Error Code: 80072EFF

I have recently suffered a hard disc crash and have had to re-install
WindowsXP Home. I now need to run Windows Update to get the latest updates
but more especially SP2. Everytime that I run Windows Update I get the Error
Code: 80072EFF. The error code appears when trying to install BITS 2.0 and
Winhttp 5.1.
I cannot find this Error Code on any of the support sites. Can anyone help
please?

The V4 Troubleshooter page
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
has something concerning 0x80072EFF :

" This usually occurs when the server is busy. Please try Windows
Update again later.

In some cases, this problem is resolved by installing the latest version
of Windows Script. You can download this from
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/default.htm.
1. Click on the link to Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 Download.
2. Download the appropriate package.
3. Save Scripten.exe to your desktop.
4. After download double-click on the Scripten.exe program to install."

The link in the above no longer functions. To obtain the script package,
go here :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/i...splayLang%3den
Obtain the BITS update from here :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Save it. Close IE. Boot to Safe Mode and see if it can be installed from
there.

OR, you could download the entire SP2 which includes the BITS update :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
OR, order the CD :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx

MowGreen [MVP 2004-2005]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



kmcleary wrote:

> I have recently suffered a hard disc crash and have had to re-install
> WindowsXP Home. I now need to run Windows Update to get the latest updates
> but more especially SP2. Everytime that I run Windows Update I get the Error
> Code: 80072EFF. The error code appears when trying to install BITS 2.0 and
> Winhttp 5.1.
> I cannot find this Error Code on any of the support sites. Can anyone help
> please?

I have tried all these fixes and I still get the same 80072EFF error. Does
anyone have any further ideas or suggestions?

Thanks

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> The V4 Troubleshooter page
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
> has something concerning 0x80072EFF :
>
> " This usually occurs when the server is busy. Please try Windows
> Update again later.
>
> In some cases, this problem is resolved by installing the latest version
> of Windows Script. You can download this from
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/default.htm.
> 1. Click on the link to Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 Download.
> 2. Download the appropriate package.
> 3. Save Scripten.exe to your desktop.
> 4. After download double-click on the Scripten.exe program to install."
>
> The link in the above no longer functions. To obtain the script package,
> go here :
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/i...splayLang%3den
> Obtain the BITS update from here :
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> Save it. Close IE. Boot to Safe Mode and see if it can be installed from
> there.
>
> OR, you could download the entire SP2 which includes the BITS update :
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
> OR, order the CD :
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2004-2005]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
> kmcleary wrote:
>
> > I have recently suffered a hard disc crash and have had to re-install
> > WindowsXP Home. I now need to run Windows Update to get the latest updates
> > but more especially SP2. Everytime that I run Windows Update I get the Error
> > Code: 80072EFF. The error code appears when trying to install BITS 2.0 and
> > Winhttp 5.1.
> > I cannot find this Error Code on any of the support sites. Can anyone help
> > please?
>

Are you using Norton Anti Virus v9.05.15?
If you are there is an option to enable/disable Script Blocking. Disable it.
Then perform your update.

Hope it help. I had this same problem until I was looking into another
problem.


"SirBob" wrote:

> I have tried all these fixes and I still get the same 80072EFF error. Does
> anyone have any further ideas or suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > The V4 Troubleshooter page
> > http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
> > has something concerning 0x80072EFF :
> >
> > " This usually occurs when the server is busy. Please try Windows
> > Update again later.
> >
> > In some cases, this problem is resolved by installing the latest version
> > of Windows Script. You can download this from
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/default.htm.
> > 1. Click on the link to Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 Download.
> > 2. Download the appropriate package.
> > 3. Save Scripten.exe to your desktop.
> > 4. After download double-click on the Scripten.exe program to install."
> >
> > The link in the above no longer functions. To obtain the script package,
> > go here :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/i...splayLang%3den
> > Obtain the BITS update from here :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> > Save it. Close IE. Boot to Safe Mode and see if it can be installed from
> > there.
> >
> > OR, you could download the entire SP2 which includes the BITS update :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
> > OR, order the CD :
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
> >
> > MowGreen [MVP 2004-2005]
> > ===============
> > *-343-* FDNY
> > Never Forgotten
> > ===============
> >
> >
> >
> > kmcleary wrote:
> >
> > > I have recently suffered a hard disc crash and have had to re-install
> > > WindowsXP Home. I now need to run Windows Update to get the latest updates
> > > but more especially SP2. Everytime that I run Windows Update I get the Error
> > > Code: 80072EFF. The error code appears when trying to install BITS 2.0 and
> > > Winhttp 5.1.
> > > I cannot find this Error Code on any of the support sites. Can anyone help
> > > please?
> >