Hello,
I was having the same issue using Windows Update. I would click start
and then Windows Update. IE 7 would open and attempt to take me to the
Windows Update page. It would just sit there for approx. three minutes
and finally error out with the error message 0x80070715.
I searched Google for the error message and this was the first result I
found. I found other pages as well but they all basically refer to the
same "Windows Update V3" process. I tried this and it didn't not work. I
installed the program via command line using the /wuforce switch and
that allowed the installer to launch but I then got the error code
0x80070420 when attempting to install.
I checked Microsoft's website and found a page on this error message. I
followed the instructions per the Microsoft documentation located at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958054. I would get a message stating
that the stop command was invalid.
I am not too savy with all of this technical stuff but did some digging
into Administrative Tools -> Services in the control panel. I found that
the "Automatic Updates" service was sitting in a "Starting" state. I
right clicked on it and start or stop were not an option as it was
already attempting to start. I right clicked on it, clicked on
properties and in the window that pops up I changed "Startup Type" from
automatic to manual. I rebooted my PC and when I got back into Windows I
went back to the Administrative Tools -> Services in the control panel.
I then right clicked on "Automatic Updates" and clicked start. The
process started and I am now sitting at the Windows Update page in IE.
Hopefully this helps someone or anyone in the future. I spent about two
hours on the issue and after doing this I was able to get to Windows
Update just fine.
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