Re: windows updates

From: buster (buster_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/06/04


Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:21:51 -0800

In Internet Explorer, Go to TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, click on CONNECTIONS
tab, click SETTINGS, uncheck "use a proxy server for this connection", click
OK, click OK. Try Windows Update again. It worked for me

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> 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
>



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