Microsoft Windows Update Articles

Below is a list of Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles which might assist you to troubleshoot Microsoft Updates issues.

187876 -
Not Enough Free Disk Space to Install Update Components

188207 -
Windows Update Web Site Prompts for Password

188244 -
Windows Update Wizard Only Works with Internet Explorer

189306 -
How the Windows Update Tool Determines if an Update Is Valid

189525 -
How to Remove the Windows Update Tool in Windows 98

189569 -
Games Pack Not Listed in Add/Remove Programs Dialog Box

190140 -


Err Msg: THEMES Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module...

190414 -
Err Msg: The Path Does Not Exist or Is Not a...

191106 -
DirectX 6.0 Err Msg: Your Operating System Is Windows 98

191582 -


Theme Folder Remains After Uninstall

193385 -
Problems When Viewing or Downloading From Windows Update

193576 -
Err Msg: An Unknown Error Has Occurred During Installation

193691 -
Windows Update Link on Windows 98 Start Menu Does Not Work

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Blank Page When You Try to Access Windows Update

194174 -
Windows Update Does Not Continue After Clicking Product Updates

194796 -
How to Determine Your Installed Windows 98 Updates

194847 -
Windows Update Wizard Uninstall Documentation Error in Help

195933 -
Cannot Disable Task Scheduler

196052 -
Invalid Page Fault Error Message When Updating Device Driver

216299 -
Download Button Unavailable on Windows Update Web Site

217115 -


"Invalid Syntax" Connecting to Microsoft Windows Update Web Site

217116 -


"Permission Denied" Error Message When You Access Windows Update Web Site

223012 -


Download Button Appears Dimmed After Choosing Components to Download

224420 -


Description of the Windows Critical Update Notification Utility

228548 -


Err Msg: Windows Update Was Disabled by Your System Administrator

230054 -


Can Not Access Windows Update When Using Netscape as the Default Browser

230318 -


You Cannot Save Changes to Critical Update Notification Settings

230793 -


"New Version of Critical Update Notification Now Available" Message Appears

231580 -


"Error Downloading Component" Error Message from Windows Update If You Have GetRight Installed

231917 -


Blank Page Appears When You Use Windows Update

232772 -


Device Driver Is Not Downloaded from the Windows Update Web Site

234272 -


You receive the "Thank you for your interest in Windows Update" error message when you try to connect to the Windows Update Web site

235263 -


How To Use the Personalize Button on the Windows Update Site

237820 -


Windows Update Site Appears in a Different Language

241122 -


Application Error When You Click Product Updates

241234 -


Third Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update

241783 -


You receive error messages when you use Windows Update through a proxy server or a firewall

241876 -


Windows Update Web Site May Not Download Components in English After Upgrading to Internet Explorer 5

243433 -


The Yes and No Buttons Are Missing from the End User License Agreement

243787 -


Error Message: Cannot Display Page

245121 -


Security Warning: Do You Want to Install and Run C:\\WindowsUpdate\ident.cab?

245142 -


Error 403 "Access Denied/Forbidden"

248439 -


Using Stepping Mode to Diagnose Download and Installation Failures

250288 -


Windows Update Web Page Is Displayed in Wrong Language

253791 -


The option to search Microsoft Windows Update is not available in the Update Device Driver Wizard

255500 -


You may receive a "Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1 Update did not complete successfully" error message when you click "Update Windows" in Office 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1) Update

255824 -


Adobe FrameMaker Windows 2000 Update Causes "Digital Signature Unfound" Error Message

256962 -


Windows Update Site Incorrectly Identifies Windows 2000 Retail as Beta

259173 -


General Protection Faults Occur in Internet Explorer 5.01 After You Remove Internet Explorer 5.5

262264 -


"Page Cannot be Displayed" or "Timeout" Error Messages When Browsing Internet

267838 -


"Add a Component" Is Unavailable in Add/Remove Programs for Internet Explorer 5.5

268021 -


Cannot Start Windows Update Shortcut by Using The "Run as" Command

275645 -


How to Troubleshoot Automatic Updates in Windows Millennium Edition

283146 -


The AutoUpdate Remind Me Later Dialog Box Does Not Appear

283151 -


Disabling AutoUpdate Service in Control Panel Does Not Shut Down the Service

283288 -


You receive a "Your organization has decided to provide software updates internally" error message when you try to access the Windows Update page

283639 -


Back and Cancel Buttons Unavailable in Automatic Updates Setup Wizard

286405 -


When You Try to Access Windows Update Web Site Through Internet Explorer, Error Message Cites HTTP Error 403

291360 -


Download Button Does Not Work

292547 -


Windows Update Stops Responding After You Click the Product Updates Link

299672 -


Microsoft Virtual Machine Updates Are Available Only from Windows Update

312955 -


Windows Update May Not Work in Windows XP If an Authenticating Web Proxy Is Used

313191 -


Windows Update Catalog Is Not Available on Windows NT 4.0-Based Computers

315297 -


"Installation Failure. Unknown Error (-2147024770)" Error Message When You Try to Use Windows Update

