Windows 7 Update Completely Broken

[lawro2001]

Hello, I have recently reinstalled windows 7 Home premium 64 bit and i needed to download the updates to get windows 10. The problem is that it will search for updates literally for days. i left it on for 3 days straight and it was still searching for the updates. Some people have recommended that i use the windows update standalone installers but when i run them they say "searching for updates on this computer" forever. i Have also tried running the downloadable troubleshooter but it will not work at all. When i try to use the windows 10 upgrader it hangs at 99% for days so im guessing that has something to do with the updates.

[BSpendlove]

Hi mate,

 

I had a similar issue when deploying windows in my environment and found it would never EVER stop 'searching for updates'. I found this would always be an issue on Windows 7 and resolved this issue by downloading update KB317260

[vorticalbox]

6 minutes ago, NathanLawr0 said:

Hello, I have recently reinstalled windows 7 Home premium 64 bit and i needed to download the updates to get windows 10. The problem is that it will search for updates literally for days. i left it on for 3 days straight and it was still searching for the updates. Some people have recommended that i use the windows update standalone installers but when i run them they say "searching for updates on this computer" forever. i Have also tried running the downloadable troubleshooter but it will not work at all. When i try to use the windows 10 upgrader it hangs at 99% for days so im guessing that has something to do with the updates.

 

Why do you need to update windows 7 to get windows 10? If you have already upgraded to windows 10 your key is now a windows 10 key. Get the ISO from here and install it.

[lawro2001]

Just now, BSpendlove said:

Hi mate,

 

I had a similar issue when deploying windows in my environment and found it would never EVER stop 'searching for updates'. I found this would always be an issue on Windows 7 and resolved this issue by downloading update KB317260

The problem is i have tried these updates and they just say "searching for update on this computer" and they never work.

[lawro2001]

Just now, vorticalbox said:

Why do you need to update windows 7 to get windows 10? If you have already upgraded to windows 10 your key is now a windows 10 key. Get the ISO from here and install it.

no, the key isnt a windows 10 key yet, i need to do the upgrade from windows 7 to 10.

[BSpendlove]

1 minute ago, NathanLawr0 said:

The problem is i have tried these updates and they just say "searching for update on this computer" and they never work.

If the standalone updater doesn't work (I had another issue after a sysprep)... Try to run cmd as Administrator:

 

msdtc -uninstall

then

msdtc -install

 

Restart computer and standalone installers should work for some odd reason...

[lawro2001]

Just now, BSpendlove said:

If the standalone updater doesn't work (I had another issue after a sysprep)... Try to run cmd as Administrator:

 

msdtc -uninstall

then

msdtc -install

 

Restart computer and standalone installers should work for some odd reason...

i have treid a few things in cmd but i cant remember if i have tried this so i will do it now.

[vorticalbox]

3 minutes ago, NathanLawr0 said:

no, the key isnt a windows 10 key yet, i need to do the upgrade from windows 7 to 10.

Not true. The key I use for windows 10 was an 8.1 key. I do no need to 8.1 to then upgrade to 10 I can put my key into windows 10. This is assuming you upgraded while 10 was free even if you didn't you can still install windows 10 without a serial and buy a key later,

[lawro2001]

1 minute ago, vorticalbox said:

Not true. The key I use for windows 10 was an 8.1 key. I do no need to 8.1 to then upgrade to 10 I can put my key into windows 10. This is assuming you upgraded while 10 was free even if you didn't you can still install windows 10 without a serial and buy a key later,

i didnt upgrade when the upgrade was free but ms still lets me do it for some reason because it says that i use assistive technologies on my computer. i have this thing on called toggle keys becuase the caps lock led on my keyboard doesnt work

[AresKrieger]

Manually download and install KB3135445 and it should will fix the issue

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3135445

[vorticalbox]

Just now, NathanLawr0 said:

i didnt upgrade when the upgrade was free but ms still lets me do it for some reason because it says that i use assistive technologies on my computer. i have this thing on called toggle keys becuase the caps lock led on my keyboard doesnt work

 

fair, once you have upgraded you shouldn't need to touch windows 7 again.

[lawro2001]

12 minutes ago, BSpendlove said:

If the standalone updater doesn't work (I had another issue after a sysprep)... Try to run cmd as Administrator:

 

msdtc -uninstall

then

msdtc -install

 

Restart computer and standalone installers should work for some odd reason...

Thanks so much! i couldnt get the standalones or anything but i can now. Thanks!

[lawro2001]

Thanks everyone for helping me with this ive been trying to do this for days!

[BSpendlove]

Just now, NathanLawr0 said:

Thanks so much! i couldnt get the standalones or anything but i can now. Thanks!

Glad it worked mate! Enjoy

[vorticalbox]

Enjoy windows 10

[lawro2001]

4 minutes ago, BSpendlove said:

Glad it worked mate! Enjoy

 

Just now, vorticalbox said:

Enjoy windows 10

Thanks