Posted July 16, 200816 yr Hello ShadowGod, Am I correct in thinking that you are running CCleaner or another registry cleaner? - -- --- See if anything here helps. Windows Update <http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=80010106&dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&cat=en_US_56d1dd45-de9e-4fc5-9bc1-2d1d0de6daee&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us> Google <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=0x80010106&btnG=Search> <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=80010106&btnG=Search> Next Start a free Windows Update support incident request: See the "Need more help? Tell us what problem you are having" section of <https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527> Support for Windows Update: <http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport> Good luck -=- "ShadowGod" wrote: > Windows Update is stuck at "Checking for the latest updates for your > computer..." > > I've had this issue before and had to reinstall. It worked for awhile. I'm > not going to reinstall Windows XP every week because there is no solution to > this bug. I will buy a Mac. > > Why won't MS recognize this issue? It's a Microsoft bug. > > Here are the last few lines of my WindowsUpdate.log: > > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:250 1240 70 Driver Calculated driver attributes as > 0x00000000 > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:265 1240 70 Misc Validating signature for > C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D\muredir.cab: > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:265 1240 70 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:296 1240 70 Misc Validating signature for > C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D\muredir.cab: > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:312 1240 70 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:312 1240 70 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing extended > update info +++++++++++ > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:312 1240 70 PT + ServiceId = > {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}, Server URL = > https://www.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:421 1240 70 Agent * Added update > {6B0FC530-10C2-47B8-BBDA-8014C9D8D317}.100 to search result > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:421 1240 70 Agent * Found 1 updates and 36 categories > in search evaluated appl. rules of 610 out of 772 deployed entities > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:421 1240 70 Agent ********* > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:421 1240 70 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates > [CallerId = MicrosoftUpdate] > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:421 1240 70 Agent ************* > 2008-07-15 19:00:31:453 208 f48 COMAPI FATAL: Call to CallbackWorker() > failed, hr=80010106 > 2008-07-15 19:00:36:421 1240 70 Report REPORT EVENT: > {2ECB3F07-6EF7-4839-BA39-B89641CB3FE0} 2008-07-15 > 19:00:31:421-0400 1 147 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 MicrosoftUpdate Success Software > Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 1 updates. > > ---------------------- > > "FATAL: Call to CallbackWorker() failed" is obviously the problem, why is it > failing? Is there any way to find out why it is failing or do we all just > have to make wild guesses? No, I have no viruses, no spyware, no IE7 > toolbars or add-ons. I swear I've tried every single documented "fix" for > this with no success.
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