Re: The update site is messed up again - (0x800C0008)

From: George Hester (hesterloli_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:45:35 -0500

I'm out of ideas right now. Accessing the Windows Update site the progress bar in Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 moves from left to right as if installing something. But it will never stop. It just keeps moving and moving and moving and....it will never stop.

I have seen this addressed by Microsoft before but cannot recall what the fix for it was.

Also some of the directions on the Web for this error code aren't quite right. Microsoft's explanation is also wrong. At this page:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;822798

they say, "double-click the NO LIABILITY ACCEPTED certificate.
On the General tab, make sure that the Valid from dates are 5/11/1997 to 1/7/2004.
On the Certification Path tab, verify that This certificate is OK appears under Certificate Status."

This is NOT right. Mine says "'On the Certification Path tab,' "This certificate has expired or is not yet valid." Both here and in Windows 2000 Professional which is not exhibiting this issue.

I think on the Domain Controller this expired certificate is the trouble.

I have done all that I can find on this issue. Nothing has helped. My last alternative is to remove IE 5.5 SP2 apply the Service Pack 3 again and then reinstall IE 5.5SP2. But I'm getting a little tired of doing that. This will make the fourth time I have had to do this. And since the Windows Update site is off limits at the moment, I'd rather not do this for I don't know if it will help and if it don't I'm cooked. Since I need to access that site after the above. I think it's the expired certificate. 

-- 
George Hester
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"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message news:uAcX#AF8DHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> George;
> Not only the date and time, but also check the time zone as well as
> the BIOS.
> Daylight Savings time?
> 
> Did you follow every step carefully in the link on my other post?
> 
> Try the Windows Update Checklist:
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
> 
> -- 
> Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
> An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
> 
> 
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23dzKLfE8DHA.1356@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I hear there is an issue with a certificate which expired January 7,
> 2004.  I don't believe I have accessed the Windows Update site since
> then.  The toubleshooting there says this is a SSL issue where the
> time on my machine is not close enough to the time on the Windows
> Update Server.  My time is correct at least it looks correct.  I'll
> check the BIOS next.  Also something to do with the languages in IE.
> I have that that is not the issue.  I don't know what could be wrong.
> I have a dual boot system Windows 2000 Professional in there.  And it
> had no trouble accessing the Windows Update site.  Sp I assume that
> rules out the BIOS.  Must be something in here that is sending
> erroneous time to the Update server.
> 
> IE6 is incompatible with Windows 2000 at least how I use it.  I don't
> want to go through that again.
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;821164
> 
> -- 
> George Hester
> __________________________________
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eaO0M9B8DHA.1592@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Go to Windows Update with Windows 2000 SP3.  The page comes up asking
> to scan.  This will fail.  But I know something is incorrect because
> the status bar is showning the progress blue bar which never finishes.
> I could leave it moving from right to left for 100 years it will never
> complete.  I have seen this before I just cannot remember what the
> solution was.  It may be to upgrade to IE 6 which cannot be done.  Any
> suggestions?  The error code is:
> 
> (0x800C0008)
> 
> -- 
> George Hester
> __________________________________
> 
>

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