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From: tjs on 7 Apr 2010 23:30
System Update Readiness Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821

Toby



"Schmidt" wrote:

> I have had this problem for several months now. I don't know for exactly how
> long, I'm going to guess no longer than four. I have only been able to
> install one Windows Update since this started.
> Everything online is unhelpful. Other people seem to have this problem too
> and from what I've found online, nobody knows what to do.
>
> The error is that Windows cannot search for new updates.
>
> Errors found:
> Code 80070490
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
From: Eddie Bowers [MSFT] on 9 Apr 2010 19:29
This is probably the best resource for resolving this error if the System
Update Readiness Tool does not fix it:
http://blogs.msdn.com/andrekl/archive/2008/09/29/how-to-overcome-error-0x800
70490-when-installing-updates-in-windows-vista-server-2008.aspx
Do not perform any of these steps however if you are not familiar with
editing the registry or the other tools involved because you could end up
with an unbootable system.

-Eddie
From: Robert Aldwinckle on 10 Apr 2010 10:41


"Eddie Bowers [MSFT]" <eddieb(a)online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:o772VyD2KHA.2344(a)TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl...

> [X-Tomcat-ID: 73161963]

Eddie, get a _real_ newsreader! <eg>

> This is probably the best resource for resolving this error if the System
> Update Readiness Tool does not fix it:

> http://blogs.msdn.com/andrekl/archive/2008/09/29/how-to-overcome-error-0x80070490-when-installing-updates-in-windows-vista-server-2008.aspx


/Best/ when not chopped. ; )


> Do not perform any of these steps however if you are not familiar with
> editing the registry or the other tools involved because you could end up
> with an unbootable system.
>
> -Eddie

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