Hi I have just installed Virtual Server 2005 and having created two
new virtual machines xp sp2 and xp sp3.
However when I try to connect to windows update and perform a
"checking for new updates" I get the following error message:
The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you
are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve
the problem. 0x8024402F
The following is gernerated in my windowsupdate.log file
2009-01-14 20:12:50:990 2228 854 COMAPI -------------
2009-01-14 20:12:50:990 2228 854 COMAPI -- START -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2009-01-14 20:12:50:990 2228 854 COMAPI ---------
2009-01-14 20:12:51:020 2228 854 COMAPI <<-- SUBMITTED -- COMAPI:
Search [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2009-01-14 20:12:51:050 836 79c Agent *************
2009-01-14 20:12:51:060 836 79c Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding
updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
2009-01-14 20:12:51:060 836 79c Agent *********
2009-01-14 20:12:51:060 836 79c Agent * Online = Yes; Ignore
download priority = No
2009-01-14 20:12:51:060 836 79c Agent * Criteria = "IsInstalled=0
and IsHidden=0"
2009-01-14 20:12:51:060 836 79c Agent * ServiceID = {9482F4B4-
E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}
2009-01-14 20:12:51:060 836 79c Agent * Search Scope = {Machine}
2009-01-14 20:12:52:863 836 79c Misc Validating signature for C:
\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-
B170-9A65BC822C77\muv3wuredir.cab:
2009-01-14 20:12:52:873 836 79c Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2009-01-14 20:12:53:003 836 79c Misc Validating signature for C:
\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-
B170-9A65BC822C77\muv3wuredir.cab:
2009-01-14 20:12:53:013 836 79c Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2009-01-14 20:12:53:013 836 79c PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing
server updates +++++++++++
2009-01-14 20:12:53:033 836 79c PT + ServiceId = {9482F4B4-
E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}, Server URL =
https://update.microsoft.com/v6/Clie...ce/client.asmx
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING: SyncUpdates failure,
error = 0x8024400D, soap client error = 7, soap error code = 300, HTTP
status code = 200
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING: SOAP Fault: 0x00012c
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING: faultstring:Fault
occurred
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING:
ErrorCode:ConfigChanged(2)
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING: Message

null)
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING: Method:"http://
www.microsoft.com/SoftwareDistribution/Server/ClientWebService/SyncUpdates"
2009-01-14 20:12:56:318 836 79c PT WARNING: ID:d994d9ca-839f-48d0-
b89d-72afa1356733
2009-01-14 20:12:56:548 836 79c PT WARNING: PTWarn: Anonymous plug-in
skipped for WU
2009-01-14 20:12:57:830 836 79c Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr =
80072f78.
2009-01-14 20:12:57:830 836 79c Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with
hr = 80072f78. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)>
Auth Schemes used : <>
2009-01-14 20:12:57:830 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestUsingProxy failed for <
http://download.windowsupdate.com/
msdownload/update/software/dflt/
2008/09/1635152_5cb62e3fa87ea4582d5b65a67ade7cc008964d1c.c ab>. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:830 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:830 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:830 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
ShouldFileBeDownloaded failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:880 836 79c Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr =
80072f78.
2009-01-14 20:12:57:880 836 79c Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with
hr = 80072f78. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)>
Auth Schemes used : <>
2009-01-14 20:12:57:880 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestUsingProxy failed for <
http://download.windowsupdate.com/
msdownload/update/software/dflt/
2008/09/1635152_5cb62e3fa87ea4582d5b65a67ade7cc008964d1c.c ab>. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:880 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:880 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:880 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
ShouldFileBeDownloaded failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:930 836 79c Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr =
80072f78.
2009-01-14 20:12:57:930 836 79c Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with
hr = 80072f78. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)>
Auth Schemes used : <>
2009-01-14 20:12:57:930 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestUsingProxy failed for <
http://download.windowsupdate.com/
msdownload/update/software/dflt/
2008/09/1635152_5cb62e3fa87ea4582d5b65a67ade7cc008964d1c.c ab>. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:930 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:930 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:930 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
ShouldFileBeDownloaded failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr =
80072f78.
