error 0x800C0008

[Michael Siegel]

I had the error 0x800A138F only to fix that and now i am getting error
0x800C0008. any help would be great.

-Meiojo

[anon...@discussions.microsoft.com]

How did you fix the 0x800a138f problem

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[Michael Siegel]

I uninstalled Norton Antivirus

[totor]

exactly the same pb execpt I'v do not have Norton!!
So???
what do we do?

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[Lucy [MS]]

To resolve the 0x800c0008 error message, please verify the following:

Clear Internet Cache

1. Click Tools > Internet Options

2. In the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click "Delete Cookies"

3. Click "Delete Files" click "Delete all offline content" click OK

4. In the "History" section, click "Clear History".

5. Click "OK".

System Date and Time

1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel (or Start, Control Panel)

2. Open the Date/Time item.

3. Verify that you have the correct date and time on your computer.

Check the language setting in Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options

2. Click on the Languages button

3. Verify at least one language is listed

Verify your PC can access SSL-enabled web sites

Please connect to the following SSL test web site

https://www.stanford.edu/group/idg/leland/samples/secure/test.html

Windows Update requires ports 80 and 443

Verify your firewall and or proxy has both ports 80 and 443 enabled for both
incoming and outgoing traffic.

Please uncheck "Check for server certificate revocation":

1. Open Internet Explorer

2. Click on Tools

3. Click on Internet Option from the drop down menu

4. Click on the Advanced tab

5. Scroll down to the Security Section

6. Unselect "Check for server certificate revocation"

7. Reboot the machine

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Thanks,
Lucy [MS]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"totor" <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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[michaelis (regular guy)]

ok, folks, here is one answer to check out.

one thing that causes this is a file called HOSTS or HOSTS.SAM. since the web IP address of WinUP has changed occasionally, if this file isn't updated properly it will cause the problem.

simply use FIND to find the file, and edit it. take out all references to Windows Update.

before you try all the other 'techy' things, try this. it worked for me. i've gone around and around with all the techie things and none of them worked for me. actually, i found two things that worked, neither of them very techie stuff. even the 'newbies' can do the things below.

i found a work around and a full solution.

the 'workaround' is to go to the Windows Update Site, but don't hit the Scan for Updates button. before you do that, change the URL in the address bar to show 'https//:' instead of 'http//:'. in other words, usually you will have ----

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

in the address bar. after you change it, it will look like ---

https://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

this will reload the webpage and take you to the secure update site. this always worked to get the updates for some reason. the Windows Updates worked just like they used to, but it is still a bit of a hassle to change it every time.

the 'FIX' is a little more involved, but isn't very techie. use the Find on your start menu, and look for a file called HOSTS or HOSTS.SAM. i found mine in the WINNT\System32 directory. yours may be a little different. anyway, when you find it, open the file up in Notepad or Wordpad, and look for any reference that involves Windows Update. I found 2 in my HOSTS file.

You will be looking at a long list of IP addresses, names of websites, and such. don't worry too much about that. the site names in the middle are listed alphabetically. just scroll down to find references in the website list for Windows Update or v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp or anything like that.

when you find them, just delete them. make sure there is no blank line between the line above and the line below the line you delete (a lot of times if you just highlight a line and delete, it will leave a blank line there).

that's all there is to it. save the file, and try the WinUpdate again. it should work immediately.

m

[Tone]

One thing you could try doing is POSTING TO A RELEVANT NEWSGROUP :) ?

"trickster" <et...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> i cannot access this website, the what do i do ?
> https://www.stanford.edu/group/idg/leland/samples/secure/test.html
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[Silleke]

Michaelis,

Using HTTPS instead of only HTTP worked in my case.
Thanks for your valuable tip.

All the best,
Silleke