"stumax" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, I have been having all sorts of problems getting Auto updates, windows
> msgr live, windows defender and system restore to work on my PC. In Services,
> the Auto update was hanging and "starting" and the BITS just wouldn't start.
> If I manually ent to Windows Update I could get as far as the icense
> agreement but then error 0x8024d007code always appeared. I removed and
> re-installed Windows Installer 3.1 and this started the Auto Update and BITS.
> Unfortunately it hasn't solved everything though- Windows Messenger Live now
> works fine but Windows Defender and Autoupdate will not check for updates and
> now gives error 0xC8000645. This error I can find no literature or fixes on.
> Please can someone help ??? Pc running XP Home SP2
What is the context? Ref. KB902093
For a guess using the code alone we can use calculator
and cmd window: ; )
0x0645 == 1605
<cmd>
>net helpmsg 1605
This action is only valid for products that are currently installed.
</cmd>
Similarly, doing a web search finds:
<title>List of error codes and error messages for Windows Installer processes</title>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/229683/
(Live Search for
1605 site:support.microsoft.com
)
<quote>
ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT 1605
This action is only valid for products that are currently installed.
</quote>
If this is about Windows Defender and not Windows Update
you are posting in the wrong newsgroup.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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