315496 -


Unable to Download from the Windows Update Web Site

316524 -


"Administrators Only" error message when you attempt to use the Windows Update site

316540 -


Error Message Appears When You Use the Windows Update Site

317228 -


"Unknown Error (-2147024770)" Error Message Occurs When You Try to Install a Windows Update

318892 -


Search for Updates Loops (Repeats) and Windows Update Fails

319109 -


Windows Update Site Lists Updates That You Already Installed

319585 -


"Software update incomplete" error message when you visit the Windows Update Web site

320464 -


HOW TO: Turn Off Windows Update in Windows 2000

323166 -


HOW TO: Download Windows updates and drivers from the Windows Update Catalog

323564 -


Cannot Install Updates Using Terminal Server

324200 -


Critical Update Notification from Windows Update Not Functioning

324208 -


Cannot find Automatic Update Version 2.2 on the Windows Update Web Site

324513 -


"Administrators Only" Error Message When You Try to Use the Windows Update Web Site with Windows 2000

326253 -


You cannot view updates on the Windows Update site using secure socket layer

326596 -


Error 0x80190194 Is Logged in the Windows Update.log File When the Client Queries "/autoupdatedrivers/getmanifest.asp"

326686 -


"Windows Update was disabled by your system administrator" error message

329553 -


Cannot Obtain Device Driver Updates from the Windows Update Web Site

330026 -


Windows Update Installs MSXML 4.0 SDK Documentation in Error

331663 -


The Windows Update Web Site and the Automatic Updates Feature Prompt You to Install MS02-013 but Not MS02-052

332210 -


Slovak and Slovenian Enabled Languages Are Not Supported in Windows Update or Automatic Update

555331 -


Procedure to manually Re-Install Automatic Update Client

555356 -


Automatic Update client tends to update from WindowsUpdate rather than SUS

555527 -


Error: "You must be running a Microsoft Windows operating system in order to use Windows Update"

811269 -


Windows Update Is Not Installed

812956 -


Windows Update scan for updates stops responding at 0%

814033 -


Cannot install driver updates from the Windows Update Web site

817144 -


"Thank You for Your Interest in Windows Update" Message When You Connect to the Windows Update Web Site

817287 -


Windows Update 643 Error and the Catalog Database

817691 -


Windows Server 2003 Stops Responding During the Windows Update Process

826715 -


Windows Update Message "No Updates Available", and You Cannot Log on to Microsoft .NET Passport

826716 -


You Cannot Download Updates from Windows Update Web Site After You Accept the License Agreement

829778 -


Security update for Windows (819696) is re-offered even though DirectX 9.0b is installed

829786 -


You receive an error message when you try to install Windows XP updates from the Windows Update Web site

830039 -


"You did not accept the license agreement for this item" error message when you download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site

830066 -


Windows Update reports that new updates are not available, although your computer is not up to date

830086 -


"Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page" error message when you scan for updates

833766 -


You receive a 0x800A01AD error message while you access the Windows Update Web site

836914 -


You cannot save your Personalize Windows Update settings

836917 -


Windows Update Web site offers Windows 98 updates for Windows XP computer

836923 -


You receive the 0x80070485 initialization error message while the Windows Update Web site is loading

836927 -


Option to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) is unavailable for Windows Update

836928 -


You receive error message 0x8007007e when you try to install updates from the Windows Update Web site

836929 -


Windows Update download does not start in Windows 98

836933 -


You cannot use Windows Update to install critical updates on your Exchange 2000 server

836936 -


Download does not start after you accept the EULA on the Windows Update Web site

836937 -


You receive error message 0x80070643 when you try to install updates for Windows XP from the Windows Update Web site

836938 -


You cannot install Security Update, February 13, 2002 from the Windows Update Web site

836939 -


You receive a "Network problems are preventing connection to the Windows Update servers" error message when you try to install updates

836940 -


You receive an "Initialization Error 0x80070002" error message when you try to connect to the Windows Update Web site

836941 -


You receive an "Error 0x80072EE2" or "Initialization Error 0x80072F76" error message when you try to use Windows Update

836942 -


You receive a "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page" message when you try to use Windows Update

836948 -


You receive Initialization error 0x800a01b6 while the Windows Update Web site is loading

836954 -


You receive a "Windows Update Web site is not available" message when you try to open the Windows Update Web site in Windows XP or Windows 2000

836955 -


"Thank you ... Windows Update site no longer offers updates for your computer" message when you visit the Windows Update Web site

836960 -


Windows Update stops at the "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software" screen

836961 -


You receive an "Initialization error 0x800A1391" error message and the Windows Update Web site does not appear

