Cheers for the long post Sky King, however like other readers, this didn't
solve my issue!
I eventually tracked it down to a modem driver, which I'd installed
incorrectly!
When querying the modem, it used to lock the PC for 30seconds and then
report that the modem was already in use. After trawling google, I finally
found the 'correct' driver for it, and lo the Windows Update service website
now works
HTH,
Olly.
"Sky King" wrote:
> Hi, Leon;
>
> LeonW wrote:
> > Win XP workstation with SP2 installed.
> > When going to Windows Update, get:
> > "Checking for latest version of Windows Update Software"
> > hanging for about a minute before aborting with error
> > 8DDD0004. No reference in the KB for that error.
>
> Basically, this error (0X8DDD0004) translates to "ErrorControlFailed" which
> I admit doesn't mean a whole lot. :) Working on the premise that it falls
> into a "I can't get there from here because we don't communicate" kinda
> message, here are some things to try:
>
>
> Close all open applications. Then:
>
> 1. Open Control Panel/Internet Options. On the Security tab, click on
> Trusted Sites, then Sites. Click to clear the "Require server
> verification....." and then add the following sites to your Trusted Zone:
>
>
> http://www.download.windowsupdate.com
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> https://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com (note the HTTPS )
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> http://download.windowsupdate.com
>
> Then click OK to exit that portion. Still in the Trusted Sites section,
> click the Custom Level... button; scroll down to the Scripting section and
> Enable all 3 options there.
>
> While still in the Custom Level... section, back up towards the top of the
> list and check that no ActiveX option is set to Disable. If you don't want
> to blindly Enable them, at least set it to Prompt.
>
> OK and work your way back to the General tab in the Internet Options applet.
> Click the Delete Files... button, and select the offline files option when
> presented. When that is done, and still on the General tab, click to clear
> your History.
>
> Close that applet and Control Panel. Open My Computer, right-click to
> select the drive where this version of Windows is installed and select
> Properties. Then select Clean Up, pick all items, and let that complete.
> Use the same Clean Up for any other drives/partitions you may use for IE
> TIF, TEMP/TMP storage.
>
> Almost done. <g> Next go to
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
> and download/install the latest VBScript engine.
>
> Restart in SAFE mode. While there delete these two folders:
> ..:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download
> ..:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore
>
> Restart back into "Normal" mode and give WU another try by going directly to
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com in IE. Be sure to allow the install
> of any ActiveX controls if so prompted (watch for the yellow bar at the
> top). Assuming you get into the WU site without errors, do a "Custom
> Install" scan of your system. If you get offered a whole bunch of items, you
> can decline them all EXCEPT for BITS 2.0 which you must install. After
> installing BITS, Restart the computer and see if WU will work now without
> further errors.
>
> HTH ;)
>
> --
>
> ....Sky
>
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