Re: 0x8024402C

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From: Dan B (B_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:29:07 -0700

Thanks, I'll try that. I have discovered that it is not related to SP2. I
have been able to reproduce this 100% on SP1 or 2. It is definitely some
conflict with SUS. On several test machines in a new domain with no SUS, this
problem did not appear. SUS is acting up as well since the last v5 update.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Dan B wrote:
>
> > I have been having problems since the second v5 client was pushed out. Here
> > is the error I get when I make it to the Install page. The 8007045A error
> > appears on the page instead of the Download and install dialog coming up. I
> > can find nothing on the error in any KB articles. Any thoughts? Apparently
> > the v5 problems are quite widespread. Everything worked fine for me in
> > multiple environments until the latest v5 client was pushed down.
> >
> > Failing RunWizard call due to earlier error (hr=8007045A)
> Hi
>
> You might want to try what Wayne Morgan did to fix this error:
>
> From: Wayne Morgan (comprev_gothroughthenewsgroup@hotmail.com)
> Subject: Re: Error 0x8007045A
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsupdate
> Date: 2004-09-04 18:44:13 PST
>
> <quote>
> Ok, I got it working. I went to the %windir%\system32 folder and move the
> wu*.dll and wu*.exe files to a temporary folder. I coudn't delete them at
> this point because some of them were in use. I then went to Windows Update
> and it downloaded the WU Install. After a reboot, WU was working and I was
> able to delete the files in the temporary folder.
> </quote>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>

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