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[Nancydnv]

Hi again there are a bunch of folders and files delete them all right in the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download.

[Maurice Naggar]

Nancydnv, on 27 May 2012 - 01:23 PM, said:

Hi again there are a bunch of folders and files delete them all right in the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download.

YES in the \Download folder delete 'em
Then confirm

and do what I had suggested before, with the separate runs to Windows Update using Custom scan

[Nancydnv]

Hi Maurice, You rock!!! I am current on updates on reboot . Checked as asked for updates, and the ONCE failed ones are current.. Thanks for you patience. I am a bit slow with the tech side of PC. If I have any more problems I will inform you. Thanks again Nancy....

[Maurice Naggar]

Most excellent
Very glad to know that you are current with Windows Updates !
and I am most pleased you did not encounter another glitch.

So that only leaves (a gentle reminder) to not use any sort of "registry cleaning".
It is a sad, & dangerous situation to know this deficiency in System Mechanic has been around.
I've been assisting many, many individuals on the MS Answers forum who had very much identical situation as yours.

I do wish you the best.

[mxImpact]

Hi Maurice,

My PC is running sluggish and I came here looking for answers and found this thread which matched a concurrent problem I have. I am running Vista 32 bit and have almost exactly the same problems and probably the same culprit - System Mechanic.

I started getting code 641 at about the same time on the 10 May 2012
Failed security updates were for .NET Framework (3 of them)
and Silverlight but after doing some forgoten half baked solutions from elsewhere on the internet it does not come up on the list anymore, not that it was successfully updated.

My question is:
Will your instructions above work for Vista 32 bit too?

Thanks in advance.

[mxImpact]

Fixed. Thanks for the thread.

[Firefox]

mxImpact, on 07 June 2012 - 04:15 AM, said:

Fixed. Thanks for the thread.

Glad you got it fixed, I would advice stopping the use of System Mechanic, as you have now seen, it can seriously cause some issues.

[CWB]

remember that post i made about "going to do some updates ..." ?
i finally grabbed a cup of coffee , whipped one of these out and started in :

heh ... weeeelll ... it just happened to me .
yessir , the last three updates did not/will not install .
i will perform the measures outlined here and report back .

[ettinger]

You are my HERO, Maurice Naggar! I had been working on fixing this identical problem for several days and tried everything that was suggested online elsewhere. I was getting hung up on not being able to right-click and merge into my registry. As soon as I followed your instructions on how to import the registry change, Windows Installer reappeared and all is peachy. I've now gotten all of the Windows Updates to work and was able to install the software that I couldn't re: Windows Installer being missing. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!

[cooperator]

Sometimes it would stop automatically due to various issues so in those cases try this FIXIT from microsoft

Download this FIX -run -restart your PC and then test windows updates.

Edited by AdvancedSetup, 12 June 2012 - 12:21 AM.
Direct link removed - please post the link to the Fixit site so that users can read what it is before trying to run it.

[MalwarebytesUser4]

Thank you Maurice Naggar.

You are saving the day for many people! What do you think: Are software companies discovering their interconnection and interdependence?