How I Fixed My (0x800C0008) Error

I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and temporary
files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker, but
it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important sites
like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others are
getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn site
is blocked by your pop-up blocker.

"Candy" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:28198EEF-3E95-4967-9254-...
> I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
> system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and
temporary
> files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker,
but
> it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important
sites
> like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others
are
> getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn
site
> is blocked by your pop-up blocker.
>
This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before ;-(
My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting the
default protection in Toll>Options>Protection. I tried to delete all
hystory, cookies and temporary files but unsuccessfully,
the resolution was to set-up the default levels in IE Options (see above)
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\ | / cheers (from Italy)
(@ @) Fr@nk
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Hi, Frank,
Love your signature, btw.
I'm so glad you wrote an answer, too. I was so sure the "fix" I
originally wrote in about would work, that I posted it before actually trying
it. I was going to write in about it, but I got side-tracked - ADHD, you
know.
Guess what? Still didn't work.
What finally really DID work was reloading my IE for Yahoo. THEN
I could update my windows.

Candy

"^__^ Fr@nk®" wrote:

> This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before ;-(
> My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting the
> default protection in Toll>Options>Protection. I tried to delete all
> hystory, cookies and temporary files but unsuccessfully,
> the resolution was to set-up the default levels in IE Options (see above)
> --
> \ | / cheers (from Italy)
> (@ @) Fr@nk
> ---o00-(_)-00o--------------------------------------
>
> "Candy" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:28198EEF-3E95-4967-9254-...
> > I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
> > system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and
> temporary
> > files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker,
> but
> > it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important
> sites
> > like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others
> are
> > getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn
> site
> > is blocked by your pop-up blocker.

got the same problem updating win98se.
i needed to download and install FIVE updates (not at once!).
FIVE times i changed system time on my pc,
then set it correct, then made the first update.
then changed system clock again in random way, then made the second update,
then changed system time again...
after every successful update i tried to continue the next update as i
usually do, but the fatal error appeared again and again.
and now when everything seems ok i go to the winupdate site, click for
updates and all the history repeating...
for some reasons i reinstall my windows rather often, but after last night
experience i'm afraid of doing this.

"Candy" wrote:

> Hi, Frank,
> Love your signature, btw.
> I'm so glad you wrote an answer, too. I was so sure the "fix" I
> originally wrote in about would work, that I posted it before actually trying
> it. I was going to write in about it, but I got side-tracked - ADHD, you
> know.
> Guess what? Still didn't work.
> What finally really DID work was reloading my IE for Yahoo. THEN
> I could update my windows.
>
> Candy
>
> "^__^ Fr@nk®" wrote:
>
> > This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before ;-(
> > My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting the
> > default protection in Toll>Options>Protection. I tried to delete all
> > hystory, cookies and temporary files but unsuccessfully,
> > the resolution was to set-up the default levels in IE Options (see above)
> > --
> > \ | / cheers (from Italy)
> > (@ @) Fr@nk
> > ---o00-(_)-00o--------------------------------------
> >
> > "Candy" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> > news:28198EEF-3E95-4967-9254-...
> > > I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
> > > system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and
> > temporary
> > > files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker,
> > but
> > > it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important
> > sites
> > > like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others
> > are
> > > getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn
> > site
> > > is blocked by your pop-up blocker.

"aleksandrs_lopuha" <> ha scritto
nel messaggio news:A4DE3F07-B77F-4765-9077-...
> got the same problem updating win98se.
> i needed to download and install FIVE updates (not at once!).
> FIVE times i changed system time on my pc,
> then set it correct, then made the first update.
> then changed system clock again in random way, then made the second
update,
> then changed system time again...
> after every successful update i tried to continue the next update as i
> usually do, but the fatal error appeared again and again.
> and now when everything seems ok i go to the winupdate site, click for
> updates and all the history repeating...
> for some reasons i reinstall my windows rather often, but after last night
> experience i'm afraid of doing this.
>
> "Candy" wrote:
>
> > Hi, Frank,
> > Love your signature, btw.
> > I'm so glad you wrote an answer, too. I was so sure the "fix"
I
> > originally wrote in about would work, that I posted it before actually
trying
> > it. I was going to write in about it, but I got side-tracked - ADHD,
you
> > know.
> > Guess what? Still didn't work.
> > What finally really DID work was reloading my IE for Yahoo.
THEN
> > I could update my windows.
> >
> > Candy
> >
> > "^__^ Fr@nk®" wrote:
> >
> > > This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before
;-(
> > > My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting
the
> > > default protection in Toll>Options>Protection.

