no flippin updates

Now here's the thing...been with XP Pro+SP2 for about 3 months and had auto
update ON...but no downloads!. Logged on to Win Update...it scanned for about
10 mins. then said ...."The website has encountered a problem etc.... Error
8x8024001D...but a search for this Error revealeed ZILCH!

What to do?...can anyone help this amateur Ozzie

Hi Westbob,

Is the error code 0x8024001D and not 8x8024001D? If it is 0x8024001D, rename
the SoftwareDistribution folder by following this procedure.........

First, stop the Automatic Updates Service
Go to Start>Run and key in:
services.msc
Click on OK or hit ENTER
In the right-hand pane of the Services window, right-click on Automatic
Updates and then select Stop

Now, navigate to C:\Windows folder, locate and rename the
SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD

Restart the Automatic Updates Service by re-opening the Services window,
right-click on Automatic Updates and then select Start

Please note that a "side effect" of renaming (or deleting) the
SoftwareDistribution folder is that you will lose your current Update
History listing.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Westbob" <> wrote in message
news:59438B1A-78A8-4550-97E2-...
> Now here's the thing...been with XP Pro+SP2 for about 3 months and had
> auto
> update ON...but no downloads!. Logged on to Win Update...it scanned for
> about
> 10 mins. then said ...."The website has encountered a problem etc....
> Error
> 8x8024001D...but a search for this Error revealeed ZILCH!
>
> What to do?...can anyone help this amateur Ozzie

Patti you'r a lifesaver and no doubt very beautiful!.. All working Ok now and
I don't really care if I can't dial up update history but wonder why not and
why all this happened? Also why search didn't find that error number. Anyhow
many thanks
Bob

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> Hi Westbob,
>
> Is the error code 0x8024001D and not 8x8024001D? If it is 0x8024001D, rename
> the SoftwareDistribution folder by following this procedure.........
>
> First, stop the Automatic Updates Service
> Go to Start>Run and key in:
> services.msc
> Click on OK or hit ENTER
> In the right-hand pane of the Services window, right-click on Automatic
> Updates and then select Stop
>
> Now, navigate to C:\Windows folder, locate and rename the
> SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD
>
> Restart the Automatic Updates Service by re-opening the Services window,
> right-click on Automatic Updates and then select Start
>
> Please note that a "side effect" of renaming (or deleting) the
> SoftwareDistribution folder is that you will lose your current Update
> History listing.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "Westbob" <> wrote in message
> news:59438B1A-78A8-4550-97E2-...
> > Now here's the thing...been with XP Pro+SP2 for about 3 months and had
> > auto
> > update ON...but no downloads!. Logged on to Win Update...it scanned for
> > about
> > 10 mins. then said ...."The website has encountered a problem etc....
> > Error
> > 8x8024001D...but a search for this Error revealeed ZILCH!
> >
> > What to do?...can anyone help this amateur Ozzie
>
>
>

You're welcome! :-)

The SoftwareDistribution folder contains information used by Windows Update
or Microsoft Update and is the storage location of updates downloaded via WU
or MU. After you renamed the folder, WU or MU rebuilt a "fresh" folder, one
that does not contain previous downloads from the site, therefore there is
no update history listing. How data stored in this folder became corrupted,
I do not know.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Westbob" <> wrote in message
news:3AE16D15-6A7E-4993-A3FC-...
> Patti you'r a lifesaver and no doubt very beautiful!.. All working Ok now
> and
> I don't really care if I can't dial up update history but wonder why not
> and
> why all this happened? Also why search didn't find that error number.
> Anyhow
> many thanks
> Bob
>
> "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
>
>> Hi Westbob,
>>
>> Is the error code 0x8024001D and not 8x8024001D? If it is 0x8024001D,
>> rename
>> the SoftwareDistribution folder by following this procedure.........
>>
>> First, stop the Automatic Updates Service
>> Go to Start>Run and key in:
>> services.msc
>> Click on OK or hit ENTER
>> In the right-hand pane of the Services window, right-click on Automatic
>> Updates and then select Stop
>>
>> Now, navigate to C:\Windows folder, locate and rename the
>> SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD
>>
>> Restart the Automatic Updates Service by re-opening the Services window,
>> right-click on Automatic Updates and then select Start
>>
>> Please note that a "side effect" of renaming (or deleting) the
>> SoftwareDistribution folder is that you will lose your current Update
>> History listing.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Patti MacLeod
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>>
>> "Westbob" <> wrote in message
>> news:59438B1A-78A8-4550-97E2-...
>> > Now here's the thing...been with XP Pro+SP2 for about 3 months and had
>> > auto
>> > update ON...but no downloads!. Logged on to Win Update...it scanned for
>> > about
>> > 10 mins. then said ...."The website has encountered a problem etc....
>> > Error
>> > 8x8024001D...but a search for this Error revealeed ZILCH!
>> >
>> > What to do?...can anyone help this amateur Ozzie
>>
>>
>>