http://www.updatexp.com/0x8007007E.html
When using the Windows Update website you may find that the service
FAILS to update your computer and returns a "General Error" message: 0x800A138F
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831429
Windows XP stops responding when you download updates from Windows Update:
You receive the following error message: Initialization error 0x8007007e
Tomster wrote:
> Same as everyone else. As soon as I select Express or Custom I get
> the error message: "Website has encountered a problem...
>
> I ran BelArc and it advises that everything is up to date as of
> 8/9/05... so something happened between then and now that is causing
> us the problem.
>
> Did everything in KB 836928... except the second part "Remove the
> Windows Update Setup Folder"... as there is no such folder on my
> system?????
>
> (I have "view" set to show all hidden files and folders, and "search"
> set the same way) - but it does not show up.
>
> Outlook had one small update to SP2... downloaded that, but no change.