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My IS is Win98 SE - IE 6 .0.2800.1106
This morning (Sunday ... ;-) I tried again to run my winupdate ... guys ...
it works well so that for the time being I could only suppose that the
steps I followed yesterday for the resolution was correct. It is difficult
for me to imagine and understand the reason why of such an error ... but I
read that this was a common error during these days for some users of
windupdate, because I am not the only only who has experienced it. In my
opinion something changed in MS server common client which affects eg. OS
Win98 SE only ? ...
Candy, do you like the below ?
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Hi.

I found the below, perhaps could draw a light on Candy's sentence 'What
finally really DID work was reloading my IE for Yahoo. THEN I could update
my windows'.

Hoping this helps, cheers (from Italy ;-).

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When you use the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
and you click the Scan for Updates button, you may receive the following
error message:
Windows Update Error
This is error number 0x800C0008. This error occurs because Windows Update
fails to download the software update catalog through SSL.
CAUSE
This error may occur if you have enabled the following local security
setting (or the setting has been enabled as part of a domain Group Policy
setting):

System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing,
and signing.

If this setting is enabled, the security channel provider of the operating
system is forced to use only the following security algorithms:
TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA. This behavior forces the security channel
provider to negotiate only the stronger Trasnport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0
protocol when you use applications such as Microsoft Windows Messenger,
Microsoft MSN Messenger, and Internet Explorer to visit SSL sites.

You receive the error that is described in the "Symptoms" section when one
of the following scenarios is true:. You visit a Web site that uses
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 or later, and Internet
Explorer is not configured to support TLS 1.0. By default, TLS 1.0 is not
enabled in all versions of Internet Explorer.
.. You visit a Web site that is running software other than Internet
Information Services that does not support encryption, hashing, or signing
algorithms that are Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
compliant. For example, the protocol SSL3 is used by many non-IIS Web
servers for HTPPS. However, because SSL3 uses the MD5 algorithm (an
algorithm that is not FIPS compliant), users whose local security policy
forced the use of only FIPS compliant algorithms experience the documented
error.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:. Method 1
Enable TLS 1.0 protocol support in Internet Explorer first. If you visit a
Web site that is running Internet Information Services 4.0 or higher,
configuring Internet Explorer to support TLS 1.0 helps to secure your
connection (if the remote Web server that you are trying to use supports
this protocol). To configure Internet Explorer to support TLS 1.0, follow
these steps:1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. On the Advanced tab, under Security, make sure that the following check
boxes are selected:. Use SSL 2.0
.. Use SSL 3.0
.. Use TLS 1.0

3. Click Apply, and then click OK.
After you enable TLS 1.0, try to visit the Web site again. If you still
cannot use SSL, the remote Web server probably does not support TLS 1.0.
.. Method 2
If the Web server that you visit does not support TLS 1.0, you must disable
the system policy that requires FIPS compliant algorithms. To do this,
follow these steps:1. In Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, and then
double-click Local Security Policy.
2. In Local Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click
Security Options.
3. Under Policy in the right pane, double-click System cryptography: Use
FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing, and then
click Disabled.
The change takes effect after the local security policy is re-applied.
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"^__^ Fr@nk®" wrote:

