WU SP2 fails with Error Code: 80246005

Last entries in the log:

07:59:33+0200 964 658 WU client
executing call {27FD1D1D-0B72-4830-8C95-8936F19924E3} of
type Download Call
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 d8 WU client
persisted 1 download calls
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 d8 WU client
succeeds CClientCallRecorder::BeginDownloadUpdates from
WindowsUpdate with call id {27FD1D1D-0B72-4830-8C95-
8936F19924E3}
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 Dumping
out update 1 of 1
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 title =
Windows XP Service Pack 2
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 dumping
updateId {7477AF62-8F9B-4F32-9DAF-7AB452E52396}.115
bundling 2 updates
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 bundled
update No. 1 is {0F08D916-7942-4921-98F6-846F4A10DC05}.105
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 bundled
update No. 2 is {12497FC5-D5E1-49A8-8E44-26CBA6400DD7}.105
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658
CheckIfDirExists returned error 0x80070002.
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 DM:
pDownloadJob->Init failed with 0x80246005.
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 Got error
(hr = 80246005) starting update 0 in call 6. Notifying
call.
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 Error
80246005 occurred while downloading update; notifying
dependent calls.
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 WU client
persisted 1 download calls
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 WU client
persisted 1 download calls
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 WU client
calls back to download call {27FD1D1D-0B72-4830-8C95-
8936F19924E3} with code Call complete and error 0
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 WU client
completed and deleted call {27FD1D1D-0B72-4830-8C95-
8936F19924E3}
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 964 658 WU client
persisted 0 download calls
2004-10-09 07:59:34+0200 964 230
ISusInternal API failed
CClientCallRecorder:isconnectCall with error 0x8024000c
2004-10-09 07:59:34+0200 1600 4f0
ISusInternal:isconnectCall failed, hr=8024000C
2004-10-09 07:59:38+0200 964 658 REPORT
EVENT: {4085435C-2DFF-43FA-B462-47B43E3AF6CB} 111
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 1 161
101 {7477AF62-8F9B-4F32-9DAF-7AB452E52396}
115 80246005 WindowsUpdate Failure
Content Download Error: Download failed.
2004-10-09 07:59:38+0200 964 658 REPORT
EVENT: {34812640-D048-4B2F-9D52-260C0D23FC22} 112
2004-10-09 07:59:33+0200 1 161
101 {12497FC5-D5E1-49A8-8E44-26CBA6400DD7}
105 80246005 WindowsUpdate Failure
Content Download Error: Download failed.
2004-10-09 08:04:47+0200 1160 b0 Out of
proc datastore is shutting down
2004-10-09 08:04:48+0200 1160 b0 Out of
proc datastore is now inactive

"Daniel" <> wrote in message
news:0efb01c4adc6$2b391e70$...
> Last entries in the log:
....

> CheckIfDirExists returned error 0x80070002.

This error occurs before the one you are reporting.
I would investigate it first.

First let's do a search:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=80...ff=1&scoring=d

(Google Groups search for
80070002 OR 0x80070002 MVP OR MSFT group:microsoft.*.windowsupdate
- sorted by date to show the latest thinking
)

Ignore any entries which refer to V4 because you clearly have WUv5.

Hence you will see various suggestions to clean up the SoftwareDistribution
directory. I would start with the least destructive suggestion first.

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=17&ln=en

If you still get the symptom I would focus on what is happening
in that subdirectory. Try searching for some of my posts
which mention that subdirectory and the freeware utility FileMon.
Note that I am not particularly suggesting you use FileMon;
that just happens to be a convenient way to discover all my posts
about diagnosing how SoftwareDistribution gets used.

E.g. here's one:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=so...phx.gbl&rnum=2


FYI in V4 a related symptom occurred when the download directory
was contained on a network device which the user did not have
authority to create subdirectories on. So your analysis should
consider at least two possibilities: 1) something is broken
2) your configuration is preventing things from working properly.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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