I accidentally cancelled several Windows 7 updates for my laptop

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:33 pm **(#1)**

I accidentally cancelled several Windows 7 updates for my laptop. Is there a way I can retrieve them?
The updates I cancelled were Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3164035)
Error Details: Error Code 8024000B. The updates were important. If I can't retrieve them, what does that mean for my 4 year old HP Windows 7 laptop? Will the updates resurface?

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:09 pm **(#2)**

mackenzieh wrote:

I accidentally cancelled several Windows 7 updates for my laptop. Is there a way I can retrieve them?
The updates I cancelled were Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (K83164035)
Error Details: Error Code 8024000B. The updates were important. If I can't retrieve them, what does that mean for my 4 year old HP Windows 7 laptop? Will the updates resurface?

Check, What to do when things go wrong at the link below.
Install Windows updates in Windows 7

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:22 pm **(#3)**

Odinbc wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

I accidentally cancelled several Windows 7 updates for my laptop. Is there a way I can retrieve them?
The updates I cancelled were Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3164035)
Error Details: Error Code 8024000B. The updates were important. If I can't retrieve them, what does that mean for my 4 year old HP Windows 7 laptop? Will the updates resurface?

Check, What to do when things go wrong at the link below.
Install Windows updates in Windows 7

I checked the link and I will check the website for the update manually and see if it's there. If it's not there, then I'll be sure to update my laptop the next go around. I had checked Windows Update and it says that my laptop is up to date.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:58 pm **(#4)**

mackenzieh wrote:

I checked the link and I will check the website for the update manually and see if it's there.
If it's not there,
then I'll be sure to update my laptop the next go around.
I had checked Windows Update and it says that my laptop is up to date.

Another thing you can do is to clear out the Windows Cache files.
Doing this my show the cancelled updates as uninstalled.

Open Command Prompt as administrator.
While in Command Prompt,
type "net stop wuauserv" without quotation marks.

Doing this will terminate the windows automatic update service,
to allow you to delete the cache files.

While still in Command Prompt,
type "cd /d %windir%" or "cd\windows" without quotation marks.

Then type "rd /s SoftwareDistribution" without quotation marks and that's it,
the cache has been purged.

Now you need to restart the windows automatic update service again.

To do that,
type "net start wuauserv" without quotation marks.

Once this has been done.
Restart windows and check to see if these updates are now available for installation.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 3:39 am **(#5)**

Odinbc wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

I accidentally cancelled several Windows 7 updates for my laptop. Is there a way I can retrieve them?
The updates I cancelled were Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (K83164035)
Error Details: Error Code 8024000B. The updates were important. If I can't retrieve them, what does that mean for my 4 year old HP Windows 7 laptop? Will the updates resurface?

Check, What to do when things go wrong at the link below.
Install Windows updates in Windows 7

I tried adding the update, but it wouldn't install after I downloaded it.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 3:47 am **(#6)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

I checked the link and I will check the website for the update manually and see if it's there.
If it's not there,
then I'll be sure to update my laptop the next go around.
I had checked Windows Update and it says that my laptop is up to date.

Another thing you can do is to clear out the Windows Cache files.
Doing this my show the cancelled updates as uninstalled.

Open Command Prompt as administrator.
While in Command Prompt,
type "net stop wuauserv" without quotation marks.

Doing this will terminate the windows automatic update service,
to allow you to delete the cache files.

While still in Command Prompt,
type "cd /d %windir%" or "cd\windows" without quotation marks.

Then type "rd /s SoftwareDistribution" without quotation marks and that's it,
the cache has been purged.

Now you need to restart the windows automatic update service again.

To do that,
type "net start wuauserv" without quotation marks.

Once this has been done.
Restart windows and check to see if these updates are now available for installation.

