To all it may concern,

First, let me wish everyone a prosperous new year! I am excited because I
spent half a day trying to resolve the same error and around 5 AM this
morning, I finally got it! I poured through dozens of threads I located in
Google (BTW, if you have been living on another planet and perhaps unaware,
Google rocks!)

I tried everything listed in Microsoft's KB articles pertaining to this
exact error and other KB articles that I was lead to by other various threads
with NO success.
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;902322
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941
http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/...ndex.html#4749
http://www.alegsa.com.ar/N/i29/Error%200x8007041d.php

I tried un-registering/registering the associated DLL files (wuapi.dll,
wuaueng.dll, atl.dll, wucltui.dll, wups.dll) and even downloading a copy of
regsvr32.exe from Microsoft. All of this was in vain, even though some claim
it resolved their issue.

One of the threads I read turned me onto looking into the services control
panel. I discovered that the AutomaticUpdate service was stopped (not
running). Even after insuring that all the dependant services were running
and rebooting, I still had no luck getting Windows or Microsoft update to
correctly register the update utility. Mind you, my problem occurred after
laying down a fresh copy of WinXP Pro SP2 on a newly purchased drive. I noted
that I received a different error when trying o start the service manually:
0x8024d007. I Googled this error and it led me to the following Microsoft KB
which ultimately resolved the Windows/Microsoft Update utility issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555331/en-us

The KB article outlines how to manually reinstall the Windows update client.
Once I followed the steps, my problem was resolved. It's a shame that
Microsoft had a fix in their knowledgebase for the 0x8007041D error but not
in the specific article pertaining to such but such if life in the MS world,
eh?

I hope this helps everyone that is experiencing error 0x8007041D/0x8024d007.
If it only helps one other person though, it was worth my effort.

Best of luck and happy surfing!
Thunder

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Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought


"JD Smith" wrote:

> I just reformatted my system and installed a fresh copy of Win XP Pro - SP2.
> This is the same disc I've used all the time with no troubles. The very
> first thing I do is install my window's updates and then my anti-virus
> software. When I go to Window's Update to begin my updates it starts to
> install their tool, gets to 100% registered and gives me the following
> error:
> [Error number: 0x8007041D]
> The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you
> are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the
> problem.
> I'm like, "Wow, that's odd.. ok, let's reinstall from scratch again." So I
> do another full format and reinstall to find the same issue. So I go look
> at services.msc and see that the automatic update service is set to
> automatica but won't start. I click on start and get the following error:
> Could not start the Automatic Updates service on Local Computer.
> Error 0x8024d007: 0x8024d007
> Does anyone have any idea as to what is going on? I need to get my pc
> updated.
>
> Cordially,
>
> JD Smith
>
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