Re: Error Code: 80072EFD

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 12/10/04

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    Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:50:53 +0100

    kamal wrote:

    > I cannot download any windows update, I always get this message Error Code:
    > 80072EFD saying I do not have enough space, and when I check, I have more
    > than 8 Gega free.
    > Anyone can help?
    Hi

    Some trouble shooting step for error 0x80072EFD you can try:

    When accessing the Windows Update site, you receive the 0x80072EFD error.
    http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=16&ln=en

    You should also try the steps here:

    When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you
    receive the 0x8024402C, 0x80240030 or 0x8024502d error.
    http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=26&ln=en

    You might need to use proxycfg.exe (see link above) to either set
    or remove a proxy server configuration:

    Open a command prompt (Start/Run and then "cmd.exe" without the
    quotes").

    Run this command to see what proxy configuration WU uses:

    proxycfg

    If you don't have a proxy, you will need status

       Direct access (no proxy server).

    If it reports anything else, to set direct access:

    proxycfg -d

    If you have a proxy, you can use proxycfg to configure the settings,
    run proxycfg -? for more help on this.

    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)

    If this doesn't work either, see if this one is of any help:

    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941 

    -- 
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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