> FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt handler: failed to spawn COM server
Harvey,
Give this a shot ... go to Start > Run > type in
net stop wuauserv
Click OK or press Enter
Show hidden files, folders, and system files:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...l62.html#winxp
Navigate to C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution
Rename SoftwareDistribution to SoftwareDistribution.old
Back to Start > Run > type in
net start wuauserv
Click OK or press Enter
Download and SAVE the lastest version of the Windows Update Agent:
For XP and Vista - 32 bit
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
Download and save : Update for Windows XP (KB927891) [ NOT FOR VISTA ! ]
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
When the downloads are finished close the browser and any other open
programs
Install WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
Now install WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe
Restart the system
Back to Start > Run > type in
wuauclt /detectnow
Click OK or press Enter
The system will now check for updates automatically
If the updates downloaded get installed successfully then you can safely
delete the SoftwareDistribution.old folder
If they do NOT, please post the last 40 or so lines of the WU.log again.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Harvey wrote:
> My PC has been upgraded from Win2k Pro SP4 to WinXP Pro SP2. Windows updates
> now seem to download (either from Microsoft website or from intranet WSUS)
> but always fail to install. The last bit of my Windows Update.log is:
>
> 507 808 9a0 Handler Attempting to create remote handler process as
> HARVEY\Xxxxxxx in session 0
> 2007-05-31 08:04:34:945 3428 eb4 Misc =========== Logging initialized
> (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: +0200) ===========
> 2007-05-31 08:04:34:945 3428 eb4 Misc = Process:
> C:\WINNT\system32\wuauclt.exe
> 2007-05-31 08:04:34:945 3428 eb4 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt
> handler: failed to spawn COM server
> 2007-05-31 08:04:34:961 808 9a0 Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote
> update handler container process created (PID: 3428), but exited before
> signaling event
> 2007-05-31 08:04:37:821 808 9a0 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002
> 2007-05-31 08:04:37:836 808 9a0 Agent *********
> 2007-05-31 08:04:37:836 808 9a0 Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing
> updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
> 2007-05-31 08:04:37:836 808 9a0 Agent *************
> 2007-05-31 08:04:37:836 808 9a0 Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing
> updates with error 0x80004002
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Install
> [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI - Install call failed
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI - Reboot required = No
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x80240FFF;
> Call error code = 0x80004002
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI ---------
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Install
> [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:165 1964 34c COMAPI -------------
> 2007-05-31 08:04:38:915 1964 fa4 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to
> earlier error, hr=80004002
>
> Everything except Windows Updating seems to work correctly, but something in
> my system is not right or was damaged during upgrading Windows. Any help
> would be much appreciated.
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