Agent Failed to evaluate Installed Rule

I examined the WindowsUpdate.log for the WUAU update process;

1768 b84 Agent *************
1768 b84 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId =
AutomaticUpdates]
1768 b84 Agent *********

In examining WindowsUpdate.log I noticed the following WARNING.

1768 b84 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId
= {F4B9C883-F4DB-4FB5-B204-3343C11FA021}.100, hr = 8024E001
1768 b84 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId
= {BFE5B177-A086-47A0-B102-097E4FA1F807}.102, hr = 8024E001

Near as I can figure;

WU called the Agent to find updates.
Agent fails to evaluate rule.
Agent fails to find any AU updates (CallerId = AutomaticUpdates)
AU search turns up : 0 updates detected

So I was wondering;

[1] Can I use the updateID to manually find the update (on an MS website)
and install the update manually?

[2] Why is the Agent having trouble with evaluating the Installed rule

[3] Is this something I should be concerned about.

cf.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0a0e97ff321aff

Have you formatted the HDD & done a clean install of WinXP yet?
--
~PA Bear

MrSoftware wrote:
> I examined the WindowsUpdate.log for the WUAU update process;
>
> 1768 b84 Agent *************
> 1768 b84 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId =
> AutomaticUpdates]
> 1768 b84 Agent *********
>
> In examining WindowsUpdate.log I noticed the following WARNING.
>
> 1768 b84 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule,
> updateId
> = {F4B9C883-F4DB-4FB5-B204-3343C11FA021}.100, hr = 8024E001
> 1768 b84 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule,
> updateId
> = {BFE5B177-A086-47A0-B102-097E4FA1F807}.102, hr = 8024E001
>
> Near as I can figure;
>
> WU called the Agent to find updates.
> Agent fails to evaluate rule.
> Agent fails to find any AU updates (CallerId = AutomaticUpdates)
> AU search turns up : 0 updates detected
>
> So I was wondering;
>
> [1] Can I use the updateID to manually find the update (on an MS website)
> and install the update manually?
>
> [2] Why is the Agent having trouble with evaluating the Installed rule
>
> [3] Is this something I should be concerned about.