Posted September 27, 200816 yr "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\Services\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. > > >
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