"Windows could not search for new updates"

[Peter]

Getting the above with error code 8024400A - an error I haven't seen since
XP SP1 days. Everything else connects just fine...anyone know what's
wrong?

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC1 5728
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
TS H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives

 

[Doug]

Same here Peter, as I said in Vista General mine was working fine
yesterday when I tried it out a few times.

I note that Windows Defender cannot update also-try it on your end if
you can-wonder what's going on?

Doug

 

[Peter]

Let's put it down to server problems and keep our fingers crossed...LOL

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC1 5728
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
TS H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives

 

[Guest]

I had the same error the other day although WU checked OK yesterday. The
green line seemed to keep looking and then the error - don't know if it
helped but I then launched IE ran the WU check and it worked even though I
had already update my AV and have an always on connection.

I will be interested to see if Defender & WU works for me today but at least
I know now it wasn't my connection - this didn't happen pre RC1.

 

[Peter]

That didn't work for me but apparently this is a known bug in 5600 and 5728
and should be dealt with in RC-2.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC1 5728
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
TS H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives

 

[Guest]

I ran WU without any error code today found and installed an update for
Defender but it is the same KB repeated each time Defender updates. Installed
success but it was already there. I wonder if there is a bug with Defender/WU
auto checking plus a manual check which I normally do?

 

[Peter]

Someone elsewhere said that RC2 would sort this out, well apparently it
isn't going to be widely available so the chances are I wont get it...just
great!! :-(

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Beta
P4 D865GBFL HT @ 3.0ghz 2.0gb DDR 700gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio

 

[Roy Coorne]

Someone elsewhere said that RC2 would sort this out, well apparently it
isn't going to be widely available so the chances are I wont get it...just
great!! :-(

Now you can get it at
<http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm>

Be quick;-)

Roy

 

[Guest]

cool - thank you very much downloading atm - wakened me up for sure.

 

[Peter]

Got it and now updates are working.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC2 5744
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
Creative SB Audigy 4 Sound, ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
TS H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives

 

[Guest]

Got it and now updates are working.

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC2 5744
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
Creative SB Audigy 4 Sound, ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
TS H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives

 

[Guest]

Updates are still not working for me in RC2 5744.

 

[Peter]

I'm wondering if the servers are just overloaded as it's patch Tuesday and
the last day of support for XP SP1/1a ?

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista RC2 5744
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 700gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR
Creative SB Audigy 4 Sound, ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
TS H429A + H552U CD/DVD Combi-Drives
Sony DRU820A x 2 DVD-RAM Combi-Drives