Quite often, users of Windows 7 (yesand not only it) there are problems when the automatic update of the system is turned on, but for some reason it does not work, and Winda displays a message that shows error 80070002. Let's see why it occurs and tell you how to fix it using the simplest methods.
Why does the error 80070002 appear?
Strictly speaking, the causes of suchFailure can be quite a lot, but in general it all boils down to the fact that the service responsible for finding and installing update packages either works incorrectly itself or conflicts with other processes.
This is where error 80070002 appears (Windows7) when installing updates. In this regard, it is possible to propose several basic solutions on how to get rid of failures of this type, especially since it is not so difficult to do this as it may seem at first glance. A little patience, and everything will work out.
Code 80070002 (Windows 7 update error): how to fix the simplest way?
To begin, consider, so to speak, classicoption. So, we assume that the system generated error 80070002 when installing Windows 7 updates. What should I do? In the simplest version of the method for solving this problem, we use the “Update Center”, which can be accessed directly from the standard “Control Panel”.
Here you need to use the manual search function.updates. It is very likely that if they are found and installed without any complaints, after that everything will fall into place, and the error 80070002 will not appear anymore.
Date and time settings
Существует еще одна банальная причина появления Such a failure is an incorrectly set date and time. After all, when trying to update what happens? The system date is compared with the parameters of the center on the remote server and with the date of the update releases themselves. As a result, with such a mismatch, the packages are not installed.
How to fix error 80070002 in this situation?There is nothing easier. You just need to set the correct current settings. But here it is necessary to pay attention to one thing: the change of the add should be made not in the system itself, as some users do, by calling parameters by clicking on the icon in the system tray. This approach will not do anything.
Make settings need only in the BIOS.When entering the main section there is such a line. After that, you need to save the changes (as a rule, this is done with the F10 key), after which the system will be rebooted with the new settings. If the reason was precisely this, then the update process will go without any problems.
Using the restart service update
Now consider the method more complicated, whicheliminates the appearance of failures in most cases. To use it, enter the services.msc command in the menu bar “Run” (Win + R) and enter the appropriate editor.
Here you need to find the appropriate service centerupdates and stop her. Now in the root directory of the system we find the SoftwareDistribution folder and rename it to SoftwareDistributionOLD, after which we agree with the warning of account control.
Now we return to the services window and re-enable the update center process. Again, if the update does not start automatically, you can use manual search and installation.
Third-party utilities
Another solution, which corrects error 80070002, is to use specialized utilities that allow you to perform such actions completely in automatic mode.
The native program is best suited for this.Microsoft Fix It Tool. It is enough to start the application, then follow the instructions of the "Wizard", which will first perform a full system scan for problems, and then fix the problems found. At the same time, other problems may be found along the way, again with their subsequent correction. This, in fact, is the versatility of this utility.
What could be more?
Of course, this is not all solutions that canuse when such an error occurs. As practice shows, sometimes problems can be associated even with the installed Microsoft Office package (the release of 2003 differs for the worse). What to do in this situation? Yes, just delete it, and instead put it, say, version 2007 or even higher. But, in principle, you can use all the above methods as general solutions for all cases.
In fact, in a sense it is better to performeach step, with the possible exception of setting the date and time settings, if they are correct. In any case, the technique of restarting the service is universal. And for those who do not want to waste time and delve into these settings, the standard “maykrosoftovskaya” utility is also perfect. However, exactly which way to use depends on the preferences of the user himself.
It remains to add that this is not all the reasons.appearance of failure during the upgrade. Who knows, maybe a virus has entered the system, and the error is a consequence of its activity. Maybe somewhere there are conflicts at the system level in the sense of problems associated with the recently installed software. But you never know what could be. In the extreme case, if nothing helps at all, you can try to roll back the system to the previous state, and then see how the above mentioned service will behave.
