Re: Error 80090017 when updating XP Home

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From: Allenh [MSFT] (a-ahill_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:38:49 -0700

Hi,

There defn for the error you received.: NTE_PROV_TYPE_NOT_DEF.

Try the following steps to clean out Windows Update and try again:

1. Stop the Automatic Update service

2. Rename c:\windows\system32\catroot2

3. Rename c:\windows\softwaredistribution folder 4. Restart the Automatic
Update Service 5. Re-Download and reinstall

Are you still receiving this error when access the windows update site?
When do you receive the error >? Do you receive the error when accessing the
custom or express option. Can you send me the

Can you please send me (not the newsgroup) the %windir%\windowsupdate.log
and %windir%\softwardistribution\reportingevent log files from your
computer? Send the log to a-ahill@microsoft.com

Allen Hill [MSFT}

"Michael" <noexit2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:122501c4a22e$aa90d3f0$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
> Receiving Error 80090017 when trying to update Windows XP
> from Windows Update site. I've found no information
> anywhere on what this error code means other than a
> Visual C++ 5.0 error message that relates to "Provider
> type not defined."
>
> Below is a copy of the Update log that seems to have the
> same repeating failures when trying to update:
>
> Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Failed
> Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows Update website
> Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
> (KB883357) Failed Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows
> Update website
> Security Update for Windows XP (KB833987) Failed
> Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows Update website
> Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows XP (KB826939)
> Failed Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows Update
> website
> Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374) Failed Saturday,
> September 25, 2004 Windows Update website
> Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
> (KB883357) Failed Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows
> Update website
> Security Update for Windows XP (KB833987) Failed
> Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows Update website
> Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows XP (KB826939)
> Failed Saturday, September 25, 2004 Windows Update
> website
> Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)
>
> Please reply back to noexit2000@hotmail.com
>
> Michael

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