Event ID 11163 The system failed to register host A or AAAA resource records RRs for network adapter. Windows 7 codenamed Vienna, formerly Blackcomb is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft. It is a part of the Windows NT family of operating. Event ID 1. 11. 63 The system failed to register host A or AAAA resource records RRs for network adapter. Hi,I was wondering if anyone else has seen this issue. We have had this issue for about one year on only our Vista Clients, but it does not seem to be affecting DNS registration. Provides indepth articles, news and support for IT professionals supporting a Windows environment. Get help, support, and tutorials for Windows productsWindows 10, Windows 8. Windows 7, and Windows 10 Mobile. Windows VistaServer 2008 Service Pack 2 What to Expect Ive gotten a number of emails about Microsofts next major update to Windows Vista and. I have our Windows 2. DHCP server setup to handle all DNS registration, so Im thinking that this might be a bug as I dont see this on any of our Windows XP Clients. Also, shouldnt Vista be smart enought to know that the DHCP server is handling everthing Thanks for your helpLog Name      System. Source        Dns. Api. Date          3. PMEvent ID      1. Task Category None. Level         Warning. Keywords      Classic. User          NAComputer      WCONVERSION1. Description The system failed to register host A or AAAA resource records RRs for network adapterwith settings   Adapter Name EC8. MjiRwYMO.png' alt='Re Register Windows Update Service Vista' title='Re Register Windows Update Service Vista' />C6. E 4. E0. 5 A9. D F8. A6. 1B7. FHost Name WCONVERSION1. Primary Domain Suffix channelm. DNS server list 1. Sent update to server 1. IP Addresses 1. The reason the system could not register these RRs was because the DNS server failed the update request. The most likely cause of this is that the authoritative DNS server required to process this update request has a lock in place on the zone, probably because a zone transfer is in progress. You can manually retry DNS registration of the network adapter and its settings by typing ipconfig registerdns at the command prompt. If problems still persist, contact your DNS server or network systems administrator. Windows Update not working, stuck checking or page blank. It is a different thing to find that Windows Updates fail to download or install in Windows. But what can you do if Windows Update or Microsoft Update itself do not work, us stuck checking or the Windows Update or Microsoft Update page that you open comes out blank. This was a common problem in Windows Vista and earlier, but fewer people are seeing this issue in Windows 1. Nevertheless, if you do face this problem, you may try these troubleshooting steps, in no particular order. Do remember to create a system restore point first. Windows Update not working. If Windows Update is not working do the following 1. The first thing to do is to see if you installed any new software, and if so, try to restore your computer to a prior good time. Mentor Graphics Pads 9 5 Efast. Clear up your Temporary Files folder, Cookies folder Temporary Internet File folder, reboot and try again. Best and easy to use the built in Disk Cleanup utility. Flush the Software Distribution Folder. Run Command Prompt as administrator. In the CMD box that appears on the computer screen, enter the following strings of text, one at a time, and hit Enter. Now browse to the C WindowsSoftware. Distribution folder and delete all the files and folders inside. If the files are in use, restart your device. After rebooting, run the commands above again. Your Windows Store App needs to be closed by the way, so do not start it. Now you will be able to delete the files from the mentioned Software Distribution folder. Now in the Command Prompt windows, type the following commands one at a time, and hit Enter net start wuauservnet start bits. Reboot. If you are using Windows Update try using Microsoft Updates or vice versa. Run system file checker. If any corrupt system files are found, they will be repaced on reboot. If Windows Update not working, try this Open Internet Explorer Tools Internet Options Security Click trusted sites icon Click Sites uncheck require server verification. Then add following sites http. Click Close Apply OK. This is known to help the Genuine Validated Windows, in some cases, but not always. Do also ensure that you have the latest Windows Update Agent installed. Try to re register the following dlls individually. See how to register unregister dlls if you are not sure how to do it. Alternatively, open Notepad. Copy Paste the following command lines into it and save the file using a. Double click the icon of the. Run the commands, and then close. Reboot, and see if Windows Update is working OK. Open IE Tools Internet Options Advanced Security Settings Ensure that the two boxes Enable SSL 2 or Enable SSL 3 are checked. Note down your error code and visit this excellent Microsoft Resource Windows Update Support Error Codes. Search for the solution against your error Code. If you receive Windows Update error 8. Background Intelligent Transfer Service BITS or Windows Event Log service settings, and then restart each service. Go here to see the Complete Master List of Windows Update Error Codes. If you are recovering from a malware attack, you may also want to have a look at your Hosts file. Some malware programs may modify the hosts file to control DNS name resolution. Remove ALL entries for Windows Update and Microsoft Update from your Hosts file situated at CWindowssystem. Use our Fix WU tool and see if it helps. It re registers all the dll, ocx and ax files required for the proper functioning of Windows Update. Use the Windows Update Troubleshooter from Microsoft. It resets Windows Updates settings to defaults. You can either remove any lines that contain entries for Windows Update or for Microsoft Update OR you can just place the number sign before or in front of any line that contains microsoft and update. Hosts. Man is a good freeware utility to help you manage your hosts file. Windows Update page blank. If when you open Windows Update from the Control Panel, you get to see a blank white page, you might want to re register the following DLL files. It has been known to work. Open Run as administrator, type the following, one after the other and hit Enter. Hopefully, this helps As we mentioned earlier, you may want to see this post if Windows Updates fail to download or install. Post dated 2. 00. Win. Vista. Club, updated and posted here. 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