Re: Error No.:0x80070424 Unable to download from site

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> Hi Sheila,
>
> Give this a try and see if it solves the problem..............
>
> Go to Start>Run and key in:
> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
> Click on OK or hit ENTER, wait a few seconds, then click on OK in the
> RegSvr32 dialogue box.
> Now, open the registry editor (Start>Run key in regedit then click on OK or
> hit ENTER)
> Navigate to:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
> Look for a DeleteFlag value and, if it exists, right-click on it and select
> Delete.
>
>
> Now see if if you can successfully update.
> If not, then:
>
> Go to Start>Run and key in:
> net stop wuauserv
> Then click on OK or hit ENTER
> When the Automatic Updates service has stopped, use My Computer or Windows
> Explorer to navigate to the C:\Windows or C:\WINNT (if C:\Windows does not
> exist) folder. Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD
> Go to Start>Run and key in:
> net start wuauserv
> Then click on OK or hit ENTER
>
> Now try the Windows Update site and see if the error has been resolved.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "Sheila" <Sheila@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0D97A0DF-AF73-4549-9A99-C4BE0B1667FD@microsoft.com...
> > I am unable to download any updates from the website : - Displays the
> > following :
> > The website has encounted a problem and cannot display the page you are
> > trying to view - Error No. 0x80070424
> > Also unable to switch on Automatic Updates.
>
>
>
Thanks so much !! Fixed the issue after several other steps found on the
web did not. Now I just wish you could give some detail as to how this state
of affairs came to be in the first place !

Mark

"MarkF" wrote:

>
>
> "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
>
> > Hi Sheila,
> >
> > Give this a try and see if it solves the problem..............
> >
> > Go to Start>Run and key in:
> > regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
> > Click on OK or hit ENTER, wait a few seconds, then click on OK in the
> > RegSvr32 dialogue box.
> > Now, open the registry editor (Start>Run key in regedit then click on OK or
> > hit ENTER)
> > Navigate to:
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
> > Look for a DeleteFlag value and, if it exists, right-click on it and select
> > Delete.
> >
> >
> > Now see if if you can successfully update.
> > If not, then:
> >
> > Go to Start>Run and key in:
> > net stop wuauserv
> > Then click on OK or hit ENTER
> > When the Automatic Updates service has stopped, use My Computer or Windows
> > Explorer to navigate to the C:\Windows or C:\WINNT (if C:\Windows does not
> > exist) folder. Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD
> > Go to Start>Run and key in:
> > net start wuauserv
> > Then click on OK or hit ENTER
> >
> > Now try the Windows Update site and see if the error has been resolved.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Patti MacLeod
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >
> > "Sheila" <Sheila@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0D97A0DF-AF73-4549-9A99-C4BE0B1667FD@microsoft.com...
> > > I am unable to download any updates from the website : - Displays the
> > > following :
> > > The website has encounted a problem and cannot display the page you are
> > > trying to view - Error No. 0x80070424
> > > Also unable to switch on Automatic Updates.
> >
> >
> >
> Thanks so much !! Fixed the issue after several other steps found on the
> web did not. Now I just wish you could give some detail as to how this state
> of affairs came to be in the first place !
>
> Mark

this method worked perfectly for me thanks mark