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2004-08-19 23:26:55–0500 1016 414 Add header for accept-encoding: xpress succeeded
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 Send failed with hr = 80072ee2.
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 SendRequest failed with hr = 80072ee2. Proxy List used: Bypass List used :
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 SyncUpdates: 0x80072ee2
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 PT: Cannot recover from fault, origin=SyncUpdates, hr=0x80072ee2
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 Sync of Updates: 0x80072ee2
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x80072ee2
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 WU client calls back to search call WindowsUpdate with code Call failed and error 0x80072ee2
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1016 414 WU client completed and deleted call {E9D353B2-A99A-4F70-84FB-13780E87C0E6}
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 4880 1318 Operation completed due to earlier error. (hr=80072EE2)
2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 4880 1318 Unable to complete asynchronous search successfully. (hr=80072EE2)
2004-08-19 23:28:00–0500 1016 414 REPORT EVENT: {7E4E8D94-4163-4CBF-AF72-C363796DDF9B} 17 2004-08-19 23:27:55–0500 1 148 101 {00000000–0000-0000–0000-000000000000} 0 80072ee2 WindowsUpdate Failure Software Synchronization Error: Agent failed detecting with reason: 0x80072ee2
2004-08-19 23:28:00–0500 1016 414 Created new event cache file at C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\EventCache\{A400F531-F772-472D-BF40-4FBFF1555673}.bin for writing.
2004-08-19 23:29:34–0500 1016 210 ISusInternal API failed CClientCallRecorder::DisconnectCall with error 0x8024000c
2004-08-19 23:29:34–0500 4880 1318 ISusInternal::DisconnectCall failed, hr=8024000C
2004-08-19 23:32:55–0500 5528 159c Out of proc datastore is shutting down
2004-08-19 23:32:56–0500 5528 159c Out of proc datastore is now inactive

I do not have access to Windows 98 on hand, but the problems with Windows Update could be several.

Some suggestions:

(1) Do you guys have any firewall installed? Or perhaps some anti-spyware tool that rewrites the HOSTS file to disable access to certain domains? I believe Windows Update is delivered through some Akamai caches ( http://akamai.com ) which may be getting blocked.

(2) Please make sure you have scripting enabled as that is required. In IE, in Tools –> Options, Advanced, put a tick against 'Disable Script Debugging' and remove the tick from 'Display a notification about every script error'.

(3) Are Java and ActiveX installed and enabled?

(4) What are the Update sites that you are trying? Are these enabled in your Security Zones in IE? To add Windows Update to the trusted sites zone, in Tools –> Options –> Security, click the Trusted Sites icon, and then click Sites. Uncheck the "Require server verification" checkbox. Make sure the following URLs are listed in the Web Sites list box:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
https://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Let me know how it goes!
Shanx

Running XP Pro with SP1. (This also fails on my 98SE PC)
After scanning for updates I get the following error message. "An error occurred while scanning for driver updates. We are not able to display any updated drivers for you system." Tried everything to resolve but no luck. Any ideas???

Thanks