Re: windows updates

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:07:24 +0100

bill wrote:

> shows error # 0x80072f76 can anyone explain this number?
Hi

You receive an "Error 0x80072EE2" or "Initialization Error 0x80072F76"
error message when you try to use Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941

If you have Sygate firewall or something similar, this thread
may be relevant:
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=55761C87-25E3-4A99-8558-3C1B10B450AE%40microsoft.com

If nothing of the above works:

Rename (or just delete) the SoftwareDistribution folder and
see if it helps.

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=21&ln=en

Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution
folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).

(later on, you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution
folder) 

-- 
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

Relevant Pages

  • Re: 0x80072EFD
    ... Run this command to see what proxy configuration WU uses: ... Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution ... folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing. ... -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: Cannot find proxycfg.exe
    ... So open a command prompt and run the command there instead: ... Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution ... folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing. ... -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
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  • Re: ERROR WITH WINDOWS UPDATES AFTER INSTALLING SP2 IN WINDOWS XP
    ... Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution ... folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing. ... you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution ... -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
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  • Re: Widows update error 0x80072F76.
    ... Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution ... folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing. ... you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution ... -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: Getting Error: 0x80072EFD When trying to run Windows Update
    ... Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution ... folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing. ... you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution ... -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)