Unable to do windows update for WIN7

[edmundoab]

Dear All,

Need some advice on Windows Update - giving error whenever I attempt to update

I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad X200
Where Win7 was bundled together with this notebook.
I had recently restored it to factory settings with a clean windows format via thinkvantage.

Keeps telling me Error 80244018

I am puzzled. :-(

 

[Bubbaleone]

Run the Microsoft FixIt tool to Reset Windows Update components. You can just click "Run now" and let it repair Windows Update automatically, or run it in manual mode. Read the page for additional manual steps that may be required.

 

[edmundoab]

The FixIt tool says problem resolved, but I tried updating and it still didn't work, gonna try and reboot the PC now

 

[edmundoab]

The FixIt tool says problem resolved, but I tried updating and it still didn't work, gonna try and reboot the PC now

Does not work even after the reboot, strangely though the fixit program says problem is resolved .... hmm

 

[Jodell88]

What update is not installing? I would laugh if it's the same one that I can't install.

 

[SimMike2]

I know if you computer battery goes dead and your BIOS resets the date to some random old date when the BIOS was first created, Windows Update will not work.

 

[edmundoab]

I know if you computer battery goes dead and your BIOS resets the date to some random old date when the BIOS was first created, Windows Update will not work.

My system date shows the correct day and time

 

[edmundoab]

What update is not installing? I would laugh if it's the same one that I can't install.

I was merely trying to update any files since the last system restore back in 2011.
But it just won't let search for updates to install.
and pops the error in red.

 

[NathanBrook]

Dear All,

Need some advice on Windows Update - giving error whenever I attempt to update

I am using a Lenovo Thinkpad X200
Where Win7 was bundled together with this notebook.
I had recently restored it to factory settings with a clean windows format via thinkvantage.

Keeps telling me Error 80244018

I am puzzled. :-(

Try this for this problem
:-
Press WIN+R keys on the keyboard to open the run command.

1-In the RUN type services.msc and click on OK.

2-Make sure Automatic Updates is set to automatic and

3-Background Intelligent Transfer Service is set to automatic.

----Follow this step too:----

1-Use the proxycfg -d command to get my Windows Update working
properly.

2-Cleare the IE cache and history as well as set all the IE zones to default
values.
3-Turn off the firewalls.