still get error 0x80072EFD after 6 months of tring to fix

Is there an alternate site to down load xp update?
--
all the best
Steve H

You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp
How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166

Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what you want,
Click the “Go To Download Basket� link. Type in or browse to the location where you
want the updates saved to and then Click the “Download Now� button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.

Search for a download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en

How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296861

Error: 80072efd = ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT
Translation: Cannot connect to the Internet server
See also:
When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you receive the
0x8024502d error.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=26&ln=en


"Sharper9" <> wrote in message
news:314045FB-6166-47C3-8235-...
> Is there an alternate site to down load xp update?
> --
> all the best
> Steve H

I'll try this it is nice to know I'm not alone but sorry everyone has the
problem too!

"Cliff" wrote:

> I fought this for two days. I tried all the things MS knowledge base
> said. I tried everything I could find on the net like additional
> sites to add to the trusted list. Nothing worked.
>
> Here is what finally fixed it for me:
> I have ZoneAlarm configured to keep certain MS dlls/apps from
> accessing the internet. That was not the problem. I would boot up
> and disable ZoneAlarm before running WindowsUpdate to let them talk as
> they needed. The problem was that once ZoneAlarm has kept these MS
> dlls/apps from accessing the internet then even after you disable
> ZoneAlarm they will never try again (during that boot up).
>
> They try once on boot up and if they fail, even if you disable
> ZoneAlarm, they will never try again like when you go to
> WindowsUpdate.
>
> I marked all the MS stuff as allowed to access the internet, rebooted,
> and WindowsUpdate worked fine.
>
> I would recommend that you disable outbound "phone home" firewalls and
> anti-virus while accessing WindowsUpdate. This was easy for me as my
> LAN is well protected from the internet but those with direct
> connections to the internet that rely entirely on personal firewalls
> must be careful not to expose themselves.
>
> The MS program in question was "Generic Host Process" (or possibly
> "Services and Controller app") and it would probably work to just give
> this guy full access to the internet for the duration of the
> WindowsUpdate.
>
> I understand that there may be a similar issue with Norton (NIS?)
> firewalling these MS programs.
>
> Cliff
>
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:02:03 +1000, "Taurarian"
> <> wrote:
>
> >You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
> >http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp
> >How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166
> >
> >Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what you want,
> >Click the “Go To Download Basket� link. Type in or browse to the location where you
> >want the updates saved to and then Click the “Download Now� button.
> >Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.
> >
> >Search for a download
> >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en
> >
> >How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
> >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296861
> >
> >Error: 80072efd = ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT
> >Translation: Cannot connect to the Internet server
> >See also:
> >When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you receive the
> >0x8024502d error.
> >http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=26&ln=en
> >
> >
> >"Sharper9" <> wrote in message
> >news:314045FB-6166-47C3-8235-...
> >> Is there an alternate site to down load xp update?
> >> --
> >> all the best
> >> Steve H
>