Derek,
Please open the WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS folder
(directory). Scroll down towards the bottom and copy&paste the *last*
section of the log that contains an error code into your next post.
Here's an example :
2006-04-01 07:00:59 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestUsingProxy failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/windowsupdate/redir/wuredir.cab>. error
0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:00:59 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:00:59 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:00:59 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
ShouldFileBeDownloaded failed with 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072ee7.
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
80072ee7. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth
Schemes used : <>
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestUsingProxy failed for
<http://update.microsoft.com/v6/windowsupdate/redir/wuredir.cab>. error
0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
ShouldFileBeDownloaded failed with 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed
for
http://update.microsoft.com/v6/windo...r/wuredir.cab:
error 0x80072ee7
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Setup FATAL: IsUpdateRequired failed with
error 0x8024402c
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate: Default Service:
IsUpdateRequired failed: 0x8024402c
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate: Default Service:
IsUpdateRequired failed, error = 0x8024402C
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Agent * WARNING: Skipping scan,
self-update check returned 0x8024402C
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x8024402C
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Agent *********
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Agent *************
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 49c Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching
for update with error 0x8024402c
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 254 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates
[CallId = {1182C2DA-0B7D-4D05-967E-757F7D0B54D6}]
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 254 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed,
result = 0x8024402C
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 254 AU #########
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 254 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates
[CallId = {1182C2DA-0B7D-4D05-967E-757F7D0B54D6}]
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 254 AU #############
2006-04-01 07:01:14 968 254 AU AU setting next detection timeout to
2006-04-01 20:01:14
2006-04-01 07:01:41 968 fc AU AU found 0 updates for install at shutdown
It should be between 20 and 30 lines long.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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Derek Fern wrote:
> Can't update windows keep getting the following error code 0x80070434B
> can anyone advise on how to resolve this problem