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Old August 23rd 20, 12:59 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Wolffan[_3_]
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Default OneDrive update error

On 21 Aug 2020, Paul wrote
(in article ):

David_B wrote:
On 19/08/2020 09:44, Chris wrote:
My wife's laptop said OneDrive needed updating so away we went to
update it, but it failed with the 0x80040c82 error code. Followed the
instructions here with no success.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ve-error-cant-
reinstall-or-fix-0x80040c82/9620aeab-399f-4a27-ba80-e7c2039ef841


I went in manually to uninstall OneDrive, rebooted the machine and
checked that it is definitely gone, but the install refuses to work.
Anyone seen this problem or got any other ideas?
TIA


May I suggest that you read this helpful article, Chris?

https://www.dummies.com/computers/op.../what-is-onedr
ive/


Good luck! :-)


Ah, no.


he’s an idiot



The problem is, the reason it's hard to craft an answer, is because
OneDrive has four different versions,


more than that

and the software could
either be Win32 for it, or it could be a Metro App.


ooh, yeah



The flowchart for fixing, may depend on what one is being used.

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https://www.zubairalexander.com/blog...-versions-of-o
nedrive-on-your-computer/

Onedrive, before it had these versions, used to get into install
loops, and beat the **** out of the computer. Eventually I think
some code was added so it wouldn't do that more than three or
four times. Then the next day, it would do it again.

I don't recollect there being a separate installer to download.
If it was coming in as a KB (which it probably isn't), you could
get it from the Catalog server and do it by hand. But I doubt
life is that simple.

For Metro Apps there are some commands for removing and installing,
and there's also some stuff in the GUI for the Apps section.
Equivalent to Programs and Features, so you don't have to use
the command line.

The problem space at the moment, is too large to answer, and the OPs
problem might well have resolved on its own by now.

Paul



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