**HOW TO** Fix Error: 0x8024402C

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

My system does NOT work! Even after rebooting and checking to see if
those new settings are enable.

ALL DONE (as suggested) BUT I CANNOT access the Windows Update site,
even thogh other program update modules (Adobe, Acrobat, Intuit Turbo
Tax,... ) can connect and update their programs properly. It seems that
there is NOTHING wrong with MY computer; the problem is on the other
side, the Microsoft server!!!

I even sent 2 files to Microsoft Support Technicians:
"WindowsUpdate.log" and "msinfo32" 2 weeks ago and haven't heard back
from them yet!

I think I start to RELOOK at Apple Macintosh now.

BTW, I had a hard time to locate TCP-IP (noted on number second 2)