ok, so i followed the instructions step by step and no success to report.
when i tried to net stop the wuauserv and bits, they were not running so they were not stopped by this attempt.
the rest responded with success as expected until i got to renaming the SoftwareDistribution folder. it did not exist so was not renamed.
a couple other potential clues when i restarted...
- the error i received when attempting to start Windows Update was "WindowsUpdate_800706BA"
dawg
Dawg,
Thats very serious dude...If the bits and wuauserv services are not running that is the cause of your windows update errors

type Services.msc into the start-menu searchbox and set both services to start Automatically (Important!) "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" and "Windows Update"...If they fail to start it means you have a very serious failure of Windows Kernel Services usually caused by 3rd party system utility's and Viruses :eek:
Steven