Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
works.

I am having the same problem, and have been around and around with Microsoft
technicians. I have been able to access Update a single time after a
multitude of deletings, renamings, and searchings. Microsoft Update works
for the next try, ONLY! This is a very frustratin experience.

While the technicianhave been very nice, and polite, the information and
instructions they regurgitate have been nearly useless, so far. It is
driving me nuts.

"Psalms-Professor" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
> 0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
> success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
> all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
> not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
> for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
> and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
> cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
> works.[/color]

This worked for me.
1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
===================================
1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
command in the opened window.

Net stop WuAuServ

2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
command in the opened window.

Net start WuAuServ

2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
=====================================
1. Open Interent Options
2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
3. Then click on View Objects.
4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove,
next
6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll

The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
corrupted one.

--
HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.


"Hope" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>
> "Psalms-Professor" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
> > 0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
> > success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
> > all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
> > not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
> > for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
> > and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
> > cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
> > works.[/color][/color]

This worked for me.
1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
===================================
1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
command in the opened window.

Net stop WuAuServ

2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
command in the opened window.

Net start WuAuServ

2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
=====================================
1. Open Interent Options
2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
3. Then click on View Objects.
4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove
6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll

The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
corrupted one.

--
HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.


"TroyT" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I am having the same problem, and have been around and around with Microsoft
> technicians. I have been able to access Update a single time after a
> multitude of deletings, renamings, and searchings. Microsoft Update works
> for the next try, ONLY! This is a very frustratin experience.
>
> While the technicianhave been very nice, and polite, the information and
> instructions they regurgitate have been nearly useless, so far. It is
> driving me nuts.[/color]

It did not work for me. I have Windows XP Pro.

"RWP" wrote:
[color=blue]
> This worked for me.
> 1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
> ===================================
> 1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> command in the opened window.
>
> Net stop WuAuServ
>
> 2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
> 3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
> 4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> command in the opened window.
>
> Net start WuAuServ
>
> 2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
> =====================================
> 1. Open Interent Options
> 2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
> 3. Then click on View Objects.
> 4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
> 5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove
> 6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
> 7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll
>
> The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
> and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
> corrupted one.
>
> --
> HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
> X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.
>
>
> "TroyT" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I am having the same problem, and have been around and around with Microsoft
> > technicians. I have been able to access Update a single time after a
> > multitude of deletings, renamings, and searchings. Microsoft Update works
> > for the next try, ONLY! This is a very frustratin experience.
> >
> > While the technicianhave been very nice, and polite, the information and
> > instructions they regurgitate have been nearly useless, so far. It is
> > driving me nuts.[/color][/color]

I have windows xp media center 2005 and am unable to acces the microsoft
updates page. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

"RWP" wrote:
[color=blue]
> This worked for me.
> 1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
> ===================================
> 1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> command in the opened window.
>
> Net stop WuAuServ
>
> 2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
> 3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
> 4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> command in the opened window.
>
> Net start WuAuServ
>
> 2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
> =====================================
> 1. Open Interent Options
> 2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
> 3. Then click on View Objects.
> 4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
> 5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove,
> next
> 6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
> 7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll
>
> The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
> and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
> corrupted one.
>
> --
> HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
> X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.
>
>
> "Hope" wrote:
>[color=green]
> >
> >
> > "Psalms-Professor" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
> > > 0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
> > > success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
> > > all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
> > > not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
> > > for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
> > > and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
> > > cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
> > > works.[/color][/color][/color]

Solved problem for me also (XP Pro joined to domain). I Likewise have IE7
Beta 3. Maybe this is the cause. Am also running Office 2007 Beta but very
little else as its a new machine. I did notice that whilst I had both dll
files I only had WU ActiveX

