Microsoft Update fails with error 0xC80001FE

Using Windows 2000, Microsoft Update fails with error 0xC80001FE. Searching
the MS knowledge base for this error number returns no hits and nothing is
mentioned on the troubleshooting page for Microsoft Update.

Can anyone offer any help?

0xC80001FE = unable to write to the log file

OK, now which log file is that a reference to ? Post the
WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS directory
Start > Run > type in

%windir%\windowsupdate.log
Click OK or press Enter
Copy&paste the last 40 or so lines into your reply, please.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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Orfeo wrote:

> Using Windows 2000, Microsoft Update fails with error 0xC80001FE. Searching
> the MS knowledge base for this error number returns no hits and nothing is
> mentioned on the troubleshooting page for Microsoft Update.
>
> Can anyone offer any help?

http://www.mcse.ms/message1706024.html
Look for the response by "Cebukin"

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"Orfeo" <Orfeo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:25265D4C-29F8-4902-808E-E52C6CF843DB@microsoft.com...
| Using Windows 2000, Microsoft Update fails with error 0xC80001FE. Searching
| the MS knowledge base for this error number returns no hits and nothing is
| mentioned on the troubleshooting page for Microsoft Update.
|
| Can anyone offer any help?

The log file is about 1.4 MB and there's over 7 GB free disk space.

C:\WINNT>dir WindowsUpdate.log
Volume in drive C is IBM_PRELOAD
Volume Serial Number is A453-9DE0

Directory of C:\WINNT

08/21/2007 01:08p 1,485,935 WindowsUpdate.log
1 File(s) 1,485,935 bytes
0 Dir(s) 7,797,362,176 bytes free

Here is the tail of the log file:

2007-08-21 11:44:23:044 1124 558 Setup *********** Setup: Checking whether
self-update is required ***********
2007-08-21 11:44:23:044 1124 558 Setup * Inf file:
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Registered\musetup.inf
2007-08-21 11:44:23:374 1124 558 Setup Update NOT required for
C:\WINNT\system32\mucltui.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.374, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-21 11:44:23:425 1124 558 Setup Update NOT required for
C:\WINNT\system32\mucltui.dll.mui: target version = 7.0.6000.374, required
version = 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-21 11:44:23:695 1124 558 Setup Update NOT required for
C:\WINNT\system32\muweb.dll: target version = 7.0.6000.374, required version
= 7.0.6000.374
2007-08-21 11:44:23:695 1124 558 Setup * IsUpdateRequired = No
2007-08-21 11:44:23:705 1124 558 Misc Validating signature for
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab:
2007-08-21 11:44:23:715 1124 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-21 11:44:23:755 1124 558 Misc Validating signature for
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab:
2007-08-21 11:44:23:755 1124 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-21 11:44:23:845 1124 558 Agent Checking for updated auth cab for
service 7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d at
http://www.update.microsoft.com/v7/m...dir/muauth.cab
2007-08-21 11:44:23:845 1124 558 Misc Validating signature for
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\AuthCabs\authcab.cab:
2007-08-21 11:44:23:855 1124 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-21 11:44:23:995 1124 558 Misc Validating signature for
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\AuthCabs\authcab.cab:
2007-08-21 11:44:24:005 1124 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-21 11:44:25:367 1124 558 Misc Validating signature for
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D\muredir.cab:
2007-08-21 11:44:25:377 1124 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-21 11:44:25:407 1124 558 Misc Validating signature for
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D\muredir.cab:
2007-08-21 11:44:25:417 1124 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes
2007-08-21 11:44:25:427 1124 558 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server
updates +++++++++++
2007-08-21 11:44:25:427 1124 558 PT + ServiceId =
{7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}, Server URL =
https://www.update.microsoft.com/v6/...ce/client.asmx
2007-08-21 11:44:46:327 1124 558 DtaStor WARNING: DS: Database will be reset
next time it starts up due to 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:44:46:327 1124 558 DtaStor WARNING: DS: Database will be reset
next time it starts up due to 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 PT WARNING: PopulateDataStore failed:
0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 PT WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 PT WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal
failed: 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize,
error = 0xC80001FE
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0xC80001FE
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 Agent *********
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 Agent *************
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 558 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching
for update with error 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates
[CallId = {EDB9E86C-1821-4546-9B12-F8547DFF44BB}]
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed,
result = 0xC80001FE
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with
error code C80001FE
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU #########
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates
[CallId = {EDB9E86C-1821-4546-9B12-F8547DFF44BB}]
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU #############
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU AU setting next detection timeout to
2007-08-21 21:44:49
2007-08-21 11:44:49:442 1124 4b0 AU Setting AU scheduled install time to
2007-08-21 17:00:00
2007-08-21 11:44:54:489 1124 558 Report REPORT EVENT:
{5D3BE8C2-8602-491C-AC6D-73495286FBF9} 2007-08-21
11:44:49:442-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 c80001fe AutomaticUpdates Failure Software
Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0xc80001fe.
2007-08-21 11:49:15:064 1124 59c DtaStor WARNING: DS: Database will be reset
next time it starts up due to 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 11:49:15:344 1124 59c DtaStor WARNING: DS: Database will be reset
next time it starts up due to 0xc80001fe
2007-08-21 12:00:09:996 1124 45c AU Forced install timer expired for
scheduled install
2007-08-21 12:00:09:996 1124 45c AU UpdateDownloadProperties: 0 download(s)
are still in progress.
2007-08-21 12:00:09:996 1124 45c AU Setting AU scheduled install time to
2007-08-22 17:00:00
2007-08-21 13:08:00:679 1124 558 Misc FATAL: Failed to delete file
C:\WINNT\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log (hr = 80070020) after 0
retries
2007-08-21 13:08:00:999 1124 558 DtaStor WARNING: Forcing re-creation of
data store
2007-08-21 13:08:01:070 1124 558 DtaStor FATAL: Failed to initialize
datastore, error = 0xC8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:080 1124 558 PT WARNING: PTError: 0xc8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:080 1124 558 PT WARNING: Initialization failed for
Protocol Talker Context: 0xc8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:100 1124 558 DtaStor FATAL: Failed to initialize
datastore, error = 0xC8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:100 1124 558 PT WARNING: PTError: 0xc8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:100 1124 558 PT WARNING: Initialization failed for
Protocol Talker Context: 0xc8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:100 1124 558 PT WARNING: PTError: 0xc8000408
2007-08-21 13:08:01:100 1124 558 Report WARNING: Reporter failed to upload
events with hr = c8000408.

I tried the procedure in that response and it didn't work. I stopped
Automatic Updates, deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder, and ran "rundll32
C:\WINNT\system32\muweb.dll,LaunchMUSite" from the command line.

Microsoft update installed, launched, and gave me the same error code: 0xC80001FE.