Error Code 8024000E Windows Update Not Functional!

A couple of days ago my PC stopped being able to even check for or get
updates. I believe that something that was installed on the update of 11/13
caused this issue because my computer suddenly has 3 problems it has never
had before. Here are the lines from the log file where the process bombs out:

2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate failed to load
WuPackages.xml file, error = 0x8024000E
2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate check failed to
download package information, error = 0x8024000E
2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup FATAL: SelfUpdate check failed, err
= 0x8024000E

I am on Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 and have been for some time.

A search of windows help and this forum site have not produced any
results/fixes.
Thanks in advance!

See this discussion:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...-cfba65e78cef/

KenDude wrote:
> A couple of days ago my PC stopped being able to even check for or get
> updates. I believe that something that was installed on the update of
> 11/13
> caused this issue because my computer suddenly has 3 problems it has never
> had before. Here are the lines from the log file where the process bombs
> out:
>
> 2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate failed to load
> WuPackages.xml file, error = 0x8024000E
> 2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate check failed
> to
> download package information, error = 0x8024000E
> 2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup FATAL: SelfUpdate check failed,
> err
> = 0x8024000E
>
> I am on Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 and have been for some time.
>
> A search of windows help and this forum site have not produced any
> results/fixes.
> Thanks in advance!

"KenDude" <> wrote in message news:682B5F12-0A56-4EC0-9E31-...

> [X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000]

(web interface user)


>A couple of days ago my PC stopped being able to even check for or get
> updates. I believe that something that was installed on the update of 11/13
> caused this issue because my computer suddenly has 3 problems it has never
> had before. Here are the lines from the log file where the process bombs out:
>
> 2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate failed to load
> WuPackages.xml file, error = 0x8024000E
> 2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate check failed to
> download package information, error = 0x8024000E
> 2009-11-14 12:34:19:709 1356 20f4 Setup FATAL: SelfUpdate check failed, err
> = 0x8024000E


http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...,printer).aspx
(Microsoft search for
(8024000E OR 0x8024000E) update
)

<quote>
0x8024000E
WU_E_XML_INVALID
Windows Update Agent found invalid information in the update's XML data.


</quote>


>
> I am on Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 and have been for some time.
>
> A search of windows help and this forum site have not produced any
> results/fixes.
> Thanks in advance!


Unfortunately the search index on the interface to newsgroups that you
are using is FUBAR. At best you would find old threads about this code.

Instead try using Google Groups archive or the web...

http://groups.google.com/group/micro....windowsupdate

(Google Groups search for
(8024000E OR 0x8024000E) (MSFT OR MVP) group:microsoft.*.windowsupdate
)


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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