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0x80072ee2 for weeks on some PCs while others on same network are fine
Hi,
I am having problems with Windows Update on some, but not all, of
the computers on my home network. All are running Windows 7
(combination of Home Premium and Ultimate).
Two of the PC's have not been able connect to Windows Update since the
start of July. Both are connected to the network through Ethernet.
The error code I am getting on both PCs is 0x80072EE2, which indicates
ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOUT. However, this has been persistent for weeks
on these two PC's, but does not affect other PC's on the same network.
e.g. I have another wired PC that is not experiencing
problems. Two laptops that also run Windows 7 can connect
wirelessly to Windows Update.
I run a Linux PC as a firewall/NAT/Squid box with my home network
behind it. Squid was enabled relatively recently, so I tried
reverting to a no-Squid configuration (NAT/ufw only) which has been
working correctly for years, but the problem on the 2 PCs persist.
The two PC's with Windows Update problems happened to be in the same room
on the same switch, so I initially suspected networking cable/router/switch
issues. But moving one of the nonworking PC's to another room,
using a different switch and cable, next to a PC that has working
Windows Update. With the PC's side by side, one is able to connect
to Windows Update, one is not. Which seems to me to rule out a
general networking/routing issue.
The two problem PCs do not otherwise have any apparent issues
accessing the Internet or other networking issues. The only thing
I can identify as a problem is Windows Update.
I've spent many hours over the past few weeks researching the
problem. I've attempted many different suggested fixes, which
I will document at the end of this message, just so some of the more
obvious fixes can be ruled out. None of them helped, so I'm focusing
for now on what seems to be the most promising line of investigation.
Checking WindowsUpdate.log, this section appears to be the likely
cause:
If I use IE to browse to the URL that seems to be the problemCode:2014-08-24 14:37:38:966 996 134c PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server updates +++++++++++ 2014-08-24 14:37:38:966 996 134c PT + ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}, Server URL = https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072ee2. 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr = 80072ee2. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes used : <> 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c Misc FATAL: SOAP/WinHttp - SendRequest: SendRequestUsingProxy failed. error 0x80072ee2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c PT + Last proxy send request failed with hr = 0x80072EE2, HTTP status code = 0 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c PT + Caller provided credentials = No 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c PT + Impersonate flags = 0 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c PT + Possible authorization schemes used = 2014-08-24 14:38:39:204 996 134c PT WARNING: SyncUpdates failure, error = 0x80072EE2, soap client error = 5, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200 2014-08-24 14:38:39:205 996 134c PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80072ee2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:205 996 134c PT WARNING: SyncUpdates_WithRecovery failed.: 0x80072ee2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:205 996 134c PT WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0x80072ee2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:205 996 134c PT WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal failed: 0x80072ee2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:205 996 134c Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error = 0x80072EE2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:207 996 134c Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EE2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:207 996 134c Agent ********* 2014-08-24 14:38:39:207 996 134c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] 2014-08-24 14:38:39:207 996 134c Agent ************* 2014-08-24 14:38:39:207 996 134c Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x80072ee2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {1282B4F3-48DA-4F80-B217-0F6E7611B09C}] 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x80072EE2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 80072EE2 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU ######### 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {1282B4F3-48DA-4F80-B217-0F6E7611B09C}] 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU ############# 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU AU setting next detection timeout to 2014-08-24 23:38:39 2014-08-24 14:38:39:210 996 408 AU Setting AU scheduled install time to 2014-08-25 07:00:00 2014-08-24 14:38:39:211 996 408 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0 2014-08-24 14:38:39:211 996 408 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0 2014-08-24 14:38:39:217 996 134c Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000) 2014-08-24 14:38:44:208 996 134c Report REPORT EVENT: {29A28E0F-B90A-442D-9CF0-20CBDF216FF5} 2014-08-24 14:38:39:207-0400 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80072ee2 AutomaticUpdates Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0x80072ee2. 2014-08-24 14:38:44:225 996 134c Report CWERReporter::HandleEvents - WER report upload completed with status 0x8 2014-08-24 14:38:44:225 996 134c Report WER Report sent: 7.6.7600.320 0x80072ee2 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Scan 101 Unmanaged 2014-08-24 14:38:44:226 996 134c Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)
https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/...ce/client.asmx, I
get the same "This is a Windows Communication Foundation service.
Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled" on both
a problem PC and a working PC. The URL is reachable from both.
Both working and non-working systems report the same IP address for
fe2.update.microsoft.com using nslookup.
