Windows update error 80071a30

Since I try to update my Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64 with the following new files, my system is not accepting any update at all. My PC is protected by the latest Symantec Norton version 2.

I've tried to clean SoftwareDistribution folder and so on without success. I'm protected by Kaspersky Enterprise 6, but even disabled, Widows Updates does not work I'm a little bit disappointed. Hi Lisa, sorry you are having the same problems and even more sorry to have to tell you that I finally had to reinstall windows after which everything was fine.

I even called and spoke to Tech Support, and they couldn't help. I ended up reinstalling also. If this happens you might as well bite the bullet. Several posts had claimed that the. Net Framework was the culprit and after trying 2 clean reinstalls of that, and still getting the same error codes, I was at the end of my rope. Between you guys and my IT guy fiance, all who agree on the reinstall, I'll be doing that this weekend.

So the official answer to the Windows Error Code a30 is simply to reinstall Vista. Very disappointing. I have exactly the same problem with Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit, I always get error code 0xa30 when trying to install Vista updates. This cannot be seriously true that there is NO official solution from Microsoft.

Reinstalling is not an option at all. Please help, or Microsoft, give me a free copy of Win7 as an upgrade, which would be only fair for such a buggy OS :. Office Office Exchange Server. You are commenting using your Google account.

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I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Balaji Kundalam MVP. Hi Thanks for contacting Microsoft Answers. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In order to narrow down the cause of this issue and resolve it, please refer to the following steps.

After finishing each step, please check the result again on the Windows Update website. If you are running any third party applications such as Spyblocker, Internet or web accelerators programs designed to boost the speed of the Internet connection , security or anti-virus programs Norton, McAfee, Norton Internet Security etc. Please understand that we are disabling these programs only for the purpose of troubleshooting and we can re-enable these programs after we finish troubleshooting.

Step 1: Verify the relevant Windows Update services. Click the Start Button, in Start Search box, type: "services.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Double click the service "Windows Update". Click on the "Log On" tab, please ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile.

If not, please click the Enable button to enable it. Then please click the "Start" button under "Service Status" to start the service. Please repeat the above steps with the "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" service. You can also temporarily stop these services, restart the computer, and then start these services again.

If any service is missing or cannot be stopped or restarted, please let me know. This problem may occur if the Windows Update Software distribution folder has been corrupted. We can refer to the following steps to rename this folder.

Please note that the folder will be re-created the next time we visit the Windows Update site. Close all the open windows. Click the Start Button, click "All programs", and click "Accessories". Right-click "Command Prompt", and click "Run as administrator". Note: Please look at the cmd window and make sure it says that it was successfully stopped before we try to rename the folder. However, if it fails, please let me know before performing any further steps and include any error messages you may have received when it failed.

In the opened folder, look for the folder named "SoftwareDistribution". Right-click on the folder, select Rename and type "SDold" without the quotes to rename this folder.