AHHH, tried everything.. Windows updates wont download ..error.. 2147012889 Driving me mad.. Col

Troubleshooting Windows Update Connection and Download Problems

from a microsoft tech; This appears to be affecting many users today. May I suggest waiting a couple of days and trying again.

i had the same kind of problem. try downloading the updates one at a time, or grouping a few smaller sized updates for download. if you can't get them all try back later like the other person said. when you first attempt an update you have to give permission for MS to scan your computer. make sure you've done that. it wouldn't hurt to run scandisk or some other diagnostic program, too, just to check for other problems.

Hi Col, I had the same problem with Windows updates not finishing the download and telling me it was unnsuccessful, I have since had success by temorarily turning off the firewall until the download had completed, it's been fine so far, give it a try, might work for you too.

Have a look at this article and make sure you disable your anti-virus and firewall before trying any download. Then as stated above, install them one by one. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q281967

Hi guys. I had the same installation error message too. Everytime I tried to download something it said installation failed because of an unknown error. I told Microsoft and got this response back today: "I understand that you are unable to download from our site and getting an "unknown error" code. This error message can occur if Internet Explorer is damaged, corrupted or has a missing file. > > I would like to try and replace a file that may be damaged or missing to > resolve this issue. Let's walk through the steps below: > > * First click on Start and then click on Find/Files/Folders > * Search for the inseng.dll file in the C Drive > * Locate the copy of this file that is in the System32 Folder > * Right click on this file with your mouse and choose copy from the pop > up menu. > > You will want to search for the Windows Update folder located in > C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate > > *Open the Windowsupdate folder and paste the inseng.dll file into the > folder. You can paste this file by "right-click" with your mouse and > choose "paste" from the pop up menu. > > If a prompt to overwrite the existing file is present, select YES. > > Once this is completed you will want to go to the Windows Update site > again and attempt to download from the site." Try restarting your machine before you attempt to download from Windows Update, because the first time I tried it failed.