WU errors 0x8024402C and 0x80072ee7

Since a couple of weeks Windows Update no longer functions on my
Windows XP SP2 machine.

It detects at the moment 10 available and essential security
updates, but it refuses to download them. Let alone install them.

Searching for reasons results in errorcodes 0x8024402C and
0x80072ee7.

I've tried the suggestions proposed by the Microsoft
Troubleshooters, but none of them gave a result.

I also am not able to download a file like Windows Media Player
from the Windows Media site, while downloading stuff from other
sites works perfectly.

Switching off the firewall makes no difference. Running several
kinds of spyware software detects nothing. My virus software did
not detect anything lately.

What is going here? Is there anyone with an idea?

Thanks.

I have the same problem and THREE staff from Microsoft Technical Support work
on it without any clear solution.

Check on the response of Patti MacLeod on the topic "Windows XP Update
(Error number 0x800B0001). It could be the answer. I haven't tried yet!!

Please post your results.

"QuadX" wrote:

> Since a couple of weeks Windows Update no longer functions on my
> Windows XP SP2 machine.
>
> It detects at the moment 10 available and essential security
> updates, but it refuses to download them. Let alone install them.
>
> Searching for reasons results in errorcodes 0x8024402C and
> 0x80072ee7.
>
> I've tried the suggestions proposed by the Microsoft
> Troubleshooters, but none of them gave a result.
>
> I also am not able to download a file like Windows Media Player
> from the Windows Media site, while downloading stuff from other
> sites works perfectly.
>
> Switching off the firewall makes no difference. Running several
> kinds of spyware software detects nothing. My virus software did
> not detect anything lately.
>
> What is going here? Is there anyone with an idea?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

well, i re-registered the dll's and renamed the software
distribution folder. no luck.

all other possible remedies mentioned under the post you named i
already tried with no success.

so, that leaves us outside in the cold. ;-)

microsoft: help us!

>>>
Troi-Xanh wrote:
> I have the same problem and THREE staff from Microsoft
> Technical
> Support work on it without any clear solution.
>
> Check on the response of Patti MacLeod on the topic "Windows XP
> Update (Error number 0x800B0001). It could be the answer. I
> haven't
> tried yet!!
>
> Please post your results.
>
> "QuadX" wrote:
>
>> Since a couple of weeks Windows Update no longer functions on
>> my
>> Windows XP SP2 machine.
>>
>> It detects at the moment 10 available and essential security
>> updates, but it refuses to download them. Let alone install
>> them.
>>
>> Searching for reasons results in errorcodes 0x8024402C and
>> 0x80072ee7.
>>
>> I've tried the suggestions proposed by the Microsoft
>> Troubleshooters, but none of them gave a result.
>>
>> I also am not able to download a file like Windows Media
>> Player
>> from the Windows Media site, while downloading stuff from
>> other
>> sites works perfectly.
>>
>> Switching off the firewall makes no difference. Running
>> several
>> kinds of spyware software detects nothing. My virus software
>> did
>> not detect anything lately.
>>
>> What is going here? Is there anyone with an idea?
>>
>> Thanks.

On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:18:43 +0100, "QuadX" <>
wrote:

>Since a couple of weeks Windows Update no longer functions on my
>Windows XP SP2 machine.
>
>It detects at the moment 10 available and essential security
>updates, but it refuses to download them. Let alone install them.
>
>Searching for reasons results in errorcodes 0x8024402C and
>0x80072ee7.
>
>I've tried the suggestions proposed by the Microsoft
>Troubleshooters, but none of them gave a result.
>
>I also am not able to download a file like Windows Media Player
>from the Windows Media site, while downloading stuff from other
>sites works perfectly.
>
>Switching off the firewall makes no difference. Running several
>kinds of spyware software detects nothing. My virus software did
>not detect anything lately.
>
>What is going here? Is there anyone with an idea?
>
>Thanks.
>

Have you seen:

0x8024402c

http://www.updatexp.com/0x8024402c.html

and

0x80072ee7

http://www.updatexp.com/0x80072ee7.html

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
http://www.podcast-software.com

the first i had already seen, although on a different place in
virtual space. tried everything mentioned there. no luck. the
second suggestion about the hosts-file i just tried. no luck.

this is challenging. ;-)

>>>
Marc Liron MVP wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:18:43 +0100, "QuadX"
> <>
> wrote:
> Have you seen:
>
> 0x8024402c
>
> http://www.updatexp.com/0x8024402c.html
>
> and
>
> 0x80072ee7
>
> http://www.updatexp.com/0x80072ee7.html
>
> Marc Liron
> Microsoft MVP
> http://www.podcast-software.com