I hate Windows Update on VISTA

I absolutely cannot stand windows update on vista. I keep getting an
8024402C error when logged in locally as an admin with an outside internet
connection. When I log into our network I get an 80072EFD when doing
updates. I cannot run updates at all. The windows firewall is disabled, and
we do not have a WSUS server so I basically cannot run updates on this
computer at all even though I am an administrator. Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks.

When using an outside internet connection, I found that if you switch to
using a WORKGROUP instead of a DOMAIN, Windows Update will work. Painful,
because you then have to switch back to the DOMAIN.

"GQCarrick" wrote:

> I absolutely cannot stand windows update on vista. I keep getting an
> 8024402C error when logged in locally as an admin with an outside internet
> connection. When I log into our network I get an 80072EFD when doing
> updates. I cannot run updates at all. The windows firewall is disabled, and
> we do not have a WSUS server so I basically cannot run updates on this
> computer at all even though I am an administrator. Any help would be
> appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks a lot, that worked great. I have been stressing out over that for a
while now, I guess it makes sense. It is a pain but luckily we only have one
computer with Vista and its mine so I won't mind taking it off the domain and
adding it back in for updates every once in a while. Thanks for all your
help.


George

"WindowSEAT" wrote:

> When using an outside internet connection, I found that if you switch to
> using a WORKGROUP instead of a DOMAIN, Windows Update will work. Painful,
> because you then have to switch back to the DOMAIN.
>
> "GQCarrick" wrote:
>
> > I absolutely cannot stand windows update on vista. I keep getting an
> > 8024402C error when logged in locally as an admin with an outside internet
> > connection. When I log into our network I get an 80072EFD when doing
> > updates. I cannot run updates at all. The windows firewall is disabled, and
> > we do not have a WSUS server so I basically cannot run updates on this
> > computer at all even though I am an administrator. Any help would be
> > appreciated. Thanks.

Try this one:

Changed the value of the registry key UseWUserver
(HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windowsu pdate\AU) from 1 to 0.
From what I understand, if this is set to 1, it uses the custom server
defined in WUServer and WUStatusServer.


--
John


"GQCarrick" wrote:

> Thanks a lot, that worked great. I have been stressing out over that for a
> while now, I guess it makes sense. It is a pain but luckily we only have one
> computer with Vista and its mine so I won't mind taking it off the domain and
> adding it back in for updates every once in a while. Thanks for all your
> help.
>
>
> George
>
> "WindowSEAT" wrote:
>
> > When using an outside internet connection, I found that if you switch to
> > using a WORKGROUP instead of a DOMAIN, Windows Update will work. Painful,
> > because you then have to switch back to the DOMAIN.
> >
> > "GQCarrick" wrote:
> >
> > > I absolutely cannot stand windows update on vista. I keep getting an
> > > 8024402C error when logged in locally as an admin with an outside internet
> > > connection. When I log into our network I get an 80072EFD when doing
> > > updates. I cannot run updates at all. The windows firewall is disabled, and
> > > we do not have a WSUS server so I basically cannot run updates on this
> > > computer at all even though I am an administrator. Any help would be
> > > appreciated. Thanks.

erm,, newbie question, how do you change the domain to workgroup?? T.T

"GQCarrick" wrote:

> Thanks a lot, that worked great. I have been stressing out over that for a
> while now, I guess it makes sense. It is a pain but luckily we only have one
> computer with Vista and its mine so I won't mind taking it off the domain and
> adding it back in for updates every once in a while. Thanks for all your
> help.
>
>
> George
>
> "WindowSEAT" wrote:
>
> > When using an outside internet connection, I found that if you switch to
> > using a WORKGROUP instead of a DOMAIN, Windows Update will work. Painful,
> > because you then have to switch back to the DOMAIN.
> >
> > "GQCarrick" wrote:
> >
> > > I absolutely cannot stand windows update on vista. I keep getting an
> > > 8024402C error when logged in locally as an admin with an outside internet
> > > connection. When I log into our network I get an 80072EFD when doing
> > > updates. I cannot run updates at all. The windows firewall is disabled, and
> > > we do not have a WSUS server so I basically cannot run updates on this
> > > computer at all even though I am an administrator. Any help would be
> > > appreciated. Thanks.

bishibushi, You have hijacked a Vista "I hate Windows Update" posting.

Perhaps start your own posting on a more appropriate NG. This one is
attempting to deal with problems related to Windows Update.

Assuming you are using *Vista* as that is the posting you hijacked -

Welcome to Microsoft Windows Vista Newsgroups
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx


bishibushi wrote:
:: erm,, newbie question, how do you change the domain to workgroup??
:: T.T
::
:: "GQCarrick" wrote:
::
::: Thanks a lot, that worked great. I have been stressing out over
::: that for a while now, I guess it makes sense. It is a pain but
::: luckily we only have one computer with Vista and its mine so I
::: won't mind taking it off the domain and adding it back in for
::: updates every once in a while. Thanks for all your help.
:::
:::
::: George
:::
::: "WindowSEAT" wrote:
:::
:::: When using an outside internet connection, I found that if you
:::: switch to using a WORKGROUP instead of a DOMAIN, Windows Update
:::: will work. Painful, because you then have to switch back to the
:::: DOMAIN.
::::
:::: "GQCarrick" wrote:
::::
::::: I absolutely cannot stand windows update on vista. I keep
::::: getting an 8024402C error when logged in locally as an admin with
::::: an outside internet connection. When I log into our network I
::::: get an 80072EFD when doing updates. I cannot run updates at all.
::::: The windows firewall is disabled, and we do not have a WSUS
::::: server so I basically cannot run updates on this computer at all
::::: even though I am an administrator. Any help would be
::::: appreciated. Thanks.