[quote]Good tip. I just re-installed Windows 7 (64-bit) recently also and had the same problem of updates not, well, updating.
Howdy...
I'm glad you got it resolved.
I did a lot of searching too and was apprehensive about believing any online fixes.
Hence, I had success and could save others some grief.
I have no clue as to why this occurs and like your self I won't be doing a fresh install anytime soon.
This rebuild needs to outlive me!

Excellent....you have your backing up protocols well defined.
Thanks for adding extra info for others in the same enigmatic Microsoft abyss.

Carry on....