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Windows Update Fails - Page doesn't load
Error Code: 0X80248007

Follow these step by step  instructions to make sure you get windows updates and keep your computer protected.

To fix this problem you need to rename the Windows Update "SoftwareDistribution" folder

Windows XP - Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003

  1. Start Notepad. To do this, click Start, and then click Run.
     
  2. Type "Notepad" without the quotes and hit enter.
     
  3. Copy and then paste (or type) the following command lines into the Notepad window.

    net stop wuauserv
    cd %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution
    ren SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
    net start wuauserv
     
  4. On the File menu, click Save As, and then type Rename.bat.
     
  5. Click Save as type, and then click All Files.
     
  6. Save the Rename.bat file to your desktop.
     
  7. Double-click the Rename.bat file to rename the SoftwareDistribution folder.
     
  8. Try to install updates again.
     
  9. If the issue is resolved, delete the Rename.bat file that you created in the previous steps.

Note After you can successfully download and install updates, you can delete the SoftwareDistribution.old folder to recover disk space.

 

Windows Vista - Windows Server 2008
  1. Click Start, and then type notepad in the Start Search box.
     
  2. In the Programs list, click Notepad.
     
  3. Copy and then paste (or type) the following commands into the Notepad window.
     
    net stop wuauserv
    cd %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution
    ren SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
     net start wuauserv
     
  4. On the File menu, click Save As, and then type Rename.bat.
     
  5. Click Save as type, and then click All Files (*.*).
    6.

 

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  1. Save the Rename.bat file to your desktop.
     
  2. Right-click the Rename.bat file, and then click Run as administrator.
     
  3. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. This renames the SoftwareDistribution folder.
     
  4. Try to install updates again.
     
  5. If the issue is resolved, delete the Rename.bat file that you created in the previous steps.

Note After you can successfully download and install updates, you can delete the SoftwareDistribution.old folder to recover disk space.
 

 
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