Error 0x80072EFD - Windows XP Udpate

Please forgive me if someone has already asked this but I couldnt find this
topic so Im posting a new one.

For weeks now I've been getting Error 0x80072EFD when I go to the
WindowsUpdate-page and click on "quick installation" ("Schnellinstallation"
since I have a German version).

I tried to use the Online-Help and tried to send a message to Microsoft but
nothing worked.

Does anybody know what I could do to fix it?

I need ServicePack 2. Can I only get it thru WindowsUpdate or is there any
other possibility to get it?

Thanks so much in advance!

CorXy,
You can order the SP2 updates on a CD. Go to the following web page

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.aspx

and follow the link "order a CD." Though it says it takes 4-6 weeks to get
it, I think mine came in about a week. Good luck.


"CorXy" wrote:

> Please forgive me if someone has already asked this but I couldnt find this
> topic so Im posting a new one.
>
> For weeks now I've been getting Error 0x80072EFD when I go to the
> WindowsUpdate-page and click on "quick installation" ("Schnellinstallation"
> since I have a German version).
>
> I tried to use the Online-Help and tried to send a message to Microsoft but
> nothing worked.
>
> Does anybody know what I could do to fix it?
>
> I need ServicePack 2. Can I only get it thru WindowsUpdate or is there any
> other possibility to get it?
>
> Thanks so much in advance!
>

CorXy wrote:

> Please forgive me if someone has already asked this but I couldnt find this
> topic so Im posting a new one.
>
> For weeks now I've been getting Error 0x80072EFD when I go to the
> WindowsUpdate-page and click on "quick installation" ("Schnellinstallation"
> since I have a German version).
>
> I tried to use the Online-Help and tried to send a message to Microsoft but
> nothing worked.
>
> Does anybody know what I could do to fix it?
>
> I need ServicePack 2. Can I only get it thru WindowsUpdate or is there any
> other possibility to get it?
Hi

Some trouble shooting step for error 0x80072EFD here (I would think
the most likely cause for your error is a Proxy/Firewall configuration
error):

When accessing the Windows Update site, you receive the 0x80072EFD error.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=16&ln=en


You should also try the steps here:

When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you
receive the 0x8024402C, 0x80240030 or 0x8024502d error.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=26&ln=en


You might need to use proxycfg.exe (see link above) to either set
or remove a proxy server configuration:

Open a command prompt (Start/Run and then "cmd.exe" without the
quotes").

Run this command to see what proxy configuration WU uses:

proxycfg


If you don't have a proxy, you will need status

Direct access (no proxy server).


If it reports anything else, to set direct access:

proxycfg -d


To get more help on proxycfg:

proxycfg -?



Anyway, I suggest you use the full SP2 installation instead of
Windows Updates to install SP2.

SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
(standalone "network" version, 266 MB):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a

(disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
it can be used on a single computer as well)


If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.

If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same
file on a CD from Microsoft.

The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx



For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl



Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites:

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627

*Important* part from the link above:

If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
not install SP2.

Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.

If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
be able to install SP2 on the computer:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm

Newsflash:

Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
(or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
described here:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535

and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
install SP2):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
for more on this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com



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