FYI...

Update for Windows Update ...
- http://h-online.com/-1624979
25 June 2012 - "Microsoft has released an unscheduled, non-patch day update for Windows to update the Windows Update function itself. However, according to reports from readers, the Windows Update Agent update does -not- always run smoothly... Users who run Windows Update are confronted with a message which says that an update for Windows Update needs to be installed before the system can check for other updates. On some computers, clicking the "Install Updates" button results in a failed installation with error code 80070057 or 8007041B. On heise Security's test Windows 7 computer, repeatedly attempting the update (click on "Check for updates" on the left) did eventually result in the update being successfully applied. Microsoft has provided a "Fix it" tool* for more stubborn cases in Knowledge Base Article 949104**. The update in question upgrades the Windows Update Agent from version 7.4.7600.226 to 7.6.7600.256 ..."
* Direct download: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9767096

** http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949104