Background
I have an (old) Compaq Presario CQ60 laptop on which I have installed Windows 7 SP1 (via a Windows DVD) - a new installation, wiping all other data. I tried installing games but, though they installed, they did not run correct - I heard sound but saw only a background image.
I noticed (using dxdiag
) that DirectX was not running (though DirectX 11 is installed).
Problem My guess is that, if I can install all the latest Windows 7 patches, these games might work. But Windows Update does not work. I see various error messages, eg:
- C80003FA
- 80080005
- 8024000E
- and other errors...
- Sometimes it starts downloading (the 178 required updates) and it gets so far before crashing or stopping (without, apparently, any installations).
What I have tried
- Starting again with a completely fresh installation.
- Then using the Windows Update Diagnostic tool. I have run this multiple times. Sometimes it says that everything is fixed, sometimes there are still problems:
Furthermore, those problems vary each time. Eg now it says that the "Problems installing recent updates" is "Not fixed" (there aren't any recent updates!).
When I click "View detailed information" in the above dialog, all problems are reported as being fixed (including those reported as not fixed in the dialog)! When I tried to open the collected data (cabinet file), I get a "Cabinet File Viewer" popup that says, "Cannot open the cabinet file."
- Running
sfc /scannow
(see answer below). - Selecting ""Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them" (see answer below) (since I asked "Eg is there anyway I can install them, say, 10 at a time?"). This enabled me to install a few updates but, since then, no more are installed (same problems as mentioned above).
- Tweaking's All In One Windows Repair Tool (from a comment below).
How can I get Windows Updates working? Based on the answer below (and a comment, see 3-5 above for details) I did get some updates installed (including, crucially for me, the graphics drivers) but the rest do not install. I still get the problems mentioned above, with the same Windows error messages.
(Even during typing this question I got a BSOD!)