Re: Windows Update Fails - 0x80070005

Hi All,

I would go for process explorer which gives more than file monitor and reg
monitor and another way of comparing registry is using

a) winmerge tool / utility which will compare 2 registry

b) Regsnap tool / utility.

Regards
Sainath

"David F." wrote:

> It was the latest version - I never had a problem with the older versions
> I've used. I did end up using regmon. thanks.
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
> news:efdcN8YwHHA.3508@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > "David F." <df2705@community.nospam> wrote in message
> > news:eKgirOsvHHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> What do I need to do to fix it? Looks like some registry key, but which
> >> one? Process Monitor just seems to crash the computer so I can't review
> >> it
> >> (the thing fill up so fast it's unbelievable).
> >
> >
> > If you're only using ProcMon to try to capture registry accesses and don't
> > have
> > a controlled scenario to monitor, RegMon might be a better tool.
> > E.g. with RegMon when you set a filter it actually excludes records from
> > being
> > captured, instead of just excluding records from being seen.
> >
> > Also, if ProcMon is crashing the computer it may be useful to know
> > the version of it. FWIW I think that the latest version does that more
> > frequently than an earlier version.
> >
> > BTW there is a newsgroup which discusses those tools:
> > news:microsoft.public.winternals
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Here's part of the windowsupdate.log file where it fails:
> >>
> >> 2007-07-04 20:41:35 3112 df4 Setup Starting registry operations for
> >> section
> >> wuaucpl
> >> 2007-07-04 20:41:35 3112 df4 Setup Completed registration operations for
> >> section wuaucpl: status 0
> >> 2007-07-04 20:41:35 3112 df4 Setup Starting registry operations for
> >> section
> >> wuaueng_WebSetup
> >> 2007-07-04 20:41:35 3112 df4 Setup Completed registration operations for
> >> section wuaueng_WebSetup: status 0x80070005
> >
> >
> > RegMon would show you the key to which write access is inhibited.
> >
> >
> > FYI
> >
> > Robert Aldwinckle
> > ---
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

"Sainath , SMB KID" <SainathSMBKID@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16A72132-DC78-41ED-A33F-5EF2DE6EC82B@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
>

> I would go for process explorer which gives more than file monitor and reg monitor


Typo? ; ) ProcMon has those features not ProcExp.


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