Windows Update fails after installing Microsoft Update

I tried to install Microsoft Update, which failed. Now none of them is
working. I get the error code 0x80072EE2 when I try Windows Update. How can I
fix this? (using Norwegian Windows XP Pro)

Eirik Eldorsen wrote:

> I tried to install Microsoft Update, which failed. Now none of
> them is working. I get the error code 0x80072EE2 when I try
> Windows Update. How can I fix this? (using Norwegian Windows
> XP Pro)
>
Hei Eirik,


You receive an "Error 0x80072EE2" or "Initialization Error 0x80072F76"
error message when you try to use Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941

If you have Sygate firewall or something similar, this thread
may be relevant:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...85b226986fc4ae


If nothing of the above works:

Rename (or just delete) the SoftwareDistribution folder and
see if it helps.

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=21&ln=en

Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution
folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).

(later on, you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution
folder)



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Thank you!

I had to delete the SoftwareDistribution folder to get it to work again.


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Eirik Eldorsen wrote:
>
> > I tried to install Microsoft Update, which failed. Now none of
> > them is working. I get the error code 0x80072EE2 when I try
> > Windows Update. How can I fix this? (using Norwegian Windows
> > XP Pro)
> >
> Hei Eirik,
>
>
> You receive an "Error 0x80072EE2" or "Initialization Error 0x80072F76"
> error message when you try to use Windows Update
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941
>
> If you have Sygate firewall or something similar, this thread
> may be relevant:
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...85b226986fc4ae
>
>
> If nothing of the above works:
>
> Rename (or just delete) the SoftwareDistribution folder and
> see if it helps.
>
> You can use the procedure described here:
>
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=21&ln=en
>
> Note that a side effect of renaming or deleting the SoftwareDistribution
> folder is that you lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).
>
> (later on, you can just delete the renamed SoftwareDistribution
> folder)
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>