Re: Time sync, Updates, and Media Center

Error 0x80072F78
"Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page..."

Use Method 1 if the following is true:
A) You do not know the proxy server name or its IP address and/or
B) You do not know the port number used for HTTP access from your network and
C) You cannot find the above items specified in the LAN Settings of the Internet Explorer:

Use Method 2 if:
A) You know both the proxy server name or its IP address and
B) You know the port number used for HTTP access from your network and
C) Your IT staff has given permission to specify these in your Internet Explorer window or you can find these LAN Settings in the Internet Options of Internet Explorer.

Use Method 3 if:
A) You know both the proxy server name or its IP address and port number for HTTP access and
B) These settings cannot be found at the LAN Settings in the Internet Options of Internet Explorer.

Method 1:
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools
2. Click Internet Options
3. Click the Connections tab
4. Click the LAN Settings... button
5. In the Proxy server section, check that the Address and Port number are greyed out and have no value listed.
6. On this same window, check the "Automatically detect settings" checkbox
7. Click OK to exit the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window
8. Click OK to exit Internet Options
9. Click Start
10. Click Run
11. Type: cmd <Enter>
12. In the Command Prompt, type: proxycfg -d <Enter> <--This will clear the proxy cache and set the proxy to direct access
13. Type: proxycfg -u <Enter> <--This will set the proxy to autodetect in the same way that Internet Explorer will.
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Method 2:
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools
2. Click Internet Options
3. Click the Connections tab
4. Click the LAN Settings... button
5. In the Proxy server section, check the checkbox: "Use a proxy server for your LAN"
6. In the Address field, enter the Proxy server name or IP address
7. In the Port field, enter the port number which is used by the proxy server for HTTP.
8. Be sure to check the "Bypass proxy server for local addresses" unless specifically instructed not to by the IT staff
9. Click OK to exit the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window
10. Click OK to exit Internet Options
11. Click Start
12. Click Run
13. Type: cmd <Enter>
14. In the Command Prompt, type: proxycfg -d <Enter> <--This will clear the proxy cache and set the proxy to direct access
15. Type: proxycfg -u <Enter> <--This will set the proxy to use the proxy server you just specified in steps 5-7.
16. Type: exit <Enter> to close the Command Prompt.

Method 3
1. Type: cmd <Enter>
2. In the Command Prompt, type: proxycfg -d <Enter> <--This will clear the proxy cache and set the proxy to direct access
3. Type: proxycfg -p PROXYNAME:8080 <Enter> <--Please replace PROXYNAME
with the NETBIOS name of your proxy server or its IP address. Directly
following the colon should come the port number used for HTTP. An example would
be as follows:
C:>proxycfg -p MYPROXY:80

After Action:
Once the proxy has been set, please use a new Internet Explorer window and try to access Windows Update again.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Petal16 wrote:

Using WinXP SP2. I can't get my time to sync. It works when I unregister it and reregister. Then it will display error message "the handle is invalid...etc" after everytime I open Media center 2005 or Micrsoft Update. Which brings me to my next problem. I am thinking these are interconnected somehow because I can't keep my time synced, my media center will not connect to the internet to download the guide and my microsoft updates always brings up an error of "0x80072F78". Honestly I have tried EVERY posted fix from the newsgroups, including the microsoft 'supposed'fix for this error and still the same. So is it the time error causing the other problems? One more thing I updated my bios to A09 a month ago, it crashed my computer, (I know I shouldn't update bios unless theres a problem I know I know) I fixed it myself by just removing the mainboard battery and reinserting it (phew) so I am wondering if this is causing my problems cause I haven't been able to fix this problem since then. Did something fry when it crashed? How could I tell? Everything else works, I am running a cable modem with a splitter to connect the media center and internet. IE6 works fine. I have tried each solution with and without Nortons firewall enabled. Please any help would be appreciated.
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