To assist in resolving issues with Windows Updates, the Windows Update website offers a link to the Windows Update Troubleshooter.
BUT, if one can not access Windows Update, those links are fairly useless, aren't they ?
I've copied all of the links for each fix posted on said Troubleshooter along with the issues listed.
They were tested with IE and Firefox, so they *should* also work in Opera.
Live Links To The Windows Update Troubleshooter
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When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x80072EE2 or 0x80072EFD error. (Resolution 1)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=32&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x80072EE2 or 0x80072EFD error. (Resolution 2)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=48&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80072EE7 error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=22&ln=en
The necessary services are disabled or unavailable. Error 0x80246008 (Resolution 1)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=9&ln=en
The necessary services are disabled or unavailable. Error 0x80246008 (Resolution 2)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=47&ln=en
The necessary service "Automatic Updates" (WUAUSERV) is not started or is unavailable. Error 0x80070422 (Resolution 1)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=8&ln=en
The necessary service "Automatic Updates" (WUAUSERV) is not started or is unavailable. Error 0x80070422 (Resolution 2)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=46&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x8024D00C error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=55&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x8024502d error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=26&ln=en
When trying to access the Update site, you see a blank page
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...eid=1&ln=en
When clicking a link on the View Installation History page, you see the home page within the main window
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=25&ln=en
When clicking the Details or History link, nothing happens
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=24&ln=en
When clicking Details, you see a blank dialog box
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...eid=2&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x80240030 error. (Resolution 1)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=31&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x80240030 error. (Resolution 2)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=54&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x8ddd0007 error.(Resolution 1)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=29&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x8ddd0007 error. (Resolution 2)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=53&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x8ddd0011 error (Resolution 1)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=37&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x8ddd0011 error (Resolution 2)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=52&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80072F8F error while looking for available updates (Resolution 1)
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=12&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80072F8F error while looking for available updates (Resolution 2)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=50&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80072F8F error while looking for available updates (Resolution 3)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...id=51&ln=en
The necessary services are disabled or unavailable. Error 0x80246008 (Resolution 1)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...&IsMu=False
The necessary services are disabled or unavailable. Error 0x80246008 (Resolution 2)
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...&IsMu=False
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x8ddd0004 error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=36&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80070002 or 0x80070003 error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=17&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x800A0046 error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=20&ln=en
When attempting to download or install an update, you receive error 0x80070070.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=33&ln=en
When installing .Net Framework 2.0 you may receive error 0x1011
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=49&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x800A01AE error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=38&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x800B0001 error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=34&ln=en
When trying to access the Update site, you see the 0x8ddd0003 error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=6&ln=en
While the Windows Update Web site is loading, you receive Initialization Error 0x800A1391
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=45&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x800A01AD error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=15&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x800A01AD error while looking for updates
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=13&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x80240020 error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=39&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x8024402C error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=30&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x80248011 error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=21&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x8007043B error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=19&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80244001 error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=14&ln=en
When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x80248013 error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=11&ln=en
When trying to access the Update site, you see the Windows Update was disabled by your system administrator error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=7&ln=en
When trying to access the Update site, you see an Administrators only error. The text reads: Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=5&ln=en
When trying to access the Update site, you see a Thank you page
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=4&ln=en
When tying to save Advanced settings on the Update site, you see the Need to enable Userdata for this feature error
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...eid=3&ln=en
When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x8007045A error.
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=28&ln=en
When clicking the Details or History link, nothing happens
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=24&ln=en
When clicking a link, you see the HTTP Error 500 - Internal Server Error, Error 0x8ddd0010
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=23&ln=en
When clicking a link on the View Installation History page, you see the home page within the main window
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=25&ln=en
Javascript error on Page, Line: 59, Char: 2
http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...id=18&ln=en
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Please report any errors in the above links.
Also, some of the fixes are rather dated. To search the
MS Knowledge Base for more current error codes, open the WindowsUpdate.log, located in the WINDOWS
directory [folder]. Scroll down towards the bottom for the most recent entries and see if you can locate an error code (s) associated with either the last failed attempt
to access one of the Update sites or, the last failed attempt to download/install an update.
How to read the WindowsUpdate.log file
Now that I finally got around to doing this, MS will most likely "update" the Troubleshooter.
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