Patrick--

Try switching to MSFT Update which is the newer version that MFST
camouflages that released 15 months ago and among its features is a faster
install versus the BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer System)
refrenced/explained in this MSKB. This solves a lot of glitches, problems,
errors with Windows Update.

Microsoft doesn't promote or announce this on their site and it's
unfortunate.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk directly with the IE Team and ask
them why. The ridiculous and smug answer (characteristic of these type
chats unfortunately all to often) was " for lots of reasons." I think that
says it all as to their imperious, elite, effete regard for MSFT customers
or more accurately in my case, people who help out MSFT cutomers
consistently with their products because their phone support is so pathetic.
They contract to Convergys of Ohio for this and it's hard to understand
those particular employees' (not Indians in general) thick accents and in my
opinion they know little about Windows and Office. Part of that is because
they are minimum waged butts in seats outsourced to India and MSFT is
concerned as to public customer support as to how cheap it is, not whether
it has any quality control whatsoever. Try it and see people. Give them a
test question and watch what happens.

For example, tell them you can't find an andministrative account and watch
them tell you to format the box.

This is one topic you won't see anyone with MSFT by their name address
because they are afraid to.

Come on softies--let's here you weigh in!

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842309[/url]

Download Microsoft Update
[url]http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/muoptdefault.aspx?ln=en&returnurl=http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us[/url]


How to enable and to disable Microsoft Update
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;901037[/url]

Best,

CH


"Schevenels Patrick" <pscheven********.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> I have a problem with Windows Update under Windows Vista Build 5728 :
> Windows could not search for new updates
> Errors found :
> Code 8024400A
>
> On internet bulletin boards, some people tell that it's due to an update
> of Windows Defender but no one knows how to solve the problem.
>
> Do you have an idea ?
>
> P.S. : Microsoft Update is activated
>
> Thanks
> Patrick Schevenels
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