"Problems installing recent updates". "windows update error 0x80070057".The best way going about fixing this. Error 0x80070057 is a typical Windows 7 error code. It may occur when you try to back up files by using Windows Backup on Windows 7 and the backup fails. The error message is often displayed as the following: “An internal error has occurred: The parameter is incorrect: (0x80070057)” Besides this, you may also experience this error message when you format a hard disk drive to install Windows 7. Solution 1: Change the Decimal Symbol Setting As mentioned above the error 0x80070057 sometimes can be triggered bymisconfigured decimal symbol settings. Therefore, try changing the settings to fix the problem. The error is likely to occur if the decimal symbol is not set to ‘.’ (dot). This is common in languages and locales other than English such as German. Here’s what you need to do to change the decimal symbol setting: First open the Control Panel, click clock, then language and then region. Now click the formats tab and go to additional settings menu. Here you will find the decimal symbol field, now type . (dot) and then click OK twice. After that, you must restart your PC to activate the changes. Solution 2: Create a New Partition and Reinstall Windows 7 If the error 0x80070057 is linked to partition damage, then this method is the best way to resolve it. Here’s what you need to do: Insert the Windows 7 DVD and start installation. Select your language preference to install. Here you will see a screen of Microsoft License agreement. Click on I accept option to proceed with the installation process. Then click next. Choose custom advance option and select Disk O partition 1 option. Once selected, click delete. When you do this you will be prompted if you want to confirm deletion, click OK to continue. Now repeat the same however now select Disk O partition 2. Delete this partition as well. Now click New to create a new partition. Here define the disk size and then click apply. Please note, the size of the default value is the maximum size of the disk. After doing so, select disk 0 partition 2 and then click formatting tab. Once the formatting is complete, click next to continue Now you will be able to complete the installation of Windows 7 on your PC without any problem. Solution 3: Add a Registry Key Value If the underlying cause of the error 0x80070057 is a registry issue, then it is serious as such issues can put your PC at serious risks like system failure, crash and data loss. To resolve this error and add a registry key value here’s what you need to do: Go to the start menu and type Regedit.exe in the search bar and then press enter. Locate and click the following registry sub-key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\System. Once you locate it, now go to the edit menu and point to new and then click DWORD value. After that, type CopyFileBufferedSynchronousIo and press enter again. Right click now on the text you just typed and then click Modify. In the value data box, type 1 and then click ok and exit the registry editor. This will fix the error on a temporary basis but not permanently. However, a long-term solution is to clean and repair the registry. Solution 4: Total System Care The registry gets cluttered with unnecessary and redundant files like junk files, cookies, internet history and bad registry keys. If these are not removed timely, they can damage the registry and corrupt dll files. It often leads to disk fragmentation (disk partition) too.
