Windows Update 80070424

[Jon]

Ok so I've scoured throughout the internet and have yet to find a proper fix
to this problem. I'm currently running vista x64 sp 1 and I can not access
windows update. I have done many of the .dll registry fixes "regsvr32
etc."as well as made sure that BITS was running in services I'm also pretty
confident that I don't have any viruses or trojans since I ran like 4 scans
on different programs I have tried many times to try and install sp2 for
vista but I can't since it gives me the same error. any help would be greatly
appreciated

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/c8697c8a52844547
and then http://www.vistax64.com/1082478-post2.html

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 2 (SP2). This support for Windows
Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) is valid until **November 26, 2009.**
Availability of chat or e-mail support differs depending on your geographic
location. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?prid=13014&gprid=582034 &
select appropriate category (i.e., Download issue; Installation issue;
Issues after you install a service pack).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com

[ptmx2]

Jon,
from my perspective, it appears there is a problem, imo, on MS's end.
Bunch's of consumer end users and IT folks are asking what they are doing
wrong. Of the latest 12-item high priority updates available for XP and
Office 2003, my computer was able to install only 1. Each of the remaining 11
fixes failed to install.

I turned off my green light automatically download and install MS updates
when I realized the MS download icon in the system tray has been appearing
and disappearing for the last 2 days. With my Auto Updates now set to "notify
me only when updates are available", i manually went to the MS Updates Site.
The site reported 11 updates were available for my computer and offered to
download and install them. I figured why not, i already know what is going to
happened; and in this case it did.

I do not understand What MS is doing.
It is Obvious that this recent high priority update package is not working
for folks.
I don't care WHY !
All I want is the FACTS. Tell me what is going on ! Then I will make my own
decisions on what I want to do. .......
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