Re: Failed To Install Any Update From Web Only

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See:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;836926
Updates from the Windows Update Web site are not installed and an "Error 0x80070005: Access is denied" error message is logged to the Windows Update.log file


This error message may occur if you have insufficient permissions to the Windows Update registry keys. The WindowsUpdate.log file will also read errors 0x80070005 and 0x80080005.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=13&ln=en

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
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Raymond wrote: 
Hi, got problem installing any updates from win update site.
If I download the updates and install manually, it works.

Running Win 2000 Sp4 with admin authority
Got error "80070005 :wuauclt handler: failed to spawn COM server" from
update log. Tried following links from this news group but no luck.

Please help! Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Following is portion of the log file.

********
1236 878 Agent ** START **  Agent: Installing updates [CallerId =
MicrosoftUpdate]
1236 878 Agent *********
1236 878 Agent   * Updates to install = 1
1236 878 Agent   *   Title = <NULL>
1236 878 Agent   *   UpdateId = {5C223736-DE7B-46DC-8630-CA7D2E1DEACA}.100
1236 878 Agent   *     Bundles 1 updates:
1236 878 Agent   *       {C748E49D-79E9-4642-B679-A7B4FE7FD60C}.100
1236 878 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId =
{ED300F67-421C-4C08-B3BA-F35C55F3B427}.100, error = 0x80041017
1236 878 Handler Attempting to create remote handler process as *I
replaced*in session 0
1236 700 Report REPORT EVENT:
{3B8C19F6-3162-4F3F-A4F5-97C663CDD87A} 2005-08-15
00:50:16-0400 1 162 101 {5C223736-DE7B-46DC-8630-CA7D2E1DEACA} 100 0
MicrosoftUpdate Success Content Download Download succeeded. 2228 30c
Misc ===========  Logging initialized (build: 5.8.0.2469, tz: -0400)
=========== 2228 30c Misc   = Process: C:\WINNT\system32\wuauclt.exe
2228 30c AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80070005. wuauclt handler: failed to spawn
COM server
1236 878 Handler FATAL: 0x80070005: ERROR: Remote update handler container
process created (PID: 2228), but exited before signaling event
1236 878 Agent   * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80070005
1236 878 Agent *********
1236 878 Agent **  END  **  Agent: Installing updates [CallerId =
MicrosoftUpdate]
1236 878 Agent *************
1236 878 Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing updates with error
0x80070005
2044 708 COMAPI >>--  RESUMED  -- COMAPI: Install [ClientId =
MicrosoftUpdate] 2044 708 COMAPI   - Install call failed
2044 708 COMAPI   - Reboot required = No
2044 708 COMAPI   - WARNING: Exit code = 0x80240FFF; Call error code =
0x80070005
2044 708 COMAPI ---------
2044 708 COMAPI --  END  --  COMAPI: Install [ClientId = MicrosoftUpdate]
2044 708 COMAPI -------------
2044 428 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to earlier error,
hr=80070005


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