Error 80245003

Hello-
I am testing Vista RC1 on a new machine I set up to test it on and am having
no luck in using any sort of windows update functionality. I click to get
updates and it checks for a minute or two then pops up that Windows could not
search for new updates with an error of 80245003. I followed help links to
set IE to auto detect settings on the LAN but that didnt work. In addition,
on my taskbar it is telling me that there are windows updates avaliable, but
when I click the icon it pops up Windows update again and it just says the
same error again. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?

-WG

Its possible this is just a time out session on the server, I would
recommend trying again later. Did you restart and try again? Does this also
occurr in other accounts?
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"Will" <> wrote in message
news:F026D04D-7120-4459-B423-...
> Hello-
> I am testing Vista RC1 on a new machine I set up to test it on and am
> having
> no luck in using any sort of windows update functionality. I click to get
> updates and it checks for a minute or two then pops up that Windows could
> not
> search for new updates with an error of 80245003. I followed help links to
> set IE to auto detect settings on the LAN but that didnt work. In
> addition,
> on my taskbar it is telling me that there are windows updates avaliable,
> but
> when I click the icon it pops up Windows update again and it just says the
> same error again. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
>
> -WG

Yes, Ive restarted and tried again several times. Its really strange not
being able to download the files off of WU, and it stinks because everything
else on the installation is running perfectly. This error has been occuring
roughly 2 days now.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Its possible this is just a time out session on the server, I would
> recommend trying again later. Did you restart and try again? Does this also
> occurr in other accounts?
> --
> Andre
> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> "Will" <> wrote in message
> news:F026D04D-7120-4459-B423-...
> > Hello-
> > I am testing Vista RC1 on a new machine I set up to test it on and am
> > having
> > no luck in using any sort of windows update functionality. I click to get
> > updates and it checks for a minute or two then pops up that Windows could
> > not
> > search for new updates with an error of 80245003. I followed help links to
> > set IE to auto detect settings on the LAN but that didnt work. In
> > addition,
> > on my taskbar it is telling me that there are windows updates avaliable,
> > but
> > when I click the icon it pops up Windows update again and it just says the
> > same error again. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
> >
> > -WG
>
>
>

I didn't have this problem with RC1 but have eaxactly the same problem with RC2
so any info about how to fix it would be appreciated.
"Will" wrote:

> Yes, Ive restarted and tried again several times. Its really strange not
> being able to download the files off of WU, and it stinks because everything
> else on the installation is running perfectly. This error has been occuring
> roughly 2 days now.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
> > Its possible this is just a time out session on the server, I would
> > recommend trying again later. Did you restart and try again? Does this also
> > occurr in other accounts?
> > --
> > Andre
> > Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
> > Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
> > http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
> > "Will" <> wrote in message
> > news:F026D04D-7120-4459-B423-...
> > > Hello-
> > > I am testing Vista RC1 on a new machine I set up to test it on and am
> > > having
> > > no luck in using any sort of windows update functionality. I click to get
> > > updates and it checks for a minute or two then pops up that Windows could
> > > not
> > > search for new updates with an error of 80245003. I followed help links to
> > > set IE to auto detect settings on the LAN but that didnt work. In
> > > addition,
> > > on my taskbar it is telling me that there are windows updates avaliable,
> > > but
> > > when I click the icon it pops up Windows update again and it just says the
> > > same error again. Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
> > >
> > > -WG
> >
> >
> >

Here is the solution that I found after scouring forums and the internet.

Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder. (Because of possible folder
corruption or other errors.)

Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Stop.
Stopping the service will take a moment.

Rename the “SoftwareDistribution� folder:
a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK.
b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename.
c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this folder.
Create a new folder called "SoftwareDistribution"

Click Start. Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Start.
Starting the service will take a moment.
Rerun Windows Update.

This worked for me and apparently many others. You can always go back to the
old SoftwareDistribution folder if it doesn't work for you.

PJ

dave_a_evans wrote:
>I didn't have this problem with RC1 but have eaxactly the same problem with RC2
>so any info about how to fix it would be appreciated.
>
>> Yes, Ive restarted and tried again several times. Its really strange not
>> being able to download the files off of WU, and it stinks because everything
>[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
>> > >
>> > > -WG

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Thanks again for the help, you solved my issue!

"av8rpj via WindowsKB.com" wrote:

> Here is the solution that I found after scouring forums and the internet.
>
> Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder. (Because of possible folder
> corruption or other errors.)
>
> Click Start, Choose Run.
> In the Run box, type services.msc.
> Click OK.
> Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
> Click Stop.
> Stopping the service will take a moment.
>
> Rename the “SoftwareDistribution� folder:
> a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK.
> b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename.
> c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this folder.
> Create a new folder called "SoftwareDistribution"
>
> Click Start. Choose Run.
> In the Run box, type services.msc.
> Click OK.
> Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
> Click Start.
> Starting the service will take a moment.
> Rerun Windows Update.
>
> This worked for me and apparently many others. You can always go back to the
> old SoftwareDistribution folder if it doesn't work for you.
>
> PJ
>
> dave_a_evans wrote:
> >I didn't have this problem with RC1 but have eaxactly the same problem with RC2
> >so any info about how to fix it would be appreciated.
> >
> >> Yes, Ive restarted and tried again several times. Its really strange not
> >> being able to download the files off of WU, and it stinks because everything
> >[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> >> > >
> >> > > -WG
>
> --
> Message posted via WindowsKB.com
> http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....vista/200611/1
>
>

Thanks Dave, will add this to my Guide.
--
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"av8rpj via WindowsKB.com" <u28630@uwe> wrote in message
news:68c11063d8807@uwe...
> Here is the solution that I found after scouring forums and the internet.
>
> Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder. (Because of possible folder
> corruption or other errors.)
>
> Click Start, Choose Run.
> In the Run box, type services.msc.
> Click OK.
> Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
> Click Stop.
> Stopping the service will take a moment.
>
> Rename the "SoftwareDistribution" folder:
> a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK.
> b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename.
> c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this
> folder.
> Create a new folder called "SoftwareDistribution"
>
> Click Start. Choose Run.
> In the Run box, type services.msc.
> Click OK.
> Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
> Click Start.
> Starting the service will take a moment.
> Rerun Windows Update.
>
> This worked for me and apparently many others. You can always go back to
> the
> old SoftwareDistribution folder if it doesn't work for you.
>
> PJ
>
> dave_a_evans wrote:
>>I didn't have this problem with RC1 but have eaxactly the same problem
>>with RC2
>>so any info about how to fix it would be appreciated.
>>
>>> Yes, Ive restarted and tried again several times. Its really strange
>>> not
>>> being able to download the files off of WU, and it stinks because
>>> everything
>>[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
>>> > >
>>> > > -WG
>
> --
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> http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....vista/200611/1
>