Posted August 12, 200816 yr I tried everything else and this is the one that finally did the trick! Thanks TB...! Much appreciated Scott @ PBR "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote: > joj wrote: > > > When i try to update my Windows 2003 server through windows > > update it gives me this error [Error number: 0x80244017.. > Hi, > > The error code 0x80244017 is: > > SUS_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_DENIED > Http status 401 - access denied indicates that the client > is hitting a proxy challenge > > So it looks like you could have a proxy configuration problem. > > You might need to use proxycfg.exe to either set or remove > a proxy server configuration: > > Open a command prompt (Start/Run and then "cmd.exe" without the > quotes"). > > Run this command to see what proxy configuration WU uses: > > proxycfg > > If you don't have a proxy, you will need status > > Direct access (no proxy server). > > > If it reports anything else, to set direct access: > > proxycfg -d > > If you actually are using a proxy, you may need to use something > else than -d for the proxycfg command. Open a command prompt and > run "proxycfg -?" (w/o the quotes) for help. > > > To get more help on proxycfg: > > proxycfg -? > > > Also, this one is relevant for 0x80190194 (disregard the Windows XP > reference, it applies to Win2k3 Server as well) > > You cannot download updates when you access the Windows Update Web > site from a Windows XP-based computer that is behind a firewall or > a proxy server > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us896226 > > > > -- > torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway > Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of > the 1328 page Scripting Guide: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx >
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