"RWP" wrote:
[color=blue]
> This worked for me.
> 1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
> ===================================
> 1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> command in the opened window.
>
> Net stop WuAuServ
>
> 2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
> 3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
> 4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> command in the opened window.
>
> Net start WuAuServ
>
> 2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
> =====================================
> 1. Open Interent Options
> 2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
> 3. Then click on View Objects.
> 4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
> 5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove,
> next
> 6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
> 7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll
>
> The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
> and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
> corrupted one.
>
> --
> HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
> X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.
>
>
> "Hope" wrote:
>[color=green]
> >
> >
> > "Psalms-Professor" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
> > > 0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
> > > success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
> > > all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
> > > not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
> > > for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
> > > and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
> > > cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
> > > works.[/color][/color][/color]

"GrahamC" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Solved problem for me also (XP Pro joined to domain). I Likewise have IE7
> Beta 3. Maybe this is the cause. Am also running Office 2007 Beta but very
> little else as its a new machine. I did notice that whilst I had both dll
> files I only had WU ActiveX
>
> "RWP" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > This worked for me.
> > 1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
> > ===================================
> > 1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> > command in the opened window.
> >
> > Net stop WuAuServ
> >
> > 2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
> > 3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
> > 4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> > command in the opened window.
> >
> > Net start WuAuServ
> >
> > 2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
> > =====================================
> > 1. Open Interent Options
> > 2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
> > 3. Then click on View Objects.
> > 4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
> > 5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove,
> > next
> > 6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
> > 7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll
> >
> > The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
> > and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
> > corrupted one.
> >
> > --
> > HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
> > X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.
> >
> >
> > "Hope" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > >
> > >
> > > "Psalms-Professor" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
> > > > 0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
> > > > success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
> > > > all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
> > > > not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
> > > > for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
> > > > and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
> > > > cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
> > > > works.[/color][/color][/color]

I give up - 4hours and still no closer to getting the puter to updte
someone wake me when Microsfot have fixed their new update system - ive tried
all the fixes and the we fix it for you thing -

"GrahamC" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Solved problem for me also (XP Pro joined to domain). I Likewise have IE7
> Beta 3. Maybe this is the cause. Am also running Office 2007 Beta but very
> little else as its a new machine. I did notice that whilst I had both dll
> files I only had WU ActiveX
>
> "RWP" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > This worked for me.
> > 1. Rename the Update temporary folders.
> > ===================================
> > 1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> > command in the opened window.
> >
> > Net stop WuAuServ
> >
> > 2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.
> > 3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.
> > 4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following
> > command in the opened window.
> >
> > Net start WuAuServ
> >
> > 2. Remove the corrupted Active X control
> > =====================================
> > 1. Open Interent Options
> > 2. On the General Tab choose Settings under Temporary Internet Files
> > 3. Then click on View Objects.
> > 4. Right Click WuWebControl Class and choose remove
> > 5. Right Click MuWebControl Class and choose remove,
> > next
> > 6. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
> > 7. Delete the file c:\windows\system32\muweb.dll
> >
> > The above steps will help us remove the ActiveX controls for Windows Update
> > and Microsoft Update. Then will download a new one to instead of the
> > corrupted one.
> >
> > --
> > HP m7470n Pavilion Media Center, 2.0 GB Ram-300-GB Hard Drive, AMD Athlon 64
> > X2 Dual-Core processor 4200+, ATI x700 Pro Video Card, IE 7 Beta 3.
> >
> >
> > "Hope" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > >
> > >
> > > "Psalms-Professor" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Every time I try to access Microsoft Update, I receive an error code:
> > > > 0x80245003 and I have tried every cure posted on the internet without
> > > > success. I also cannot access any updates from Office Update. It seems that
> > > > all Microsoft update websites have suddenly died on my computer, and I have
> > > > not made any software or settings modifications to cause it. I have scanned
> > > > for viruses with McAfee 2006 and scanned for spyware with Windows Defender
> > > > and nothing was found. I have turned off all firewalls, cleared my internet
> > > > cache and cleared all downloaded objects for internet explorer ... nothing
> > > > works.[/color][/color][/color]