Rick wrote:[color=blue]
> Windows Update stopped working back on 10/6/06 and reports the error
> 8024400A. Windows Defender is now showing a Red Security Shield in the
> taskbar. The built in help feature doesn't directly support this error
> message. The closest it gets is 8024400C. Some people say that this was
> fixed with RC2 but I don't see Microsoft offering that as a fix. I was
> one of those who blinked and missed the release and retraction of RC2. So,
> if RC2 is not an option then how do I fix this problem running RC1
> Build 5728?[/color]

As far as I am aware, there is no fix other than upgrading to a build of
Vista where this issue has been corrected. At this point that means waiting
until you get the final version. You might try posting in the WU newsgroup
to see if there is a workaround known.
--
Tom Porterfield