Windows Update Broken 0x800A0046

Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition x64 SP1.

Windows Update has stopped working with error code 0x800A0046. I've
tried the remedies listed here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883821

but with no luck. I've also noticed that the System and Application
event logs are not readable for some reasons, perhaps they're
corrupted, but I'm not sure if this could be related.

Any suggestions?

Cheers,

Tim Haughton

Courtesy of Microsoft:-

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools
2. Click Internet Options
3. Click the Connections tab
4. Click the LAN Settings... button
5. In the Proxy server section, check that the Address and Port number are greyed out
and have no value listed.
6. On this same window, check the "Automatically detect settings" checkbox
7. Click OK to exit the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window
8. Click OK to exit Internet Options

Now please try the following:-

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type: cmd <Enter>
4. In the Command Prompt, type: proxycfg -d <Enter> <--This will set your proxy
service to direct access and clear the proxy cache.
5. Type: proxycfg -u <Enter> <--This will set the proxy for BITS to the same
settings as Internet Explorer.
6. Type: net stop wuauserv <Enter>
7. Type: net stop bits <Enter>
8. Type: net start bits <Enter>
9. Type: net start wuauserv <Enter>

"Tim Haughton" <> wrote in message
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> Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition x64 SP1.
>
> Windows Update has stopped working with error code 0x800A0046. I've
> tried the remedies listed here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883821
>
> but with no luck. I've also noticed that the System and Application
> event logs are not readable for some reasons, perhaps they're
> corrupted, but I'm not sure if this could be related.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim Haughton
>

Hi, thanks for the reply. This didn't have any effect in this case
unfortunately. Do you have any other tricks in your bag?

Cheers,

Tim

TaurArian [MVP] wrote:
> Courtesy of Microsoft:-
>
> 1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools
> 2. Click Internet Options
> 3. Click the Connections tab
> 4. Click the LAN Settings... button
> 5. In the Proxy server section, check that the Address and Port number are greyed out
> and have no value listed.
> 6. On this same window, check the "Automatically detect settings" checkbox
> 7. Click OK to exit the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window
> 8. Click OK to exit Internet Options
>
> Now please try the following:-
>
> 1. Click Start
> 2. Click Run
> 3. Type: cmd <Enter>
> 4. In the Command Prompt, type: proxycfg -d <Enter> <--This will set your proxy
> service to direct access and clear the proxy cache.
> 5. Type: proxycfg -u <Enter> <--This will set the proxy for BITS to the same
> settings as Internet Explorer.
> 6. Type: net stop wuauserv <Enter>
> 7. Type: net stop bits <Enter>
> 8. Type: net start bits <Enter>
> 9. Type: net start wuauserv <Enter>
>
> "Tim Haughton" <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
> > Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition x64 SP1.
> >
> > Windows Update has stopped working with error code 0x800A0046. I've
> > tried the remedies listed here:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883821
> >
> > but with no luck. I've also noticed that the System and Application
> > event logs are not readable for some reasons, perhaps they're
> > corrupted, but I'm not sure if this could be related.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tim Haughton
> >

Unfortunately I have no further tricks.
Perhaps a little more research.
http://groups.google.com.au/groups?hl=en&q=0x800A0046

"Tim Haughton" <> wrote in message
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> Hi, thanks for the reply. This didn't have any effect in this case
> unfortunately. Do you have any other tricks in your bag?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
> TaurArian [MVP] wrote:
>> Courtesy of Microsoft:-
>>
>> 1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools
>> 2. Click Internet Options
>> 3. Click the Connections tab
>> 4. Click the LAN Settings... button
>> 5. In the Proxy server section, check that the Address and Port number are greyed
>> out
>> and have no value listed.
>> 6. On this same window, check the "Automatically detect settings" checkbox
>> 7. Click OK to exit the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings window
>> 8. Click OK to exit Internet Options
>>
>> Now please try the following:-
>>
>> 1. Click Start
>> 2. Click Run
>> 3. Type: cmd <Enter>
>> 4. In the Command Prompt, type: proxycfg -d <Enter> <--This will set your proxy
>> service to direct access and clear the proxy cache.
>> 5. Type: proxycfg -u <Enter> <--This will set the proxy for BITS to the same
>> settings as Internet Explorer.
>> 6. Type: net stop wuauserv <Enter>
>> 7. Type: net stop bits <Enter>
>> 8. Type: net start bits <Enter>
>> 9. Type: net start wuauserv <Enter>
>>
>> "Tim Haughton" <> wrote in message
>> news: oups.com...
>> > Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition x64 SP1.
>> >
>> > Windows Update has stopped working with error code 0x800A0046. I've
>> > tried the remedies listed here:
>> >
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883821
>> >
>> > but with no luck. I've also noticed that the System and Application
>> > event logs are not readable for some reasons, perhaps they're
>> > corrupted, but I'm not sure if this could be related.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Tim Haughton
>> >
>

I have a Win2000 Domain Controller and have had this problem since July. I
just happened to come across a fix that finally worked for me. If you have a
domain controller, load up active directory users and computers. Under the
Users group, there will be a Domain Guests object. Right click on this,
select properties and then select the members tab. If the user that you log
into the domain controller with is in this list, remove it. Log out and back
in again and hopefully the windows update will be working. It did for me.
Besides the Domain Guests, also look in Users and Guests. Hope this works.

"Tim Haughton" wrote:

> Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition x64 SP1.
>
> Windows Update has stopped working with error code 0x800A0046. I've
> tried the remedies listed here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883821
>
> but with no luck. I've also noticed that the System and Application
> event logs are not readable for some reasons, perhaps they're
> corrupted, but I'm not sure if this could be related.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim Haughton
>
>