Symptoms:
Windows client does not show any new installable updates. After each restart and logon the computer CPU works at 50-90% for about 10 minutes.
Under C:\windows\windowsupdates.log the last line include:
2009-02-27 17:13:48:934 1780 2b8 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x80244010
2009-02-27 17:13:48:934 1780 2b8 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 80244010
Cause:
(n.a.)
Resolution:
Step1:
a short fix….. to ‘reset’ the entire update function:
(a) Stop the Automatic Updates service (net stop wuauserv)
(b) Purge the registry values in the key
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Win dowsUpdate\AutoUpdate
(c) Rename the %windir%\SoftwareDistribution folder to
SoftwareDistribution.old
(d) Rename the %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log to WindowsUpdate.log.old
(e) Reboot the system.
Step2:
Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
Click OK on each verification message that you receive.
Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
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