> "Candy" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:28198EEF-3E95-4967-9254-...
> > I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
> > system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and
> temporary
> > files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker,
> but
> > it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important
> sites
> > like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others
> are
> > getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn
> site
> > is blocked by your pop-up blocker.
> >
> This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before ;-(
> My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting the
> default protection in Toll>Options>Protection. I tried to delete all
> hystory, cookies and temporary files but unsuccessfully,
> the resolution was to set-up the default levels in IE Options (see above)
> --
> \ | / cheers (from Italy)
> (@ @) Fr@nk
> ---o00-(_)-00o--------------------------------------
>
>
>

"^__^ Fr@nk®" wrote:

> "Candy" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:28198EEF-3E95-4967-9254-...
> > I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
> > system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and
> temporary
> > files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker,
> but
> > it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important
> sites
> > like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others
> are
> > getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn
> site
> > is blocked by your pop-up blocker.
> >
> This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before ;-(
> My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting the
> default protection in Toll>Options>Protection. I tried to delete all
> hystory, cookies and temporary files but unsuccessfully,
> the resolution was to set-up the default levels in IE Options (see above)
> --
> \ | / cheers (from Italy)
> (@ @) Fr@nk
> ---o00-(_)-00o--------------------------------------
>
>
> Frank...this post helped me fix my problem with W98me. I ended up doing a
Tools>Internet Options>Security>Trusted Sites and then OK. I fired up the
browser, connected to Microsoft.com and then Update and it worked great. I
subsequently tried it again and it worked again.....this is my first time
using this problem resolution approach and it seems to work....maybe my W98me
has some more miles in it. Thanks again for the pointer.

I had to stop Google Toolbar from blocking popups for
v4.windowsupdate.Microsoft.com to stop this problem

Tom

"Candy" wrote:

> I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update. My
> system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and temporary
> files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my pop-up blocker, but
> it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really important sites
> like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If others are
> getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the msn site
> is blocked by your pop-up blocker.
>
>
>

"Ken W" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:A68819FD-1734-4831-A97D-...
>
>
> "^__^ Fr@nk®" wrote:
>
> > "Candy" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> > news:28198EEF-3E95-4967-9254-...
> > > I kept getting a (0x800C0008) error when I tried to do Windows update.
My
> > > system time was correct. I also deleted all history, cookies, and
> > temporary files as suggested in fixes. NOTHING worked. I love my
pop-up blocker,
> > but it has a little quirk in it. It occasionally blocks really
important
> > sites like yahoo or msn - sites that I would NEVER knowingly block. If
others
> > are getting this (0x800C0008) error, make sure you check to see if the
msn
> > site is blocked by your pop-up blocker.
> > >
> > This morning I experienced the same trouble, it never happened before
;-(
> > My Winupdate now works, I resolved the error 0x800C0008 by selecting the
> > default protection in Toll>Options>Protection. I tried to delete all
> > hystory, cookies and temporary files but unsuccessfully,
> > the resolution was to set-up the default levels in IE Options (see
above)
> > --
> > \ | / cheers (from Italy)
> > (@ @) Fr@nk
> > ---o00-(_)-00o--------------------------------------

Guys,
yesterday (1st March) I experienced the same error (I thought 3 days ago to
have resolved
the issue as described above, but really this was not true) because this
happened again :-(
This morning (2nd March) my winupdate works again and I did not make any
action in my PC.
My OS is Win98 SE, IE 6 ... I am sure that *this is a problem on the MS
common client* and
it does dot depend on config's in our PCs ... be sure ...
I do hope that MS will not decide to stop upgrades for Win98 ...or WinME
;-)
otherwise we will be compelled to install XP ... ... sorry for my English,
but I am typing on my
keyboard without thinking since I have no time...
(I must leave my home pc now, I've to go to my office ... ;-)

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> >
> > Frank...this post helped me fix my problem with W98me. I ended up doing
a
> Tools>Internet Options>Security>Trusted Sites and then OK. I fired up the
> browser, connected to Microsoft.com and then Update and it worked great.
I
> subsequently tried it again and it worked again.....this is my first time
> using this problem resolution approach and it seems to work....maybe my
W98me
> has some more miles in it. Thanks again for the pointer.