windows updater not updating

hi guys,
i am using windows7 on my laptop, just put new ram in and a ssd hard drive,reinstalled windows7,installed advast antivirus, downloaded firefox,everything working find, BUT,windows updater as been running for the last 48 hours and i have not received any updates, with help from youtube got some error report saying( event id 29 windows update lost connectivity) i am using a Ethernet connection to my laptop,

in computer management,services,background intelligent transfer service is set at (automatic delay start)

also in services (windows update) is set at (automatic delay start)

please can you guys help,

ps, would it be that micosoft is just shutdown for xmas???
thanks for your time, bluesfloyd

 

Some antivirus programs are a little to aggressive, and can stop
windows updating.

Go to the settings section of the avast antivirus, and suspend the active
protection.

Retry the update. I would advise that you only do an update, and not
use the internet during the update,this will avoid receiving viruses
while the antivirus program is effectively disabled.

When the updates have been received undo the antivirus suspension.

 

Hi,

May be below link will be useful for you.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-updates-fail-to-install



Regards,
Walter Garcia
Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider
http://www.o365cloudexperts.com

 

Hеrе аrе twо mеthоds оn hоw tо Rеpаir windоws updаtеs.


1) Windоws Dеfаult Trоublеshооtеr

2) Rеsеt аnd Rе-Rеgistеr windоws updаtе соmpоnеnts.

If windоws updаtеs is sеt tо ‘Mаnаgеd by Systеm Аdministrаtоr’ thеn fоllоw thеsе stеps bеfоrе prосееding furthеr.

1. Оpеn RеgЕdit аnd nаvigаtе tо HKLM\Sоftwаrе\Pоliсiеs\Miсrоsоft\ Windоws\WindоwsUpdаtе

2. Rеmоvе аny аnd аll vаluеs within this kеy. Mоst likеly, thе сulprit is а fаulty Windоws Updаtе sоurсе sеrvеr. Sоmеtimеs this is thе rеsult оf а lаtеnt оr prеviоus infесtiоn.

3. Finаlly, dоwnlоаd аnd run Miсrоsоft FixIt 50202. Try thе Dеfаult sеttings first, аnd if thаt dоеs nоt wоrk, try Аggrеssivе.

4. Rеbооt thе соmputеr аnd сhесk tо sее thаt Windоws Updаtе is wоrking prоpеrly.

 

Just fyi, if these problems have started for you, there's a good chance your svchost that's holding windows update is messing with you and will inevitably start leeching the unholy poop out of your CPU - literally 50~70% with nothing running. You have to go into resource monitor and kill the wns service when that happens, just remember that for later lol