(Update: Changed the Code plug-in to get the formatting correct)

For the last few days I have not been able to run Windows Update on Vista RC1 (I am running Build 5728) even though I am online. I always get the Code 8024400A error (see screen shot below).

<p> <img src="images/WinUpdateError.jpg" alt=""/> </p>

Nothing stands out in the event log. Speaking of the Event Log, if you think you can find these failures in “Windows Logs => Systems”, well then think again.

Wink

You would need to go to “Application and Service Logs => Microsoft => Windows => WindowsUpdateClient => Operational” (phew, what a mouthful).

Is anyone else also experiencing this? Any idea what is wrong? If it will help here is the XML from the log:

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Log Name:      Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient/Operational
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient
Date:          06/10/2006 22:15:33
Event ID:      25
Task Category: Windows Update Agent
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Failure,Check for Updates
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      AmitBahree-PC 
Description: 
Windows Update failed to check for updates with error 0x8024400a. 
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns\="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"\>
<System\>
<Provider Name\="Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient" Guid\="{945a8954-c147-4acd-923f-40c45405a658}" />
<EventID\>25</EventID\>
<Version\>0</Version\>
<Level\>2</Level\>
<Task\>1</Task\>
<Opcode\>11</Opcode\>
<Keywords\>0x4000000000000022</Keywords\>
<TimeCreated SystemTime\="2006-10-06T21:15:33.317Z" />
<EventRecordID\>174</EventRecordID\>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID\="1160" ThreadID\="4708" />
<Channel\>Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient/Operational</Channel\>
<Computer\>AmitBahree-PC</Computer\>
<Security UserID\="S-1-5-18" />
</System\>
<EventData\>
<Data Name\="errorCode"\>0x8024400a</Data\>
</EventData\>
</Event\>