Windows Update gives system errors when starting automatically

October 18, 2008

I am using Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2.

Windows Update will not run automatically and causes a System error.

I can access Windows Update manually via IE although I have not attempted

installing the updates as yet.

Below the warnings in windowsupdate.log at the point the system error

occurs. There warnings are repeated frequently:

2008-10-14 23:16:52:495 936 8a0 PT WARNING: Cached cookie has expired or

new PID is available

2008-10-14 23:16:52:495 936 8a0 PT Initializing simple targeting cookie,

clientId = 52f4de80-986d-4575-8510-814f65a413e1, target group = , DNS name =

dsvr000968.upperbridge.co.uk

2008-10-14 23:16:52:495 936 8a0 PT Server URL =

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 PT WARNING: GetAuthorizationCookie failure,

error = 0x80244008, soap client error = 8, soap error code = 0, HTTP status

code = 200

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 PT WARNING: Failed to initialize Simple

Targeting Cookie: 0x80244008

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 PT WARNING: PopulateAuthCookies failed:

0x80244008

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 PT WARNING: RefreshCookie failed: 0x80244008

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 PT WARNING: RefreshPTState failed: 0x80244008

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80244008

2008-10-14 23:16:52:526 936 8a0 Report WARNING: Reporter failed to upload

events with hr = 80244008.

2008-10-14 23:18:36:977 936 1028 AU AU was unable to detect updates for

more than 48 hours

2008-10-14 23:18:41:976 936 8a0 Report REPORT EVENT:

{5DC2FBC5-32A1-46AE-927E-F19AD408BB50} 2008-10-14

23:18:36:977+0100 1 149 102 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 AutomaticUpdates Failure Software

Synchronization Unable to Connect: Windows is unable to connect to the

automatic updates service and therefore cannot download and install updates

according to the set schedule. Windows will continue to try to establish a

connection.

Your help would be much appreciated.

Roger

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