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"Windows Update fails"
50Twuncle
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I have just managed to get my SSD working on my PC - By building Windows 7 64 bit straight on to the SSD - After Acronis repeatedly failed to clone my old HDD
I am now having severe problems UPDATING my Windows - getting an error message "Windows update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running, you may need to restart your computer"
I have tried restarting - but no change
Any suggestions ?
I am now having severe problems UPDATING my Windows - getting an error message "Windows update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running, you may need to restart your computer"
I have tried restarting - but no change
Any suggestions ?
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hi there, try updating the ssd drivers, someone had a similar situation on this link:-
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates/b250e431-cdfc-46ac-a044-eaaee17491cf
Useful is beautiful0 -
Also, you cannot clone a hard disk to an SSD.
Windows will move things around if it's an SSD to make it more efficient.
Starting off with a blank canvas is always the way forward.
If you did do any sort of cloning, might be worth starting again from the very beginning and re-installing Windows.0 -
To check it's not purely a windows problem, type "troubleshoot" on the start screen and select the troubleshooters from the settings results. There's a Windows update troubleshooter that should sort most thingsSquirrel!If I tell you who I work for, I'm not allowed to help you. If I don't say, then I can help you with questions and fixing products. Regardless, there's still no secret EU law.
Now 20% cooler0 -
anotheruser wrote: »Also, you cannot clone a hard disk to an SSD.
Windows will move things around if it's an SSD to make it more efficient.
Starting off with a blank canvas is always the way forward.
If you did do any sort of cloning, might be worth starting again from the very beginning and re-installing Windows.
Why not ?
That is what the Acronis cloning software that was included with my SSD is supposed to achieve .........
I did end up building it from scratch - but this doesn't help me with my update problem....0 -
@50Twuncle
I take it the advice on the link I provided was no good then?Useful is beautiful0 -
swvillafan wrote: »@50Twuncle
I take it the advice on the link I provided was no good then?
Sorry - no effect at all !!
It seems that MS may have stopped pre SP1 Win 7 from accessing Windows Update - slightly prematurely I feel ?0 -
Why didn't you use SP1 media??0
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NiftyDigits wrote: »Why didn't you use SP1 media??
Because my Win 7 DVD is not SP1 - I know that I can download an image file but hadn't realised that this would be a problem before I started the job !!0 -
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Thanks - with my connection, I will be lucky if I get the full download by next week !!NiftyDigits wrote: »
So get on with it! 
Good luck.0
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