Autoupdate download fails with 0x80246005

I have Automatic Updates set to inquire for confirmation before download and
install. I have SP2.
After the confirmation, the updates are never downloaded.
In WindowsUpdate.log the following messages occur whenever it trys to
download:

2004-10-13 08:23:07-0600 2084 ef0 Trying to make out of proc datastore
active
2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is now active
2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: Refresh failed with 0x80246005.
2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: pDownloadJob->Init failed with
0x80246005.
2004-10-13 08:23:11-0600 1128 490 DM: pDownloadJob->Init failed with
0x80246005.
2004-10-13 08:28:11-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is shutting down
2004-10-13 08:28:12-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is now inactive

What is stopping the downloads from proceeding? (if I go directly to
WindowsUpdate, instead of
using Automatic Updates, downloads do work.)

> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: Refresh failed with 0x80246005.
....
> (if I go directly to WindowsUpdate, instead of
> using Automatic Updates, downloads do work.)

That suggests a problem with authority.

Find out which process 1128 is (probably wuauclt.exe or the svchost.exe
which hosts BITS -- tasklist /svc /fi "PID eq 1128"). You may have
to be monitoring closely to see this if it is transient. I would use FileMon
monitoring any accesses to the SoftwareDistribution directory.

Find out which user it is associated with and whether that user
is in an administrative group. (That you would have to see in
Task Manager.)


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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"George" <> wrote in message
news:uS%...
>I have Automatic Updates set to inquire for confirmation before download and install. I have SP2.
> After the confirmation, the updates are never downloaded.
> In WindowsUpdate.log the following messages occur whenever it trys to download:
>
> 2004-10-13 08:23:07-0600 2084 ef0 Trying to make out of proc datastore active
> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is now active
> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: Refresh failed with 0x80246005.
> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: pDownloadJob->Init failed with 0x80246005.
> 2004-10-13 08:23:11-0600 1128 490 DM: pDownloadJob->Init failed with 0x80246005.
> 2004-10-13 08:28:11-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is shutting down
> 2004-10-13 08:28:12-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is now inactive
>
> What is stopping the downloads from proceeding? (if I go directly to WindowsUpdate, instead of
> using Automatic Updates, downloads do work.)
>

George wrote:

> I have Automatic Updates set to inquire for confirmation before
> download and install. I have SP2.
> After the confirmation, the updates are never downloaded.
> In WindowsUpdate.log the following messages occur whenever it
> trys to download:
>
> 2004-10-13 08:23:07-0600 2084 ef0 Trying to make out of proc
> datastore active
> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 2084 ef0 Out of proc datastore is now active
> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: Refresh failed with 0x80246005.
> 2004-10-13 08:23:10-0600 1128 490 DM: pDownloadJob->Init failed with
> 0x80246005.
>
> What is stopping the downloads from proceeding? (if I go directly
> to WindowsUpdate, instead of using Automatic Updates, downloads
> do work.)
Hi

It has been reports in the newsgroup that deleting the
SoftwareDistribution\DataStore folder have solved the error
0x80246005 for some.

Please delete the DataStore folder located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).

If deleting the DataStore folder doesn't work, delete the
SoftwareDistribution folder also (you need to stop the Automatic
Updates service as documented in the link above).



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