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In lieu of not updating for the next few months (50 – 60 hrs working weeks don’t leave lots of time for creative writing), I’m going to start putting up brief outlines of things I’ve run into, and problems I’ve managed to figure out. Hopefully it will be enough for you, dear reader, to follow my train of thought. If not, leave a comment – I’ll respond as soon as I can.

First – Windows Update error 80070490
or 0×80070490
Vista x86 (same will probably be true of XP and Win7, x86 and x64)

stop windows update service
delete c:\windows\softwaredistribution
reboot
start windows update
download and install updates

This worked for me (for a couple of reboots) but the problem seems to have returned. Anyone have any ideas beyond a reinstall/repair install as Msft unhelpfully recommends?

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