Update failure on Windows 2003 error 0x8007F004

I have 2 Windows 2003 servers that will not update. Here is the line from
the Windows Update log:
Error IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for details: Install finished (Error
0x8007F004)

I have seen some posts on this, but no real resolution. I have tried
logging in as Domain and Local Administrator. I cannot find the file
"iuhist.xml".

Thanks for your help.

Hi CrabbyMonkey,

See if the information provided here by Narayana Mahankali [MSFT] helps you
to resolve the problem:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...6f5fdd11e8c6a8

The iuhist.xml file should be located here:
Program Files\WindowsUpdate\V4 folder
The WindowsUpdate folder is hidden, so set your Folder options to Show
hidden files and folders.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"CrabbyMonkey" <> wrote in message
news:9C285E06-2B8D-4513-8836-...
> I have 2 Windows 2003 servers that will not update. Here is the line from
> the Windows Update log:
> Error IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for details: Install finished
(Error
> 0x8007F004)
>
> I have seen some posts on this, but no real resolution. I have tried
> logging in as Domain and Local Administrator. I cannot find the file
> "iuhist.xml".
>
> Thanks for your help.
>

Hi there,

I too am affected by the same problem, and I am about to try the suggestion
by Matt in another thread in this section about shifting the computer out of
the OU that has a SUS policy defined in it.

What has surprised me, or perhaps it is my ignorance in searching the
Micrsosft site, is that I could not find anything about this problem on their
site, yet judging by the number of people affected, i would have thought
there would have been a mention.

I would be really interested in knowing what has casued the problem so that
I can prevent it happening again. I have had SUS working fine for what seems
like years, and all of a sudden something has changed, I suspect as the
result of some update that has been loaded, bacause one of the environments I
look after is static as far as installed applications and AD setup.

Any clues anyone as to the root cause?

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> Hi CrabbyMonkey,
>
> See if the information provided here by Narayana Mahankali [MSFT] helps you
> to resolve the problem:
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...6f5fdd11e8c6a8
>
> The iuhist.xml file should be located here:
> Program Files\WindowsUpdate\V4 folder
> The WindowsUpdate folder is hidden, so set your Folder options to Show
> hidden files and folders.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "CrabbyMonkey" <> wrote in message
> news:9C285E06-2B8D-4513-8836-...
> > I have 2 Windows 2003 servers that will not update. Here is the line from
> > the Windows Update log:
> > Error IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for details: Install finished
> (Error
> > 0x8007F004)
> >
> > I have seen some posts on this, but no real resolution. I have tried
> > logging in as Domain and Local Administrator. I cannot find the file
> > "iuhist.xml".
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
>
>
>