error code 0x80096001 when attempting windows update
This problem has been hounding me for a while now, and Micro$oft help seems to be going nowhere. If anyone here can give me a hand based on a portion of my windowsupdate.log, let me know.
Here it is:
*edit: I just realized, you might want to know that I'm running windows xp with service pack 2 installed*
WindowsUpdate]
2007-10-29 19:51:47:218 944 e58 Agent *************
2007-10-29 19:51:47:218 944 e58 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
2007-10-29 19:51:47:218 944 e58 Agent *********
2007-10-29 19:51:47:218 944 e58 Agent * Online = Yes; Ignore download priority = No
2007-10-29 19:51:47:234 944 e58 Agent * Criteria = "IsInstalled=0 and IsHidden=1"
2007-10-29 19:51:47:234 944 e58 Agent * ServiceID = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}
2007-10-29 19:51:47:640 944 e58 Misc Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab:
2007-10-29 19:52:00:468 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Error: 0x80096001 when verifying trust for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab
2007-10-29 19:52:00:468 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab are not trusted: Error 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:02:031 944 e58 Misc Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab:
2007-10-29 19:52:13:109 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Error: 0x80096001 when verifying trust for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab
2007-10-29 19:52:13:109 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab are not trusted: Error 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:14:546 944 e58 Misc Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab:
2007-10-29 19:52:25:531 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Error: 0x80096001 when verifying trust for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab
2007-10-29 19:52:25:531 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab are not trusted: Error 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:26:843 944 e58 Misc Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab:
2007-10-29 19:52:37:781 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Error: 0x80096001 when verifying trust for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab
2007-10-29 19:52:37:781 944 e58 Misc WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\wuredir.cab are not trusted: Error 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:781 944 e58 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:781 944 e58 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:781 944 e58 PT WARNING: Initialization failed for Protocol Talker Context: 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:781 944 e58 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error = 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:828 944 e58 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:828 944 e58 Agent *********
2007-10-29 19:52:37:828 944 e58 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
2007-10-29 19:52:37:828 944 e58 Agent *************
2007-10-29 19:52:37:828 944 e58 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:828 3044 898 COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 898 COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 898 COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000, Result code = 0x80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 898 COMAPI ---------
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 898 COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 898 COMAPI -------------
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 814 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to earlier error, hr=80096001
2007-10-29 19:52:37:843 3044 814 COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous search. (hr=80096001)
2007-10-29 19:52:42:828 944 e58 Report REPORT EVENT: {BE3DA271-2F4C-4747-9769-1D014A7605B8} 2007-10-29 19:52:37:796-0400 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 80096001 WindowsUpdate Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0x80096001.
2007-10-29 20:01:35:000 944 d0 AU AU was unable to detect updates for more than 48 hours
2007-10-29 20:01:40:000 944 e58 Report REPORT EVENT: {C40A55FA-5075-4C61-94A2-3A2A7A7B455C} 2007-10-29 20:01:35:000-0400 1 149 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Failure Software Synchronization Unable to Connect: Windows is unable to connect to the automatic updates service and therefore cannot download and install updates according to the set schedule. Windows will continue to try to establish a connection.
