Windows Updates failed today. Did a search, and I am not the only one

[madfloridian]

First time I ever had a problem.

There were 15 for Windows 7. I promptly downloaded them, they downloaded, said to restart computer. It hung at 30% forever. I shut down, restarted. The main culprit seems to be KB2952664

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2833825/microsoft-windows/windows-7-patch-kb-2952664-fails-with-error-80242016.html

I saw other people were unable to install them successfully.

I just checked Update again, and now it says there are only 11. That particular one is still part of the download.

I think I will leave it alone until I hear more about it.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. That occasionally happens, but...

my Win 8 update worked just fine.

[madfloridian]

5. It only installed 2 Microsoft.NET updates.

None of the others.

I suspect it corrupted a system file because my Trojan Remover trusty program did a fast scan and said that a C:Windows\System32\rpcss.dll had failed signature checking and should replace or do restore. That program runs a fast scan when I turn on the computer, so I know it was not that way before.

I am thinking either uninstall those 2 updates or do a system restore...which I have not had to do in years.

[gvstn]

2. I have 2664 installed already.

I see there are 18 updates for me. I'll let you know if they install ok or if there is a possible problem with a different update on the current list.

[gvstn]

4. Everything installed ok.

Did you try manually installing 2664 individually?

[Earth Bound Misfit]

3. "Compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952664

This update helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating system in order to ease the upgrade experience to the latest version of Windows.

Since I have absolutely no intention of upgrading to Win 8 or 10, I chose to hide the update. Problem averted.

HTH

[madfloridian]

6. Wondering if I should uncheck that one before trying updates again

[madfloridian]

7. Tried again all went okay.

[Gore1FL]

8. Sometimes the .net updates error out.

I had to use a fixit.