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Windows Update Error 80072EFE – Cryptographic Service Error
Error message 0x80072EFE when trying to installing update from the Windows Update website. This issue may be caused by hardware and / or software firewalls or proxy server or Windows category files are corrupted. To resolve the issue: Step 1: Check background programs. ======================= Disable firewalls or other Internet browser programs that can affect the […]
Solved: Windows Update 80072EE2 Error
Go to Start In the Run box type regedit and hit enter In the registry editor, browse to the folder in the left hand panel to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate folder and delete the keys in the right hand pane called WUServer and WUStatusServer In the Run box type services.exe and hit enter Find the ‘Windows Update‘ service at the bottom […]
How to delete OEM partition with Diskpart
Step 1. Hit “Windows Key + R to open the run dialogue box, enter “diskpart” and click “OK” to open a black command prompt window. Step 2. Type “list disk” to display all the disks of your computer. Type “select disk n” to identify which disk you need to work with. Here n stands for […]
Windows Server Update Services Installation Failed the Update Could Not Be Found
Uninstalled due to DB errors. Reinstall failed with above error. Reso: Note #1: If your uninstalled and reinstallation gives you this error then this fixed it for me (clip from http://techblog.mirabito.net.au/?p=58) It’s a relatively quick fix though – Just delete “HKLMSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdate”, restart the Windows Update service (wuauserv) and then you should be good to go. […]
Step-By-Step: Enabling Hyper-V for use on Windows 8.1
Virtual Machines are great for running different operating systems or software configurations on a single machine and many other additional tasks. The launch of the Windows 8 offering was the first Windows client operating system to include hardware virtualization support without the need for separate installs or downloads. The Hyper-V client found in Windows 8 […]
Windows Update 0x80070005 errors
Windows Indexing Service http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/35393366/failed-windows-update–w.aspx The last post mentions using ProcessExplorer to determine that cidaemon.exe (the Indexing Service) was locking the update.url file. Stop the Indexing Service via Services and Windows Update ran successfully.
VSSAdmin Delete Shadow Copies
Vssadmin delete shadows Updated: April 17, 2012 Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 Deletes shadow copies of a specified volume. For examples of how to use this command, see examples: Syntax vssadmin delete shadows /for=<ForVolumeSpec> [/oldest | /all | /shadow=<ShadowID>] [/quiet] Parameters Parameter Description /for=<ForVolumeSpec> […]
You receive a “0x80070002” or “0x80070003” error code after you download an update from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or from Windows Server Update Services
Run this MS FixIt: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910336
Overcoming IIS 6 File Upload/Download File Size Limits
When trying to upload files over 200KB on IIS 6 the file may never upload and you either get an error or are sent to a blank screen. By default Windows 2003 server limits file uploads to about 200KB in size. To overcome this limit you must edit the IIS metabase.xml file. Before you can […]
Run Once Registry Keys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce