There are quite a few postings on this error:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...xp=&sloc=en-us
or
http://tinyurl.com/3r34u
Also another user by the name of Karim solved this problem as follows:-
I was received this error, and I tried all the MS KB articles, and read
through every single thread in this newsgroup related to Error: 0x8024402C
and was unable to fix it. If you read very carefully in Windows Update,
besides the 8024402C error, there is an error that says "You didn't accept
the EULA". Go back and check! I was unsure what was going on, but I never
saw an EULA (End User License Agreement) Dialogue Pop-up. Until I made the
3 changes below.
This works for sure:
1) BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Agent); Automatic Updates and
Cryptographic Services *MUST* be enabled (Control Panel, Administrative
Tools, Services). **You can turn them OFF and disable later if you so
desire.
2) Go to "Tools, Interent Options, Privacy, Pop-Up Blocker, Settings...and
made sure the following are added:
*.microsoft.com
*.download.microsoft.com
*.windowsupdate.com
*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
windowsupdate.microsoft.com
2) Go to TCP-IP Properties, Advanced, DNS, and made sure all defaults are
chosen. (Append Primary & Suffix radio button is checked, everything else is
blank) This assumes you are receiving a DHCP address. Unplug & Plug your
Network cable back out & in, so it gets a new DNS suffix with the DHCP
address.
No more Windows Update Errors!
Please post if this worked for you.
cheers
-karim"
Hope something is of assistance for you.
"fransalian_romy" wrote:
> i did what u said...but when i again go to the site the update is failed with
> same command, but down in the toolbar i could see automatic updates to 5% for
> a long time. What do u suggest? Thanks for the concern!
>
> "Taurarian" wrote:
>
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883821
> > You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows
> > Update Web site
> >
> > fransalian_romy wrote:
> > > I have P4 machine, 256 ram, 2.0 GHZ Processor with SP-2. I am trying
> > > to install updates since December but cannot do even one. Can u help
> > > me. The error message which occurs is
> > >
> > > Installation Failure
> > >
> > > Error Code: 8024402C
> >
> >