Charles
Try this first :
Go to Internet Options in the Control Panel. Click the Advanced tab.
Scroll down to the Security heading.
Uncheck the box next to " Check for server certificates revocation
(requires restart) "
Click Apply, OK. Restart the system.
Revisit Windows Update to see if the issue is resolved.
If no joy :
1. Stop Automatic Updates and Background Intelligent Transfer Service by:
a.) Click on Start, Settings, then Control Panel
b.) Double click on Administrative Tools and then Services
c.) Locate Automatic Updates in the list of Services and double click on it
d.) Click the STOP button and then click OK
e.) Locate Background Intelligent Transfer Service in the list of
Services and double click on it
f.) Click the STOP button and then click OK
g.) Close all windows back to the Desktop
2. Locate the Software Distribution folder in C:\WINDOWS by:
a.) Going to Start and opening My Computer
b.) Double click on Local Disk (C:)
c.) Double click on the WINDOWS Folder
d.) Click once on the SoftwareDistribution folder
3. Right click on the SoftwareDistribution folder and choose Rename from
the menu list
4. Rename the folder to SoftwareDistribution.old
5. Close all windows back out to your Desktop
6. Start Automatic Updates and Background Intelligent Transfer Service by:
a.) Click on Start and then Control Panel
b.) Double click on Administrative Tools and then Services
c.) Locate Automatic Updates in the list of Services and double click on it
d.) Click the START button and then click OK
e.) Locate Background Intelligent Transfer Service in the list of
Services and double click on it
f.) Click the START button and then click OK
g.) Close all windows back to the Desktop
Revisit Windows Update to see if the issue is resolved.
MowGreen [MVP 2004-2005]
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I think the problem is the new installer not properly loading, but I can not
prove it.
[Error number: 0x8024D007]
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Did you see Jeff LeBlanc's report of how he worked around this symptom?
(Web interface search of this newsgroup for
0x8024D007
)
BTW the code is undocumented but the code falls in a set of codes 0x8024D00
which apparently have something to do with Setup errors (whatever that means).
http://docxp.mvps.org/WU5-ERR.htm
(MSN web search for
0x8024D006
)
Good luck
Robert Aldwinckle
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