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with
hr = 80072f78. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)>
Auth Schemes used : <>
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestUsingProxy failed for <
http://download.windowsupdate.com/
msdownload/update/software/dflt/
2008/09/1635152_5cb62e3fa87ea4582d5b65a67ade7cc008964d1c.c ab>. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation MakeRequest failed. error
0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
ShouldFileBeDownloaded failed with 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c PT WARNING: ECP: Failed to download
cab file from
http://download.windowsupdate.com/ms...08964d1c.c ab
with error 0x80072f78
2009-01-14 20:12:57:980 836 79c PT WARNING: ECP: This roundtrip
contained some optimized updates which failed. New Update count = 28,
Old Count = 30
2009-01-14 20:12:58:311 836 79c PT WARNING: Sync of Updates:
0x8024402f
2009-01-14 20:12:58:311 836 79c PT WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal
failed: 0x8024402f
2009-01-14 20:12:58:311 836 79c Agent * WARNING: Failed to
synchronize, error = 0x8024402F
2009-01-14 20:12:58:311 836 c24 AU Triggering Offline detection (non-
interactive)
2009-01-14 20:12:58:321 836 c24 AU #############
2009-01-14 20:12:58:321 836 c24 AU ## START ## AU: Search for
updates
2009-01-14 20:12:58:321 836 c24 AU #########
2009-01-14 20:12:58:321 836 c24 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for
updates [CallId = {19CBD2DB-CDB1-4224-A7B0-3D329FD5458C}]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent * WARNING: Exit code =
0x8024402F
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent *********
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding
updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent *************
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent WARNING: WU client failed
Searching for update with error 0x8024402f
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent *************
2009-01-14 20:12:58:341 836 79c Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding
updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:351 836 79c Agent *********
2009-01-14 20:12:58:351 836 79c Agent * Online = No; Ignore
download priority = No
2009-01-14 20:12:58:351 836 79c Agent * Criteria = "IsHidden=0 and
IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and IsAssigned=1 or
IsHidden=0 and IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and
IsAssigned=1 or IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=1 and
DeploymentAction='Installation' and IsAssigned=1 and RebootRequired=1
or IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation'
and IsAssigned=1 and RebootRequired=1"
2009-01-14 20:12:58:351 836 79c Agent * ServiceID = {9482F4B4-
E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}
2009-01-14 20:12:58:351 836 79c Agent * Search Scope = {Machine}
2009-01-14 20:12:58:361 2228 fc COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI:
Search [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:361 2228 fc COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2009-01-14 20:12:58:361 2228 fc COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code =
0x00000000, Result code = 0x8024402F
2009-01-14 20:12:58:361 2228 fc COMAPI ---------
2009-01-14 20:12:58:361 2228 fc COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:361 2228 fc COMAPI -------------
2009-01-14 20:12:58:391 2228 854 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due
to earlier error, hr=8024402F
2009-01-14 20:12:58:391 2228 854 COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete
asynchronous search. (hr=8024402F)
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {28BC880E-0592-4CBF-8F95-
C79B17911D5F}.100 has no local extended metadata. Not returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {68623613-134C-4B18-
BCEC-7497AC1BFCB0}.101 has no local extended metadata. Not returning
it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {CD5FFD1E-E932-4E3A-
BF74-18BF0B1BBD83}.100 has no local extended metadata. Not returning
it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update
{B54E7D24-7ADD-428F-8B75-90A396FA584F}.100 has no local extended
metadata. Not returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {4E487029-
F550-4C22-8B31-9173F3F95786}.100 has no local extended metadata. Not
returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {EC9AACA2-F868-4F06-B201-
FB8EEFD84CEF}.101 has no local extended metadata. Not returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {558F4BC3-4827-49E1-ACCF-
EA79FD72D4C9}.102 has no local extended metadata. Not returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update
{EBFC1FC5-71A4-4F7B-9ACA-3B9A503104A0}.100 has no local extended
metadata. Not returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:891 836 79c Agent Update {B4832BD8-
E735-4761-8DAF-37F882276DAB}.100 has no local extended metadata. Not
returning it.
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 79c Agent * Found 0 updates and 7
categories in search; evaluated appl. rules of 83 out of 372 deployed
entities
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 79c Agent *********
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 79c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding
updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 79c Agent *************
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 850 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for
updates [CallId = {19CBD2DB-CDB1-4224-A7B0-3D329FD5458C}]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 850 AU # 0 updates detected
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 850 AU #########
2009-01-14 20:12:58:931 836 850 AU ## END ## AU: Search for
updates [CallId = {19CBD2DB-CDB1-4224-A7B0-3D329FD5458C}]
2009-01-14 20:12:58:942 836 850 AU #############
2009-01-14 20:13:03:348 836 79c Report REPORT EVENT:
{F364E5BD-281E-449D-8439-EB8F6001BD9E} 2009-01-14 20:12:58:341-0000 1
148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 8024402f
WindowsUpdate Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client
failed to detect with error 0x8024402f.