Windows Update doesn't stop checking for updates

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I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 4 year old NEC Versa P8310.  Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2Ghz with 2GB RAM.

 

Windows Update has been running constantly for 2 hours and is still saying checking for updates.

 

When I go to http://update.microsoft.com it says

 

 

Files required to use Microsoft Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer

 

When I try to the recommended reinstall or repair files it brings up

 

Error number: 0x80070002.  The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.

 

 

I have tried Microsoft Fixit that says it needs to repair Windows Update, it says it succeeds but am still unable to get windows updates.  I have tried renaming the SoftwareDistribution folder for it to manually reinstall but no success.  Have even tried

downloading the standalone Windows Update install client, still to no avail.

 

I have also run Trend HouseCall, Microsoft Security Essentials and malwareBytes and they have all come back clean.

 

can someone please help me?

 

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