0x8024402C is driving me absolutely crazy!

From: Special_K (paulk_at_prowess.com.au)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:10:35 -0400

This Error number: 0x8024402C I’m receiving while scanning for updates on
WU5 is driving me absolutely crazy!

I have searched all over the internet looking for a fix / cause / help and
I can’t find a thing.

I’ve tried everything that has been suggested on this site and nothing
works.

I’ve e-mailed Microsoft, but haven’t got a response.

People have said it’s got something to do with Proxy Server, other people
say it’s the firewall.

Prior to installing XP SP2 everyone in the office was able to access the
site, now everyone gets the 0x8024402C error.

One question though, how come I can still scan for Office updates and
download them??

I’m assuming at the moment there probably isn’t anything to download from
WU5, but that’s not the point.

My PC is running Windows XP Pro SP2 (obviously)
My server is running NT4 with Proxy Server 2.0
In my LAN setting in IE I have ‘automatically detect setting’ ticked and
that’s it.
We normally use the firewall that is in the MMC, but I’ve turned it off to
see if that was the cause, but it being on or off doesn’t make a
difference.
I did install a demo version of Zone Alarm on the Proxy Server, but it was
uninstalled ages ago. Maybe there are tracings of it still on the system,
but I doubt it.

Does anyone else have any ideas they can throw at me??

Any help would be great appreciated.

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