RE: Vista Automatic update error 80070490

The same issues happened to me too.
I'm running VistaUltimate64 on an HP Pavilion HDX system.
The only error I am getting is the 80070490.
The solution worked up until the last moment when I receive the FATAL ERROR
message.

I haven't found a solution yet!

M Cobbold


"JeffryPaul" wrote:

> Here's the message I received from Microsoft support:
>
> This error may occur if the older Windows Update engine files cannot be
> replaced by Windows Update Agent 3.0 (7.0.6000.374).
> To troubleshoot this issue, I suggest we first reset permission and
> reinstall Windows Update Agent 3.0.
> Step 1: Reset permission
> ================
> 1. Please download the subinacl.msi file from the following link and save
> the installation patch onto the Desktop:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...inityDownloads
> 2. Please go to the Desktop and double click the downloaded file.
> 3. Please select the C:\Windows\System32 folder as the Destination Folder
> during the installation. Later we will use this tool to reset the permission
> settings on the current machine.
> Note: If UAC (User Account Control) window is prompted for permission to
> continue, please click Continue.
> 4. Click the Start Button, in the Start Search bar, type: "notepad" (without
> quotes) and press Enter.
> 5. Copy the following commands and then paste them into the opened Notepad
> window:
> @echo off
> subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
> subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
> subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
> subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
> subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
> subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
> subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
> subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f
> @Echo =========================
> @Echo Finished.
> @Echo =========================
> @pause
> 6. After pasting the above commands, please close the Notepad window. Choose
> Save when you are prompted to save the file. Type "reset.bat" as the file
> name and choose Desktop from the left panel as the save location.
> 7. Refer to the Desktop and right click the reset.bat file, then choose "Run
> as administrator."
> 8. You will see a DOS-like window processing.
> NOTE: It may take several minutes, please be patient. When it is finished,
> you will be prompted with the message: "Finished, press any key to continue".
> Step 2: Reinstall Windows Update Agent 3.0
> ===========================
> 1. Please download the file from the following link:
> Windows Vista (32bit)
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
> Windows Vista (64bit)
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x64.exe
> 2. Save the file to D: drive.
> Note: Please select a drive where Windows Vista was not loaded because the
> file cannot be launched directly from the system root directory.
> 3. Click Start->Run, type: "D:\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce"
> (without quotations) and then press Enter to install the Windows Update
> engine.
> Note: There is a space between "D:\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" and
> "/wuforce"
> Now, let's run Windows Update again.
>