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#2 (**permalink**) 11-17-2008

Thanks, this one works but you might have to add all the Microsoft windows
updates urls to your trusted sites prior running these steps.

Regards,

Alvaro Rozo

"cpdouglas" wrote:

> Worked like a charm...i was a bout to put a bullet in my head! Thanks jonens!
>
> "jonens@hotmail.com" wrote:
>
> > Had the same problem. Solved it by opening a command prompt (I was NOT
> > using a proxy server to begin with):
> >
> > proxycfg -d
> > net stop wuauserv
> > net start wuauserv
> >
> >
> > TaurArian [MS-MVP] skrev:
> > > Only info I have on this error:
> > > 0x80072EEF
> > > -2147012881
> > > ERROR_INTERNET_LOGIN_FAILURE
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > ==================================
> > > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> > > ==================================
> > > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > > "Need more help? http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
> > > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping
> > > the information current)
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jack" <Jack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:2B7AA202-30B7-4CAE-A926-5A78B7740D80@microsoft.com...
> > > |I keep getting this code on one of my Windows Server 2003 boxes when trying
> > > | to run either Microsoft or Windows Updates. The machine is running SQL
> > > server
> > > | 2000 (patched to Service Pack 4) Sharepoint services (SP2) and Project
> > > Server
> > > | 2003. There is no firewall sorftware running, it connects to the internet
> > > | through a Pix firewall (the default gateway for the entire LAN). No other
> > > | machines on the LAN are having this issue. I have a WSUS server managing
> > > | updates on the LAN, although again, no other machines are having any
> > > issues
> > > | with MS or Windows updates. Any help would be greatly apprecieated.
> > > |
> > > | BITS is enabled and running on the box.
> > > |
> > > | Here is the last entry from the WindowsUpdates.log file:
> > > |
> > > |
> > > |
> > > |
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:55 1492 618 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates
> > > | [CallerId = MicrosoftUpdate]
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:55 1492 618 Agent *********
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:57 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:57 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:57 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > | error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:57 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:57 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:57 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:58 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:58 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:58 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > | error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:58 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:58 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:58 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:59 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:59 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:59 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > | error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:59 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:59 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:19:59 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > | error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:00 1492 618 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
> > > | http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6...r/muredir.cab:
> > > error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:02 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:02 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:02 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:02 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:02 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:02 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:03 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:03 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:03 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:03 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:03 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:03 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:04 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:04 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:04 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:04 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:04 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:04 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://download.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>.
> > > error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:05 1492 618 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
> > > | http://download.microsoft.com/v6/mic...r/muredir.cab: error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:06 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:06 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:06 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:06 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:06 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:06 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:07 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:07 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:07 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:07 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:07 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:07 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:08 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:08 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:08 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:08 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:08 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:08 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072eef.
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr =
> > > | 80072eef. Proxy List used: <https://JABBA1;http://JABBA1> Bypass List used
> > > :
> > > | <<local>;jabba1> Auth Schemes used : <NTLM;Negotiate (NTLM or Kerberos);>
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: SendRequestUsingProxy
> > > | failed for
> > > | <http://update.microsoft.com/v6/microsoftupdate/redir/muredir.cab>. error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
> > > | SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
> > > | failed with 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed for
> > > | http://update.microsoft.com/v6/micro...r/muredir.cab: error
> > > | 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize,
> > > error
> > > | = 0x80072EEF
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EEF
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Agent *********
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
> > > | [CallerId = MicrosoftUpdate]
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Agent *************
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 1492 618 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for
> > > | update with error 0x80072eef
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 8b4 COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search
> > > | [ClientId = MicrosoftUpdate]
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 8b4 COMAPI - Updates found = 0
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 8b4 COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000,
> > > | Result code = 0x80072EEF
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 8b4 COMAPI ---------
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 8b4 COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId
> > > =
> > > | MicrosoftUpdate]
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 8b4 COMAPI -------------
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 c3c COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to
> > > earlier
> > > | error, hr=80072EEF
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:09 2348 c3c COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous
> > > | search. (hr=80072EEF)
> > > | 2006-08-28 10:20:14 1492 618 Report REPORT EVENT:
> > > | {27BF3E36-4E5C-4DE9-94B9-9F59C755C2DF} 2006-08-28
> > > | 10:20:09-0700 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80072eef
> > > MicrosoftUpdate Failure Software
> > > | Synchronization Error: Agent failed detecting with reason: 0x80072eef
> > > |
> > > |
> > > |
> >
> >