purplerose_machado said:
i can't download any updates from microsoft. anytime i
do, i get a message with error 0x80072EFD. does anybody
know what this means and how to fix it? Please help!
Hi
Some trouble shooting step for error 0x80072EFD here (I would think
the most likely cause for your error is a Proxy/Firewall configuration
error):
When accessing the Windows Update site, you receive the 0x80072EFD error.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=16&ln=en
You should also try the steps here:
When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you
receive the 0x8024402C, 0x80240030 or 0x8024502d error.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=26&ln=en
You might need to use proxycfg.exe (see link above) to either set
or remove a proxy server configuration:
Open a command prompt (Start/Run and then "cmd.exe" without the
quotes").
Run this command to see what proxy configuration WU uses:
proxycfg
If you don't have a proxy, you will need status
Direct access (no proxy server).
If it reports anything else, to set direct access:
proxycfg -d
To get more help on proxycfg:
proxycfg -?
