had the same one time ago.
it reworked by itself.

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:29:16 +1100, "TaurArian [MS-MVP]"
<taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote :

>0x8007041D – 2147023843 - ERROR_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
>The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion
>
>You receive a "0x8007041D" error when you visit the Windows Update Web site
>http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;902322
>
>If the above is not the case - this can happen when the server is extremely busy. Try again later.
>
>Other thoughts if the update fails when you try at a later date:
>If this is not the case then check in the Event Viewer to see if there is any specific errors
>regarding services
>Start/Run/Eventvwr.msc
>
>
>Posted by: Mila -
><snip> In my case it was wups.dll in
>C:\WINDOWS\system32\SoftwareDistribution\Setup\Se rviceStartup\wups.dll\5.8.0.2469 folder. After
>removing this file, windowsupdate works great.
>Mila <snip>
>
>Some additional information on this error from Torgeir, Microsoft MVP
>
><snip>
>
>Hi,
>
>If the things in TaurArian's post didn't apply or work, it is most likely a COM+ issue.
>
>First, verify that the "COM+ Event System" service is not disabled or not functioning:
>
>Press Start and Run, and then run this command:
>services.msc
>
>Locate the "COM+ Event System" entry, and double click on it. Startup type should be set to
>"Manual", and if the service is not already running, press the Start button to see if it starts
>successfully.
>
>If the steps above where ok, see if the steps in this previous post fixes the problem (applies to
>WinXP as well):
>
>From: DBQ <DBQ@discussions.microsoft.com>
>Subject: Re: 0x8007041D W2K Server Try All
>Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:30:03 -0700
>Message-ID: <B7B2BCF2-44EB-46AA-95B1-00A42DCB35E1@microsoft.com>
>Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsupdate
>
><quote>
>We with a little help from MS It is fixed.
>
>Two issued needed repairing.
>
>1. COM+,
>This required cleaning up a damaged COM+ catalog details at:
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315296
>
>2. Replacement of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
>\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Svchost for another working machine.
>
></quote>
>
>--
>torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
><snip>