Showing posts with label getting windows update error code 0X80070420. Show all posts
Showing posts with label getting windows update error code 0X80070420. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 May 2014

You receive a "0x80070420" error code when you use the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites to install updates

You may receive the windows update error code 0x80070420 while you are trying to update the windows operating system based computer. The error code 0x80070420 that generates during of update windows is not easy to remove. You have to perform some tasks to solve this problem. You will get the process to fix windows update error code 0x80070420 in this content. You have to read entire content carefully to fix this problem. If you are thinking why you are getting windows update error code 0x80070420 then you will get the answer in the below paragraph.

Causes of windows update error


If the windows update service has stopped in your computer and you are trying to update the computer then you will get the windows update error code 0x80070420 and the process of update becomes failed in your computer. If you want to update your computer then you have to start the windows update service in your computer. The process to start the windows update service is given in the below paragraph.





Solution of windows update error code 0x80070420


To start the windows update service first of all close the all open the windows update or Microsoft update browsers. If you are using windows vista and windows server 2008 then click on start and then type command prompt in the program search box and then right click on command prompt and then click on run as administrator. If you are not logged in with admin then it ask your password for admin permission so you have to provide the admin password. If you are using windows xp and windows server 2003 then click on start and after that click on run window and type command prompt in the run window and after that press enter. When the command prompt window appears on the screen then you have to execute the following command to start the windows update service.

net stop wuauserv
net start wuauserv
exit

To execute these commands type one by one into the command prompt and press enter after typing each and every command. When these commands executes in your computer then the windows update service is start in your computer and you will not get the windows update error code 0x80070420 when you are trying to update windows. I fix my pc by applying the process to fix windows update error code 0x80070420.


Friday, 16 May 2014

Getting "0X80070420" error code when you use the Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites to install updates

When you are trying to update windows from Microsoft windows update website then you may receive the error code 0X80070420 during windows update. If you are getting windows update error code 0X80070420 then you can solve this error by the given process to fix windows update error code 0X80070420. Windows update is a process by which we install new thing in our computer that is added by the operating system provider and the update of windows is very important for you. There are so many reasons and causes of windows update problem 0X80070420 but it is very necessary to fix windows update error code 0X80070420. But before fixing of this error we have to know how the windows update issue 0X80070420 occurs in computer.

Causes of windows update error code 0X80070420


There are so many causes that are fully responsible for the windows update issue 0X80070420. When the windows update service has stopped when you are trying to install windows update then you may receive the update error problem 0X80070420. This is the main reason that is fully responsible for windows update error code 0X80070420.





Process to fix windows update error code 0X80070420


The solution of windows update error is briefly explained in this paragraph. If you are using windows vista or windows server 2008 then you can fix this problem by the given process here. First of all exit from all the windows or Microsoft update browser from windows. Now go to start and then type command prompt in the program search box and then press enter. In the search list right click on command prompt and then click on run as administrator. If you are not logged in administrator then you have to provide the administrator password. When the command prompt becomes appears then run the following given command one by one. To run these commands press enter after typing each and every command.

net stop wuauserv
net start wuauserv
exit

When the commands are executed successfully then try to install windows update again and I think this time you will not face the windows update error code 0X80070420. If you are using windows xp then open command prompt through run window and then here also run the above given commands and then you can also update windows in windows xp. I fix my pc by starting the windows update service again by the command prompt.