Chad,

WU is part of Vista. You can not manually go to the
Windows Update site or the all inclusive Microsoft
Products Update site via Internet Explorer. There is
a setting in Vista's Update program that you can check-

<quote>
Use Microsoft Update- You will receive updates for
Windows and other products from Microsoft Update.
</quote>

Have you even used Vista, lately?


-Michael

"Chad Harris" <Vista RTM is really Beta 1.net> wrote in message
news:%235D0IQu7GHA.2092@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 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
> news:e0Xc7Mi7GHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> 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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