Re: Here is a fix for 0x80072F78

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From: Aegee (ar2un_at_remove.yahoo.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:06:52 +0530

thank you carl,

your steps resolved my issues with the incomplete update.

thanks again for sharing

"Carl K" <CarlK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B3F5D6C2-0282-4971-8E60-6316A3439588@microsoft.com...
> Thought I would share this...
>
>
> BACKGROUND:
> I can take any new PC coming into our business rebuild it from the ground
up
> with XP w/SP1 and the first time I go to WindowsUpdates I'll install the
> updated software, and when I try to proceed, the Installation of BITS 2.0
> will fail. So... I'll install it manually using KB842773.
>
> Then, I'll reboot and go right back to WindowsUpdate and will get
0x80072F78.
>
> What doesn't work:
> 1. Any of the suggestions in KB836985
> 2. KB838893
> 3. If I try to run KB871260, I get an error that I must be on IE6 with SP1
> (which I am)
>
> I am running (and only running):
> - Windows XP with Service Pack 1
> - IE6 ver 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.040919-1003 with 128 bit cipher and SP1 and
> Q823353 updates
>
> What does work, but I have to do EVERY SINGLE TIME I GO TO WindowsUpdate.
> - Stop the automatic updates service
> - Delete the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder
> - Restart the Automatic Updates Service.
>
> Let me reiterate... this works once... if I install something from WU,
the
> next time I visit, I'll get 0x80072F78 and have to repeat the above
> process... so I wouldn't categorize this as a fix.
>
>
> FIX THAT WORKED FOR ME:
> After fooling around with this for too long, my ISA firewall admin and I
> played around with the firewall settings. We found that if you set allow
> anonymous access to v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com on the firewall, the
> problems go away. I hope this helps someone.
>

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