Guess have to explain it again! Was not on Windows for a month and for this job am going for found out I need it all up to date. I had 660 megs of updates so I proceeded to update. It got down to 160 megs left and forget it! Absolute refusal to get anymore, almost like the straw that broke the camel's back! So I tried downloading a few updates at a time, no go. I tried even one at a time and believe me with a list of 70 updates, that takes time! So with that not working, I went for help on the Windows site, here's proof copy pasted email response:
Dear Bob,
Thanks for visiting Answer Desk for a complimentary consultation on Oct 14 2013. We hope you had a great experience.
You can reconnect with us for further assistance at any time and use your Service Request number for future reference: 1220214356.
Reset Update Components:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058Thanks for choosing Answer Desk.
The Microsoft Answer Desk Team
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Now after clearing out the update something or another I can not remember the exact term. To much smoke coming out of my ears presently! Same result, complete refusal to download updates! So I tried system restore and went through the whole process again! Once again, I got down to the same exact amount and again complete refusal to get anymore! That is when I looked for advice on here. This morning started some more tricks. No 1 I found another site on the net that claims there was a whole update to the service pack. I am presently trying that on my home computer. I also tried updating my ole lady's computer for which will not even leave the starting gate on updates! Yes checked running services and is started, but will not start updates! Now for the final plan. Remember I have Windows 7 on my Asus Laptop. Presently, am giving that a go and looks promising, but am not counting on it at all! So far 2 reliable computers have said forget it! I have a hard time believing 3rd will go and yes has failed with 102 updates to go. Of course has Service Pack1 but is Windows for you just does not work!