windows update-error 80080005

[batool]

i use windows vista home premium 32 bit
i tried to chech for windows update , but i see windows update error 80080005

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are you currently running Vista or Vista SP1?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall
(if any)?
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[Repair Sydney DatumIT.com.au@discussions.microsoft.com Computer Repair Sydney DatumIT.com.au]

> DatumIT.com.au wrote:
this is not a 3rd party issue with firewall or av etc, nor is it related to
SP's it is to do with the update service not starting. I am diagnosing issue
now and will update u shortly.

[Shenan Stanley]

batool wrote:
> i use windows vista home premium 32 bit
> i tried to chech for windows update , but i see windows update
> error 80080005

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> Are you currently running Vista or Vista SP1?
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
> firewall (if any)?

Computer Repair Sydney DatumIT.com.au wrote:
> this is not a 3rd party issue with firewall or av etc, nor is it
> related to SP's it is to do with the update service not starting. I
> am diagnosing issue now and will update u shortly.

You do realize that there is not likely a *single* solution for this issue.
Over the years, there have been several solutions and several causes.

For example - you are responding (for some unknown reason) to one of only
few of these reported issues - and one that the conversation died on fairly
quickly.

Specifically:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/8600421a1474fb68/d925de030a028af

A quick search reveals it is not alone:
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?safe=off&q=windows+update+error+80080005

Although it may be one of the newer (only *approaching* one year old, not
quite there at the time of this posting by 6 or so days.)

My suggestion...

Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.

Then follow the instructions here:

How do I reset Windows Update components?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

Then reboot and try your updates again.

Come back and tell everyone what you found so that others might benefit when
searching the Internet.

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Computer Repair Sydney DatumIT.com.au wrote:

WTH are you and why are you replying to my post (let alone a post & thread
from 22 June *2008*)?