For contrast this is the comparable section from WindowsUpdate.log on a
working system:
Code:2014-08-24 14:06:24:352 1052 201c PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing extended update info +++++++++++ 2014-08-24 14:06:24:352 1052 201c PT + ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}, Server URL = https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx 2014-08-24 14:06:25:396 1052 201c DtaStor WARNING: Attempted to add URL http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/others/2014/08/13887029_4797fb8897eb0099eae09cb2ba5ef0127290e643.cab for file R5f7iJfrAJnq4Jyyul7wEnKQ5kM= when file has not been previously added to the datastore 2014-08-24 14:06:25:396 1052 201c DtaStor WARNING: Attempted to add URL http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/others/2014/08/13890318_55829d032a513e38df44514e08e8a37457e0e49b.cab for file VYKdAypRPjjfRFFOCOijdFfg5Js= when file has not been previously added to the datastore 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {4F9AF231-5723-4A52-9293-015D4E5D4CDF}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {7363544A-FCB9-45C7-8BE3-0CC41D915671}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {A8F9826C-D3FB-479B-BC98-2019C447FB2A}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {40281AED-F5E1-4CF2-B933-247A7B569465}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {0A573204-A128-4B59-A9D7-2C94347B6D65}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {9E928520-32A2-45CB-8BE1-30524F9DCA22}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {85A1454B-5B3C-4419-8BE4-36D2E1A5EFEA}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:777 1052 201c Agent * Added update {E51EEE53-3F0E-4036-9E9C-379EE8D5D2AE}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {80AEF0A5-249C-45A5-8DF1-3B8F6FE7098F}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {CDAA29E4-7DD7-49E5-8D96-50B907F1D999}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {0CA1E71F-4CDA-4F63-8775-5720A2185895}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {87D29669-5FE2-49D9-BDB7-5B36168988AD}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {B8581264-5B75-4DDD-964E-6B46D2847E10}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {B57B109C-58C6-410A-87AB-6EF7422826ED}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {951000A7-8631-414C-9FBD-70B1B30C2E6F}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {0CA5D635-1450-4BF9-98AD-88673C9CC19D}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {0338B2CB-EE95-4E8E-BB9C-9019B1AC3D5E}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {3990251B-0690-4BBC-B59F-904D0A912B36}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {98EC768A-B7B8-4DD8-92E1-98421C0D3552}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {5FC10007-56AC-4BB1-B7C3-9FA41B339359}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {E7F842D9-D61B-426E-9C39-A50AB9BAF4A0}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {F57D17F2-7D2C-446C-A4F2-AA3171B75B21}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {9696823F-09D7-4A41-B337-AC36DAF2CEF8}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {C4BEB100-1D6E-4EF6-A67B-BC0A051C1BE5}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {26D10780-DCCD-4833-8E9D-C12A6C3B0647}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {0B6F6573-1C43-4AC8-B1BC-C3A92B57814F}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {FEB4BA02-6F01-4954-AC77-CA4B5AB00AAE}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {F88DF62E-49EF-4120-80D3-CD6A4DCB3EE4}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {C937AD03-B5F3-45A8-ABD0-CDCFACAC59D3}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {D234890A-D622-4724-AF11-E97D130814B5}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {1C6A3D87-0EFD-45F4-AB18-ECD902AC6C00}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {BD1897E6-C7AE-4912-8C4A-F6986AC96597}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {975B083A-2469-4B09-89EB-F756DA9654BC}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {258B6CA1-A8EC-4DFA-B619-FB8CECAC6E2E}.103 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent Update {EB932D2D-BE41-47F3-8393-ACBE75487516}.201 is pruned out due to potential supersedence 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Added update {A62D732A-1CA8-4CCC-91F6-FFF1E4FD1301}.201 to search result 2014-08-24 14:06:26:778 1052 201c Agent * Found 35 updates and 79 categories in search; evaluated appl. rules of 2903 out of 4347 deployed entities 2014-08-24 14:06:26:797 1052 201c Agent ********* 2014-08-24 14:06:26:797 1052 201c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] 2014-08-24 14:06:26:797 1052 201c Agent *************
Other things I have tried:
* All PC's use DHCP clients to assign IP addresess and DNS servers. I
also tried using a static IP address and manually assiging DNS servers. I
tried both my ISP-specific DNS and Google's 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4
without any change in behavior.
* The C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS file on the problem PC
contains no uncommented entries.
* I validated my Win 7 license using the Microsoft online tool.
* I tried resetting Winsock with "netsh winsock reset" in an elevated
command prompt followed by a reboot.
* No proxy is configured. "netsh winhttp show proxy" returns "Direct
access <no proxy server>"
* I have run the Win7 System Readiness Tool, and the Fixit for Windows
Update (which found no problems)
* sfc/scannow found no problems
* I have uninstalled Avast antivirus, Microsoft Security Essentials,
and (on one PC) NetNanny, but that did not resolve the problem.
* I have run scans with SUPERantispyware and Malwarebytes, neither of
which found anything wrong.
* I ran the Windows Defender Offline tool from bootable media, which
found no problems.
* I searched for rootkits using Sophos Virus Removal Tool.
* I synced the system time with the Internet time server time.windows.com.
* Although I do not believe Norton has ever been installed on either
PC, I ran Norton Removal Tool just to cover that base.
* I reinstalled Windows 7 on top of one of the PC's (so that existing
docs/programs would remain), but that did not help.
* Versions of %WINDIR%\system32\wuapp.exe are identical (7.6.7600.320)
on both working and non-working PCs.
* As an alternative to Windows Update, I ran Autopatcher
(Autopatcher.net ? Index page), which downloads fixes from Microsoft, and
that is able to download and install patches.
* I have deleted/renamed %WINDIR% SoftwareDistribution and catroot2
folders (stopping and restarting wuauserv cryptsvc and bits services
before/after) as per How do I reset Windows Update components?
* I have run regsvr32 on a bunch of DLL and OCX files suggested in
different threads. Including running the ie8.rereg.zip command file
found at http://iefaq.info/attachments/133/ie8-rereg.zip