Rick--

Not sure what your install error is on MSFT update, but unless it involves
fixing the MSI (Windows Installer and the setup people at Redmond usually go
to Error 1719 MSKB for doing that) try running SFC (System File Checker) and
see if that gives you any help both with the install and/or the Windows
Update error.

SFC (Windows File Protection)
[url]www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html[/url]

I searched the KB but not a lot of search engines for your error and
didn't find them, but back in the day I used to google for Windows Update
data bases for errors. MSFT has one of those--what it's error remedies
appliations are for Vista are hard for me to say given that Vista may have a
lot of new files in different components and they won't be fleshing out a
lot more than the 60 Vista MKSBs there are until the coming months.

CH


"Rick" <rehallman@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:B713F56A-A86B-4F7D-A221-55CBDBB8E4C6@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thanks for the advise. Up till now I can't switch to Microsoft Update
> because it has it's own error when I attempt to install it. I even turned
> off UAC and put the website in my trusted list and it won't install. It
> fails at the point where you should see the active x plug in installation
> notice.
>
> "Chad Harris" <Vista RTM is really Beta 1.net> wrote in message
> news:uNrR27D%23GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> MSFT Update released June 6, 2006 (sorry for the typo). Give it a shot
>> and see if it helps you. It is avoiding a lot of Errors that the old
>> Windows Update ran into.
>>
>> CH
>>
>> "Chad Harris" <Vista RTM is really Beta 1.net> wrote in message
>> news:euEzS4D%23GHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> *You* fix the problem. Windows Update is the old version of Update.
>>> MSFT Update released on June 6, 2007. They don't showcase or advertise
>>> it well. It has a better improved BITS--translation updates install
>>> faster and without many of the glitches of the old Windows Update you
>>> keep trying to use by default. Why Vista didn't update to MSFT Update
>>> is a great question. When I asked the IE team the other day in a chat,
>>> I got a ridiculous but typical reply lol "we have our reasons." A lot
>>> of children work at Redmond.
>>>
>>> MSFT Update Download/Upgrade from Well MSFT
>>> [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]
>>>
>>> For info on BITS see from Technet Mag:
>>> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/InsideMSFT/[/url]
>>>
>>> BITS
>>> [url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/bits/bits/about_bits.asp[/url]
>>>
>>> [url]http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?siteId=0&tab=0&query=bits[/url]
>>>
>>> CH
>>>
>>> "Rick" <rehallman@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:EFFB9DC8-E3AA-4664-A6A2-F567B4BC879E@microsoft.com...
>>>> 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]
>>
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