Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Solution to Windows 7 keeps on checking update or searching updates

Are you having one of the following problems related to Microsoft windows 7 update.
  • Windows 7 keeps on checking update or searching updates
  • Windows update stopped working
  • Microsoft windows does not install the pending updates
  • Windows does not show the installed updates.
  • No windows updates after you install IE9.
  • Windows7 failed to install updates many times.
  • Windows update hangs

Cause: The problem is due to the default registry size limit in windows 7 which is is 0x8000000 (134217728). You can increase the registry size limit by following steps

Solution:
  1. Open regedit (Run regedit)
  2. Then goto and modify the value
  3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
  4. Key: RegistrySizeLimit, Type: REG_DWORD, Value: 0x8000000 (134217728)
  5. Change the value: 0xFFFFFF (4294967295)
  6. Now reboot the system and check for the updates. You should be able to update


Related errors in CBS logs :
cbscore.dll problem
Failed to load the COMPONENTS hive from 'C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS' into registry key 'HKLM\COMPONENTS'. [HRESULT = 0x800705aa - ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES]
Failed to load WCP DLL. [HRESULT = 0x800705aa - ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES]
Failed to initialize the Core DLL:
Failed to initialize CBS Core. [HRESULT = 0x800705aa - ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES]
Failed to initialize Trusted Installer. [HRESULT = 0x800705aa - ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES]
Trusted Installer core was not initialized.
HRESULT (0x800736FD)

6 comments:

  1. You are a Hero, spent a week uninstalling, re-installing changing versions of windows and this solved everything...

    You beauty!!!!

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  2. Thanks!! I tried multiple other fixes and nothing helped. MS Fix It found issues but didn't help. Thanks for this.

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  3. You are Microsoft GURU.

    Thank you.

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  4. Obrigado pela ajuda. Muito Ăștil.

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  5. Thank you! This advice help again! x2

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