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MindKind
MindKind

Reputation: 49

Powershell Reset Windows Update

I currently installed a fresh official Windows 7 Ultimate on my MacbookPro with BootCamp.

Everything is running good except Windows Update. Stuck on Searching for updates..

So I made a lot of google searches (for about 4 hours now) and I tried many things such as the FixIt tools from MS and other tricks but nothing is working.

Now i'm trying this: http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/372790-very-high-memory-sometimes-cpu-usage-svchost-exe-up-1-gb-post3095241.html#post3095241

I'm now at using PowerShell and entering this command line:

sc.exe sdset bits D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)

I always get this error:

Missing closing ')' in expression.
At line:1 char:23
+ sc.exe sdset bits D:(A <<<< ;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRS
DRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (CloseParenToken:TokenId) [], Paren
   tContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingEndParenthesisInExpression
    enter code here

I took a look at the commande line and I dont see any missing ')', and made some other google search for this command line from other websites and always give the same error

Whats wrong..!?

Update:

I tried this without success (same error)

$str = "sc.exe sdset bits D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"

Invoke-Expression $str

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4811

Answers (4)

FatFreeFatCake
FatFreeFatCake

Reputation: 1

Since this is invoking DOS use single quotes around the DOS command and add double quotes around the ACL "D:(A;;......;;PU)". It would look like this

Invoke-Expression -Command 'sc.exe sdset bits "D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"'

Upvotes: 0

user4317867
user4317867

Reputation: 2448

PowerShell does not play well with DOS executable files and their arguments.

Try using:

Start-Process sc.exe -ArgumentList 'sdset bits D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)'

Upvotes: 0

Grumpy
Grumpy

Reputation: 1

When I put quotes around the entire command, the dos prompt removed the quote marks, and returned the result. Putting the quotes around the long parameter list, i.e., doing this:

sc.exe sdset bits "D:(A;; [snip] ;;PU)"

resulted in the Dos Prompt executing giving the message Success.

Upvotes: 0

MindKind
MindKind

Reputation: 49

SOLUTION

I found the solution and its to type the command as follow:

CMD /C "sc.exe sdset bits D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"

Upvotes: 1

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