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WinUpdate and MSE fail with 0x8024402c, no common solution works.
Hi,
Win7 gave me an "update MSE now" message. I ran MSE. It exited with error above.
I am directly connected to the internet via a broadband modem, sharing the connection with 1 other machine. The home network behaves fine and allows sharing of a NAS drive. I have Win7 Home, on an Athlon64 single core. I am not running nor have I ever run any third party firewalls, or antivirus or internet accelerators. Only Win7firewall and MSE.
Googling gives me possible IE error, recommending to delete proxy settings. My IE settings had no proxy entries, it was a direct connection. LAN setting were set to autodetect already. Switched proxy on to check exceptions, none listed, switched proxy off again.
I use Comodo dragon ( a chrome type browser) stills connects fine. IE doesn't work though. This MSE error occurs with all combinations of comodo and IE loaded and quit.
Looked at the KB/MSE support page for this error. Suggests resetting the local proxy server. Ran cmd as admin, used "netsh winhttp reset proxy", it reported no proxy running. Stopped and started wuauserver anyway. tried MSE again: MSE still gives the error code.
Chose to look for exceptions or blocks in the firewall, I can't see any labelled as MS update or MSE. Just switch firewall off and try again. (on another forum, someone found this worked) Still get 0x8024402c. Firewall back on.
Try updating MSE through Windows Update. This also stops with a 0x8024402c. This problem spans my Win7 install, for MS programs only.
Found the "fix it for me" software from MS support home page. Downloaded "MicrosoftFixit.wu.LB.107262617125576563.10.1.Run" Ran it as admin, but it exited with error 80072EE7, "encountered an error contacting the server". Same cause??
The other machine on the home network has no problems connecting and updating. This problem is limited to my instance of Win7.
Read about a similar error code giving similar problems in similar situations, being fixed by stopping and starting windows update and "Background intelligent transer service" from "Services" running it as admin. Did this then tried MSE/winUpdate: result same error.
Also found Someone resolved this problem by switching "active X filtering" off on his broadband modem. He had the problem on both machines behind the router though where one of mine works. I checked my router home page and settings anyway: it does not have an activeX filtering option.
I think I have exhausted the normal offerings available at MS and on other forums. I have tried raising an email support ticket with MS, but comodo dragon is jumpy about some webpages, and trying IE instead won't work as in the current situation IE doesn't work at all.
A Little help anyone?