Suggestion 1:-
Clearing Temporary Internet files, cookies and history in Internet Explorer
Tools>Internet Options>General
You’ll see Delete Cookies, Delete files, Delete History
NB: "Delete all offline content", will delete all files needed to browse the websites offline.
Reboot and try Windows Update again.

Suggestion 2:-
The below links assist you in checking your system for parasites:-
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
Please note that some malware may kill the internet connection when it is removed, the program on
the link below will enable you to regain the internet connection.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Spyware Programs links:-
www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-Aware
www.security.kolla.de Spybot

Suggestion 3:-
Make sure you haven’t got anything blocking Windows Update like Nortons, Zonealarm etc
Also make sure you don’t have a Web Accelerator working in the background such as NetZerio, HiSpeed,
Speedband etc.

Suggestion 4:
If still receiving the error, then reinstall the Windows Update Engine
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6...gent20-x86.exe


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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
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NoMore wrote:
> I use Windows 2000 at work and when i tried to update it, i first
> received an error 0x8024402F, i tried to update again and form now on
> i receive error 0x80244016 and cannot update