error code 0x800a0007

Juanelboricu posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:24 PM

Hi everyone.  As I was trying to do an update, an error code (0x800a0007)came
back, and could not update.  Anybody with an idea on what it is, and how to
fix it?  Thanks in advance, from Puerto Rico!!
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Please state your full Windows version (e.g.

PA Bear [MS MVP] posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:37 PM

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup.

You receive a "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display
the requested page" error message when you try to install an update (ignore
the error mentioned)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883614

Error message when you try to install updates from the Windows Update Web
site on a Windows XP-based computer: "Windows Update has encountered an
error and cannot display the requested page" (ditto)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914226

Also see
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/c4249f71908db487
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
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Thanks PA.

Juanelboricu posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:10 PM

Thanks PA.  I'm a newbee here, so for what I was able to see  I have
WinXP,but I'm unsure if it is SP 2 or 3 (could not enter to verify the
updates history).  I tried the options you gave me , but still no results.
Can you tell me what could be wrong?
thanks again!!  Juan
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PA, I guess that it is SP2 because Iuctl.dll was not found.

Juanelboricu posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:44 PM

PA, I guess that it is SP2 because Iuctl.dll was not found.  Did everything
else and still no luck.  Any advice on how to proceed?
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error code 0x800a0007

Robert Aldwinckle posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:35 PM

Better than guessing:   Run...  winver

Unfortunately, that doesn't give a capturable display (other than
by using  Alt-PrintScrn)

but this does:   Run...  msinfo32.exe

Hmm... It's not quite the same.  E.g. I have a patch date and time
after the build number which is different from the patch date and time
given with the Version= parameter for the Hardware Abstraction Layer
item.   I wonder what the date and time in the winver display represents?...
Looks like it is probably the last half of the File Version: (e.g. in right-click Properties)
for ntoskrnl.exe.   Who knew?  ; )

So, it looks as if a really accurate one piece capturable item
to answer PA Bear's question would be:
ntoskrnl.exe  Properties, Version, File Version Value:


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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error code 0x800a0007

PA Bear [MS MVP] posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:49 PM

Right-click on My Computer | select PROPERTIES: What does it say after

Did you read any of the 3 links I posted in my first reply?
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Good day PA.

Juanelboricu posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 1:53 PM

Good day PA.  As I checked, it reads SP3, but doing as the threads said did
nothing!!! Could it be a virus or something? Can't recall which, but one of
the threads explained
that when "Iuctl.dll" did not appear, it was SP2.  Thanks again, Juan.
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Don't worry about the absence IUCTL.DLL, Juan.

PA Bear [MS MVP] posted on Monday, March 30, 2009 3:20 PM

Don't worry about the absence IUCTL.DLL, Juan.  (It's not a WinXP SP2 or
WinXP SP3 file.)

Is this a sudden, new problem?  In other words, have you been able to update
via http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com until just recently?

Start | Settings | Control Panel | Security Center: What is the reported
status for (1) anti-virus, (2) firewall, and (3) Automatic Updates?  If any
of them are OFF or non-functioning, can you correct the problem from within
Security Center?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current?  What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?  Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed WinXP SP3?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
--
~PA Bear
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Good day to all. PA, thanks again.

Juanelboricu posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:29 PM

Good day to all.  PA, thanks again.  To answer your questions, yes, it is a
new problem.  I was aware that no pop ups came (like on the lower right, "new
updates available, and so on..) up from the past three months,, and I tried
to do manual updates with the results discussed here on the 25th.  All
security settings appear as ON, and had no third party firewalls.  it had
Norton waayy back, but was uninstalled when intro. subscription expired.  As
of today, I have Avast 4.8 Home Edition, Netcom 3, AVG free 8.5, and Windows
Defender. Non was running when I tried to update. Any ideas? Still no luck!!
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error code 0x800a0007

PA Bear [MS MVP] posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:59 PM

1. Download/run the Norton Removal Tool then reboot:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

2. You should NOT have more than one (1) anti-virus application installed
and loading at boot.  As I do not recommend AVG at all, uninstall it via
Add/Remove Programs and reboot.

3. See if the problems persist now.

Please see this page and take its recommendations seriously:

Virus scanning recommendations for computers that are running Windows Server
2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822158
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
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Removed AVG from startup, and problem solved. Thanks PA.

Juanelboricu posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:37 PM

Removed AVG from startup, and problem solved.  Thanks PA.
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error code 0x800a0007

PA Bear [MS MVP] posted on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:44 PM

You're very welcome & thank you for your feedback.
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