Windows 2000 Pro Update nightmare

[Error number: 0x80072EE2]
The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are
trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.

Every since the new Window's update software was installed, I continue to
get the error listed above when going to do an update. It searches for
updates already installed and then prompts [Error number: 0x80072EE2] .

I have turned off al Norton software and searched through the other
posts...but no luck! This is frustrating. Is there anyone that can advise me
on a straightforward fix?!!!

Thanks much.
DE

Error 0x80072EE2 is: ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOUT
Translation: The request has timed out.

http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...=en&IsMu=False

When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x80072EE2 or 0x80072EFD error.


http://www.updatexp.com/0x80072ee2.html
Finding a solution for the 0x80072EE2 error

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941
You receive an "Error 0x80072EE2" or "Error 0x80072EFD" error message when you try to
use Windows Update

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

Posted by =Mac=

<snip of relevant part> I was getting the 0x80072EE2 message on a machine this
evening. I never had a problem with it.

I tried all of your suggestions to no avail. However, in a post from several months
ago, someone mentioned an MTU seating on a router. I had upgraded the firmware on my
home router several days ago and left the MTU set at the default of 1500. Come to
think of it, my Internet connection seemed a little sluggish since I upgraded the
firmware.

I reset the MTU to 1492, and voila! Windows Update works again.

I write this post so that someone else doesn't overlook a simple solution to a very
frustrating problem.

Router / Firewall / Wireless Router MTU ==> 1492 or less <snip>

Result posted by “tinman�
<snip> The problem is with the AOL connection. Basically you need to amend the MTU
settings of the WAN down to 1400. You can experiment and see if it works going up to
1460 but it doesn't work past that. <snip>


"Duane" <> wrote in message
news:A78CBA94-07AB-4A71-8075-...
> [Error number: 0x80072EE2]
> The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are
> trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.
>
> Every since the new Window's update software was installed, I continue to
> get the error listed above when going to do an update. It searches for
> updates already installed and then prompts [Error number: 0x80072EE2] .
>
> I have turned off al Norton software and searched through the other
> posts...but no luck! This is frustrating. Is there anyone that can advise me
> on a straightforward fix?!!!
>
> Thanks much.
> DE

KB alertz has addressed this prblem but I'm not sure it will fix your problem
,it didn't work on mine.

"Duane" wrote:

> [Error number: 0x80072EE2]
> The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are
> trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.
>
> Every since the new Window's update software was installed, I continue to
> get the error listed above when going to do an update. It searches for
> updates already installed and then prompts [Error number: 0x80072EE2] .
>
> I have turned off al Norton software and searched through the other
> posts...but no luck! This is frustrating. Is there anyone that can advise me
> on a straightforward fix?!!!
>
> Thanks much.
> DE