Quite often, users of Windows 7 (and not only it) have problems when automatic updating of the system is turned on, but for some reason it doesn’t work, and “Windows” displays a message in which error 80070002 is indicated. Let's see why it occurs, and tell you how to fix it with the simplest methods.
Why is error 80070002 appearing?
As a matter of fact, there can be a lot of reasons for the occurrence of such a failure, however, in general terms, it all boils down to the fact that the service responsible for finding and installing update packages either does not work correctly or conflicts with other processes.
This is where error 80070002 (Windows 7) appears when installing updates. In this regard, it is possible to propose several basic solutions on how to get rid of failures of this type, especially since to do this is not so difficult as it might seem at first glance. A little patience, and everything will work out.
Code 80070002 ( Windows 7 update error): how to fix it in the simplest way?
First, consider the classic version, so to speak. So, we assume that the system generated error 80070002 when installing Windows 7 updates. What should I do? In the simplest version of the methodology for solving this problem, we use the "Update Center", which can be accessed directly from the standard "Control Panel".
Here you need to use the manual update search function. It is very likely that if they are found and installed without any complaints, then everything will fall into place, and error 80070002 will no longer appear.
Date and Time Settings
There is another commonplace reason for the appearance of such a failure - incorrectly set date and time. After all, when trying to update what happens? The system date is compared with the settings of the center on the remote server and with the date of the update releases themselves. As a result, with such a discrepancy, packages are not installed.
How to fix error 80070002 in such a situation? There is nothing easier. You just need to set the correct current settings. But here we should pay attention to one thing: changing them must be done not in the system itself, as some users do, by calling up parameters by clicking on the icon in the system tray. This approach will not do anything.
You need to make settings exclusively in the BIOS. When entering the main section there is such a line. After that, you need to save the changes (as a rule, this is done with the F10 key), after which the system will restart with the new settings. If the reason was precisely this, then the update process will go without any problems.
Using restart service update
Now consider a more complicated technique, which eliminates the appearance of failures in most cases. To use it, you need to enter the services.msc command in the menu bar "Run" (Win + R) and go to the appropriate editor.
Here you need to find the appropriate update center service and stop it. Now in the root directory of the system we find the folder SoftwareDistribution and rename it to SoftwareDistributionOLD, after which we agree with the warning of user account control.
Now we return to the services window and turn on the update center process again. Again, if the update does not start automatically, you can use manual search and installation.
Third Party Utilities
Another solution that fixes error 80070002 is to use specialized utilities that allow you to perform these actions completely automatically.
For this, the "native" Microsoft Fix It Tool program is best suited. It is enough to start the application, and then follow the instructions of the "Wizard", which first will perform a full scan of the system for problems, and then fix the problems found. At the same time, other problems can be found along the way, again with their subsequent correction. This, in fact, is the versatility of this utility.
What could be more?
Of course, these are far from all the solutions that can be used when such an error occurs. As practice shows, sometimes problems can be associated even with the installed Microsoft Office suite (the 2003 release differs for the worse). What to do in such a situation? Yes, just delete it, and instead of it put, say, version 2007 or even higher. But, in principle, all of the above methods can be used as general solutions for all cases.
In fact, in a sense, it is better to complete each step, except with the exception of setting the date and time settings, if they are correct. In any case, the method of restarting the service is universal. And for those who do not want to waste time and delve into these settings, the standard Microsoft utility is perfect. However, which method to use depends on the preferences of the user himself.
It remains to add that these are not all the reasons for the failure of the update. Who knows, maybe a virus has entered the system, and the error is a consequence of its activity. Maybe somewhere there are conflicts at the system level in the sense of problems associated with a newly installed software. But you never know what could be. In the extreme case, if nothing helps at all, you can try to roll back the system to the previous state, and then see how the above service will behave.