RE: Error 0x80072EFD with windows V5 ONLY

I have found that this error is cause by the 'Firewall' preventing (Blocking)
access to the 'Microsoft Generic Host Process for Win32 Services' (svchost).
By changing it from 'Blocked' to 'Permit all', in the Firewall Programme,
the windows updater works perfectly.

................. I am using NIS2004


"SteveG" wrote:

> Starting last night my windows update redirects to:
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co....aspx?ln=en-us
>
> Attempting to scan for updates using either method results in error
> 0x80072EFD.
> I have followed all MS KB reccomended solutions regarding adding the windows
> updates to the trusted site list, confirmed no proxy settings exist and I
> installed the XML update. I have gone as far as completely uninstalling my
> firewall.
>
> The only way I can get back to V4 windows update is by deleting WUWEB.DLL.
> Once WUWEB.DLL is deleted V4 starts and I work perfectly.
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>
>

from windowsupdate.log I can see that the stupid updater tries to use some
old firewall settings, which are of course not valid, and then it fails with
error 0x80072EFD. By starting up my proxy I was able to get the stupid update
to succeed. As usual, a bug in MS software.....

"Neil McTernan" wrote:

> I have found that this error is cause by the 'Firewall' preventing (Blocking)
> access to the 'Microsoft Generic Host Process for Win32 Services' (svchost).
> By changing it from 'Blocked' to 'Permit all', in the Firewall Programme,
> the windows updater works perfectly.
>
> ................ I am using NIS2004
>
>
> "SteveG" wrote:
>
> > Starting last night my windows update redirects to:
> > http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co....aspx?ln=en-us
> >
> > Attempting to scan for updates using either method results in error
> > 0x80072EFD.
> > I have followed all MS KB reccomended solutions regarding adding the windows
> > updates to the trusted site list, confirmed no proxy settings exist and I
> > installed the XML update. I have gone as far as completely uninstalling my
> > firewall.
> >
> > The only way I can get back to V4 windows update is by deleting WUWEB.DLL.
> > Once WUWEB.DLL is deleted V4 starts and I work perfectly.
> >
> > Any ideas would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >