Re: 0x8024402C is driving me absolutely crazy!

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From: Sebastian Molinari (monoxxi_at_yahoo.com.ar)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:52:29 -0300

do the following
reboot
install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=es&FamilyID=8dbcae14-2dac-4445-91ec-54c042ad6729
install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=es&FamilyID=b93356b1-ba43-480f-983d-eb19368f9047
reboot
stop de service automatic updates/Actualizaciones automáticas
erase the folder C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution this is very
important!!!
go to windows update

and it works!!!

trust me, i do this and work!

"Special_K" <SpecialK@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:E1DCC13C-8956-4E56-BC38-45AA8677E9EC@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply Alan, but even when the firewall is turned off I
still
> can't get to the site.
>
> "Alan" wrote:
>
> > Special_K wrote:
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > It's highly likely your firewall is blocking svchost.exe. You
> > need to allow it to access the internet.
> >

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