Windows update... Not updating!!!

[klantee]

I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but

for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the

schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,

all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.

This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone

tell me why?!

 

[MowGreen [MVP]]

Click Start > Run > type in or copy and paste the below into the Open:

line, then click OK or press Enter

%windir%\windowsupdate.log

The WindowsUpdate.log will now be open. Start at the bottom of the log

and work your way back up until you come to a FATAL or WARNING entry.

Example:

2005-06-02 04:32:01 992 158 Setup FATAL: IsUpdateRequired failed with

error 0x80072eef

2005-06-02 04:32:01 992 158 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.

Copy and paste the section just prior to and just after such entries

into your reply, please.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

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klantee wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but

> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the

> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,

> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.

> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone

> tell me why?! </span>

 

[Alice]

error code 80240016

"klantee" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but

> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the

> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,

> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.

> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone

> tell me why?! </span>

 

[Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Alice wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> error code 80240016

>

> "klantee" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> I have set windows update to automatically download and install updates, but

>> for the last few months it refuses to do so. The update does not start at the

>> schedulled time of which i've set it to update, and when i do it manually,

>> all i get is the green progress ber going across the time and time again.

>> This will go on for hours without update downloading at all!!! Can anyone

>> tell me why?! </span></span>

- Stop Automatic Update Service

- delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder

- delete C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log

- Start Automatic Update Service

- Try again

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services