Wallace, I just checked and it said my computer is up to date and I tried downloading them from the website, but I got an error when I tried to install them. Something about, the updates weren't for my computer. Oh well. I'll be sure to add the updates the next time.
As long as my computer is protected and I can use it, it's still good. I've had my HP for 4 years.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:22 am **(#7)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Wallace,
I just checked and it said my computer is up to date and I tried downloading them from the website,
but I got an error when I tried to install them.
Something about,
the updates weren't for my computer.
Oh well.
I'll be sure to add the updates the next time.
As long as my computer is protected and I can use it,
it's still good.
I've had my HP for 4 years.

If you weren't aware of this.
Here's a bit of FYI,
regarding windows updates.

Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of each month,
when Microsoft releases the newest fixes for its Windows operating system and related software.
Microsoft introduced Patch Tuesday in 2003 as a way of reducing costs associated with patch deployment.
They chose Tuesday because it was not the first day of the week,
which typically has its own issues,
but early enough that any ensuing problems could be dealt with before the following weekend.
As a rule,
patches are only sent out on that day.
However,
Code fixes that are found to be critical may be sent at any time.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:08 pm **(#8)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

Wallace,
I just checked and it said my computer is up to date and I tried downloading them from the website,
but I got an error when I tried to install them.
Something about,
the updates weren't for my computer.
Oh well.
I'll be sure to add the updates the next time.
As long as my computer is protected and I can use it,
it's still good.
I've had my HP for 4 years.

If you weren't aware of this.
Here's a bit of FYI,
regarding windows updates.

Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of each month,
when Microsoft releases the newest fixes for its Windows operating system and related software.
Microsoft introduced Patch Tuesday in 2003 as a way of reducing costs associated with patch deployment.
They chose Tuesday because it was not the first day of the week,
which typically has its own issues,
but early enough that any ensuing problems could be dealt with before the following weekend.
As a rule,
patches are only sent out on that day.
However,
Code fixes that are found to be critical may be sent at any time.

That's good to know. I finally got the update installed and everything is all good.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:59 pm **(#9)**

mackenzieh wrote:

That's good to know.
I finally got the update installed and everything is all good.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:09 pm **(#10)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

That's good to know.
I finally got the update installed and everything is all good.

Now I'm getting 9 new updates installed.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:24 pm **(#11)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Now I'm getting 9 new updates installed.

Was this after you purged windows cache as I mentioned,
or did you not do this?

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:44 pm **(#12)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

Now I'm getting 9 new updates installed.

Was this after you purged windows cache as I mentioned,
or did you not do this?

update
I didn't purge the windows cache. I downloaded the update earlier and installed it and then I just restarted my laptop so the new updates could take effect.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:48 pm **(#13)**

mackenzieh wrote:

update
I didn't purge the windows cache.
I downloaded the update earlier and installed it and then I just restarted my laptop so the new updates could take effect.

Okay that's cool.
Things seem to be as per "normal" now.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:46 pm **(#14)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

update
I didn't purge the windows cache.
I downloaded the update earlier and installed it and then I just restarted my laptop so the new updates could take effect.

Okay that's cool.
Things seem to be as per "normal" now.

Yeah, everything on my laptop is normal.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:49 pm **(#15)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Yeah, everything on my laptop is normal.

Good,
glade to hear it.
:bigthup

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:39 am **(#16)**

I don't recommend allowing windows to update automatically. It has damaged my Win 7 system several times. This last time, only a few days ago, it took many hours to fix it! On another machine it took a complete reinstall of windows to fix it. I got really lucky fixing it this time. Online, a lot of people had this exact same thing happen.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

PhotoMaster wrote:

I don't recommend allowing windows to update automatically.

Is that still an option?

The best way to disable Windows updates is to install Linux

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

ofnuts wrote:

PhotoMaster wrote:

I don't recommend allowing windows to update automatically.

Is that still an option?

The best way to disable Windows updates is to install Linux

Agreed, I haven't used Windows in years. Even if I use Windows in a VM, I feel I'm stooping very low to the point where I can't wait to close out the session.....