Re: 0x80070424 Error

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Since the command for registering the WUAUENG.DLL file is one of the
commands in the "wordpad method", that negates your misspelling of the
filename as a possible cause for the 0x80070424 error.

More often than not, reregistering the WUAUENG.DLL file fixes that error, so
I had to do some searching for another possible fix, and this has worked in
a couple of cases:

Go to Start>Run and key in:
net stop wuauserv
Then click on OK or hit ENTER

When the Automatic Updates service has stopped, use My Computer or Windows
Explorer to navigate to the C:\Windows or C:\WINNT (if C:\Windows does not
exist) folder. Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD

Go to Start>Run and key in:
net start wuauserv
Then click on OK or hit ENTER

Now try the Windows Update site and see if the error has been resolved.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"coneheid" <coneheid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CD1A1229-B8B0-4124-90C3-3155EB18BF52@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> any other suggestions?
>
> Cheers


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