error while installing Microsoft updates on windows 7?

2 thoughts on “error while installing Microsoft updates on windows 7?”

1. Technocrate says:

   December 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   Cause:
   The problem is potentially a result of an inconsistent/incorrect environmental variable (%AppData%) as shown below:

   Solution:
   1.Open the Registry editor. To do so, Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit.exe in the Programs list.In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

   2.Navigate to the following registry keysHKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

   3. The correct and default value forAppData should be %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming. To change the value, double click on Appdata, then change the string in the value data field.

   4. Close the Registry editor, and try again Windows Update again. (A reboot shouldnot be required.)

   5. If the problem persists, repeat the steps 2 through 4 with the following registry keys:
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\
   • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\

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2. Thomas Jefferson says:

   December 28, 2010 at 8:00 am

   I wouldn’t use CCleaner for any sort of registry cleanup if I were you. This tool is free for a reason, and was called "CrapCleaner" for a reason as well – because it’s really poor at cleaning the registry. I would recommend using a tool called Frontline Registry Cleaner or RegGenie to fix the registry, as these tools are able to repair the largest number of errors in the most effective way. You can see this registry tool here: http://www.fastregistryfixes.com/best_registry_cleaner_tools.html

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