Failed to install error message: 80246005

Hello! I have encoutered this error message now when trying to install
updates. If someone knows what this is about, please explain. I appreciate
any help. Thanks.

Anna;
See if this solution works for you:
http://www.alegsa.com.ar/Visitas/i41...2080246005.php

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"Anna" <> wrote in message
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> Hello! I have encoutered this error message now when trying to install
> updates. If someone knows what this is about, please explain. I appreciate
> any help. Thanks.

Anna wrote:

> Hello! I have encoutered this error message now when trying to install
> updates. If someone knows what this is about, please explain. I appreciate
> any help. Thanks.
Hi

It has been reports in the newsgroup that deleting the
SoftwareDistribution\DataStore folder have solved the error
0x80246005 for some.

Please delete the DataStore folder located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).

If deleting the DataStore folder doesn't work, delete the
SoftwareDistribution folder also (you need to stop the Automatic
Updates service as documented in the link above).



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