836969 -


You receive an "Error 0x800A138F" error message when you scan for updates on the Windows Update Web site

836973 -


No updates appear when you scan for updates on the Windows Update Web site

836982 -


You receive a "0x8007045A ERROR_DLL_INIT_FAILED" error message when you use the Windows Update Web site

836984 -


You receive an "Initialization error 0x801901F6" error message while the Windows Update Web site is loading

836985 -


You receive Initialization error 0x80072F78 while the Windows Update Web site is loading

836987 -


You cannot gain access to the Windows Update Web site

883280 -


Windows Update or the Windows Automatic Updates feature may repeatedly offer the MS04-003 security update in Knowledge Base article 832483 as a critical update for your computer

883614 -


You receive a "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page" error message when you try to install an update

883820 -


You receive an "Internal Server Error" error message or a blank page when you click links on the Windows Update Web site from you Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer

883821 -


You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows Update Web site

883822 -


You receive a "The necessary services are disabled or unavailable" error message when you connect to the Microsoft Windows Update Web site

883823 -


You receive a script error message when you connect to the Microsoft Windows Update Web site

883824 -


When you try to install an update to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or to Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, you may receive a "0x8007F0F4" error

883825 -


You receive a "0x80070020 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" error message when you try to download an update from Windows Update

883826 -


The language settings on the Windows Update Web site are not saved

883827 -


You receive the "The following updates failed to install" error message when you use Windows Update Version 5

883828 -


You are redirected to Windows Update version 4 when you try to connect to Windows Update version 5

883829 -


When you click the "Failed" link on the View Installation History page in Windows Update, the Windows Update home page appears

885819 -


You experience problems when you access the Windows Update Version 5 Web site through a server that is running ISA Server

888303 -


Windows Update Services cannot download large Windows update files in Windows Server 2003

892311 -


Automatic Update Client polls the Windows Update Web site instead of the local SUS server for updates

892894 -


How to turn off the Windows Update feature in Windows XP

896226 -


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

896227 -


Windows Update stops responding if you click Install to download and install updates for Windows XP or Windows 2000

900936 -


You may receive a "0x8024402C" error message when you scan for updates on the Windows Update Web site

901037 -


How to enable and to disable Microsoft Update

910336 -


You receive a "0x80070002" or "0x80070003" error code after you download an update from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or from Windows Server Update Services

910337 -


You may receive an error message that contains the "0x8DDD0018" code or the "0x80246008" code when you try to download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site

910338 -


Error message when you visit the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site: "0x800A0046"

910339 -


How to troubleshoot Windows Update or Microsoft Update when you are repeatedly offered an update

910340 -


Updates are not downloaded or the "Automatic Updates" icon does not display the status of downloads when you enable the Automatic Updates service

910341 -


Error messages that you may receive when you try to download and install updates from the Windows Update Web site, from the Microsoft Update Web site, or from a WSUS server: "0x800704DD," "0x80240020," or both

910359 -


You receive a "0x800A01AE" error message or a "0x080070570" error message when you try to connect to the Windows Update Web page or to the Microsoft Update Web page in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP

914224 -


Error that you see in the upper-right corner when you visit the Windows Update Web site on a Windows XP-based computer: "[Error number: 0x8DDD0004]"

914227 -


Error message when you scan for updates on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer: "Error number: 0x8DDD0004"

914810 -


The Automatic Updates service may stop responding

916089 -


FIX: When you run Windows Update to scan for updates that use Windows Installer, including Office updates, CPU utilization may reach 100 percent for prolonged periods

916246 -


You cannot install software update 898461 in Windows XP

916248 -


Error message when you try to download updates from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site on a Windows XP-based computer: "0x80070003"

916251 -


You receive an error message when you try to download updates from the Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, or when you try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service

916257 -


After you install the update that is described in Knowledge Base article 828026 on a Windows XP-based computer, Windows Update detects and installs the update every time that you visit the Windows Update Web site

916259 -


The Windows Update Web site and the Microsoft Update Web site do not scan for updates when you repair a failed installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or of Windows XP Service Pack 1

922374 -


You cannot turn on automatic updates when you try to configure Windows Automatic Updates in Windows XP

921050 -


Error message when you try to update a Windows XP-based computer: "0x80072EE4"

922377 -


Error message when you try to install the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Update from the Windows Update site on a Windows XP-based computer: "Updates were unable to be successfully installed"

923257 -


Error message that you may receive when you install the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and the update for Office 2003 Alternative User Input: "The memory could not be written"

931127 -


You receive an error message in the WindowsUpdate.log file when you use a utility that calls the Copy To Cache method in Windows Update or in Microsoft Update

931275 -


Windows Update automatically downloads and installs updates when you connect to the Internet for the first time

931712 -


The "Windows Features" dialog box is empty in Windows Vista, or you receive an error message that includes the following code when you try to use Windows Update: "0x80073712"