on as an administrator, and then install the updates again. If the problem continues, use the SubInACL tool to repair file and registry permissions.

I have run:-

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

subinacl /subdirectories %windir% /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
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This was not entirely successful.

The results of running subinacl with the above parameters were:-

Elapsed Time: 00 00:09:14
Done: 247816, Modified 187379, Failed 60437, Syntax errors 0
Last Done : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\{A2D99046-92CF-4546-9EC7-39A1A470B41F}\Parameters\Tcpip
Last Failed: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\xmlprov\Parame
ters\SchemaGroups\User\http://www.microsoft.com/provisioning/mspeapuserpropertiesv1
- RegSetKeySecurity Error : 5 Access is denied.

Press any key to continue . . .

Elapsed Time: 00 00:00:07
Done: 2393, Modified 2393, Failed 0, Syntax errors 0
Last Done : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\2
Press any key to continue . . .

Elapsed Time: 00 00:17:48
Done: 173502, Modified 124338, Failed 49164, Syntax errors 0
Last Done : HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{2C256447-3F0D-4CBB-9D12-575BB20CDA0A}\ProgID
Last Failed: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{2C256447-3F0D-4CBB-9D12-575BB20CDA0A}\ProgID -
RegSetKeySecurity Error : 5 Access is denied.

Press any key to continue . . .

Elapsed Time: 00 00:20:22
Done: 87, Modified 87, Failed 0, Syntax errors 0
Last Done : C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\Windows

Press any key to continue . . .
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Finished.
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Press any key to continue . . .
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This means that:-

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subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

Failed to reset the permissions for 60437 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Keys with
RegSetKeySecurity Error : 5 Access is denied.

and

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subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

Failed to reset the permissions for 49164 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Keys with
RegSetKeySecurity Error : 5 Access is denied.
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Can you suggest how I can reset the file permissions which have NOT been reset using subinacl.

Thank you.

Nick Rogers
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N.B. Evan Omo recommended that I use Tweaking.Com. As a consequence of that I am now also posting on the Tweaking.Com BBS.
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