Windows updates reverting, errors, cant search for them, solutions failed, save me!

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Ok.

last week i restored my computer to factory default settings. I got the computer in June 2011. Have windows 7 profession 64bit. i fully uninstalled McAfee thinking that it was causing problems. I have Malwarebytes as the only anti virus installed. Will

probably reinstall mcafee if all of this is cleaned up. Ive been suffering many blue screens over the past week. When i select windows updatescheck for updates via control panel, i am greeted with: 'Windows could not search for new updates, Error(s) found,

code 50080005

 

Solutions ive tried:

- performing a clean boot

- downloaded and used the windows update trouble shooter found here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates

- downloaded and used System Update Readiness Tool found here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947821 . All it did was launch a windows update standalone installer, installed some hot fix (which i did twice for a gamble) and went no where.

- tried running cmd as admin, running 'sfc /scannow' that tells me 'Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service' so i followed the steps found here http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/fix-for-error-windows-resource-protection-could-not-start-the-repair-service-when-running-sfc-in-vista/

, but then i got told another system repair was pending which needed a reboot but that didnt do anything.

 

All of the above things i tried Failed and i still stand with the error code 50080005. In regards to the last step i tried, i do have a pending xml file in my windowswinsxs folder. Its full of an insane amount of text when opened in note pad. Also, each

time before i get to my user log in screen on start up, it says configuration windows updates, loads for a moment, then says configuring windows updates failed, reverting changes, stuff like that.

I am at a loss.

Rhys.

 

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