[Error number: 0x80072EFD]

[Guest]

DOWNLOADED THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR UPDATE--IT WONT GO PAST
THIS ERROR--CANT GET ANY NEW UPDATES--PLEASE HELP--OLD
SYSTEM PAGE WORKED JUST FINE

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You receive an "Error 0x80072EE2" or "Error 0x80072EFD" error message when
you try to use Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;836941&Product=wupd

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| DOWNLOADED THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR UPDATE--IT WONT GO PAST
| THIS ERROR--CANT GET ANY NEW UPDATES--PLEASE HELP--OLD
| SYSTEM PAGE WORKED JUST FINE

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

DOWNLOADED THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR UPDATE--IT WONT GO PAST
THIS ERROR--CANT GET ANY NEW UPDATES--PLEASE HELP--OLD
SYSTEM PAGE WORKED JUST FINE

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 -?

 

[Gaz]

"Hi,
I had the same problem with windows updates and tried all
the remedies posted on umpteen replies and none worked.
I then found while scouring the net this piece of
information of which - BINGO - it worked! (not sure if
its in the forum anywhere but here it is anyway)"

Re-register the WU components:
1. Quit all programs that are running.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. Type "regsvr32 wuapi.dll" (without the quotation
marks), and then click OK.
4. When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll
succeeded" message, click OK.
If this does not resolve the problem, repeat inputting
the following commands and click OK after each command.
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuauserv.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 iuengine.dll

"A couple of these regsvr32's did not register but I
ignored them and as I stated it still corrected the
problem.
I sincerely hope it helps anyone who is going nuts trying
to sort the problem out!"

Regards
Gaz