From: Rod on
Just encountered same issues. Tried solution from Cloventrout dates Sep 30 as
follows:
1. Click on Start and in the Search box type in regedit.
2. A new program will be listed in the same window. now right click the
regedit program and then select the option run as administrator.
3. Now go into HKLM\COMPONENTS and check if these three values exist under
the COMPONENT Key
1. PendingXmidentifier
2. NextQueueEntryIndex
3. AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving
I do not have the HKLM\COMPONENTS in the program so this solution does not
work for me. Any other solutions to this problem ?

"Danny" wrote:

> Same issue here... amazing that half the planet is having a problem with this
> update, and no feedback from the such a large company like Microsoft.
>
> Danny
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
> > "Bill Brown" <Bill Brown(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:25C7FE16-75A4-49E4-8726-3EA650540050(a)microsoft.com...
> > > Missy0854 -- did you ever receive a response?
> > >
> > > I have the SAME error? Doesn't anybody from Microsoft monitor these posts
> > > -- this issue was identified over 1 YEAR AGO! Where is the fix?!?!
> >
> >
> > Doubtful. Vista wasn't a product over a year ago...
> >
> > Try a search? In my cache I have 67 messages including yours which
> > mention that code. Going back one I find poster doventrout thanking
> > T2 and TaurArian for sharing a solution from MS Support:
> >
> > news:7E542092-3D17-4367-B0C9-EB70DAECEF17(a)microsoft.com
> > Subject: Re: Unable to get Windows Updates
> > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:56:02 -0700
> >
> > That was only 3 days ago. Even though your web interface search doesn't
> > order results by date it shouldn't be that hard to find.
> >
> > Hint: if you want to do a search of an archive of this newsgroup you can
> > use Google Groups and then click on Sort by date. Google Groups archives
> > have a longer retention period than the Communities archives but don't
> > always have all the messages that the Communities archives do.
> > So if you want the most recent results you are more likely to find them
> > in the Communities archives but then have the disadvantage of not being
> > able to order them by date.
> >
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Robert Aldwinckle
> > ---
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Doesn't anybody at Microsoft care?!?!?!
> > >
> > > P L E A S E F I X T H I S ! ! !
> > >
> > > "missy0854" wrote:
> > >
> > >> this is killn me lol i too have this same error code and when i tried to
> > >> install the code below it failed also helppp
> > >>
> > >> "Fash" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I too have been having the same problem-I am running vista home basic, and up
> > >> > until a week or so the automatic updates were working fine. I have tried
> > >> > following help on many posts but to no avail.
> > >> > What is happening-surely this is a fault with the os ?
> > >> >
> > >> > "ksvn" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > I have exactly the same problem with windows update. I have Vista Buisness
> > >> > > x32, and 2g of ram. I downloaded the x86 version of the file that you
> > >> > > posted earlier and had had teh same 8000FFF error message. I tried
> > >> > > installing in safe mode and I still can't install it. I have never had
> > >> > > Spybot installed on this machine. Thanks foryour help.
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Is the Immunize or resident SDHelper features of Spybot Enabled ? If so,
> > >> > > > suggest disabling it[them] to see if that resolves the issue.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> > >> > > > ===============
> > >> > > > *-343-* FDNY
> > >> > > > Never Forgotten
> > >> > > > ===============
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > TrellameC wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >>0x8000FFFF is not a very helpful error since it just means
> > >> > > > >>E_UNEXPECTED
> > >> > > > >>The log shows that the system is trying to obtain the latest Windows
> > >> > > > >>Update Agent.
> > >> > > > >>See if you can download it manually and Save it from here:
> > >> > > > >>http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >>When the download is complete, right click WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe
> > >> > > > >>and choose Run as administrator.
> > >> > > > >>Did that get it installed ?
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >>If not, what antivirus/security[firewall] suite is installed ?
> > >> > > > >>
> > >> > > > >>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> > >> > > > >>===============
> > >> > > > >> *-343-* FDNY
> > >> > > > >>Never Forgotten
> > >> > > > >>===============
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, running that installer , I get the
> > >> > > > > same useful error message, :"Install failed with error number 0x8000FFFF"
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > I'm running Windows Defender, NOD32 and Spybot Search & Destroy (without the
> > >> > > > > active scanning agent, Teatimer)
> > >> > > >
> >
> >
> >
From: Robert Aldwinckle on
"Rod" <Rod(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3AE07282-4C2D-4B2C-A927-654665012AC7(a)microsoft.com...


> I do not have the HKLM\COMPONENTS in the program
> so this solution does not work for me.


Is your OS Vista? AFAIK this tip applies only to Vista users.


> Any other solutions to this problem ?


Diagnose your symptoms (or refine your symptom description.)
Don't depend on others' solutions to work for you just because
you happen to see the same code somewhere, particularly if yours
is occurring in a different OS or even just a different product.
Also, to avoid confusion, if your symptoms are different from the ones
being discussed, start your own thread with a more descriptive
Subject.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
---


From: Rod on
I am running Vista Premium and the error code/message returned when trying to
download updates is 'Failed - WindowsUpdate 8000FFF WindowsUpdate dt000.'

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Rod" <Rod(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3AE07282-4C2D-4B2C-A927-654665012AC7(a)microsoft.com...
>
>
> > I do not have the HKLM\COMPONENTS in the program
> > so this solution does not work for me.
>
>
> Is your OS Vista? AFAIK this tip applies only to Vista users.
>
>
> > Any other solutions to this problem ?
>
>
> Diagnose your symptoms (or refine your symptom description.)
> Don't depend on others' solutions to work for you just because
> you happen to see the same code somewhere, particularly if yours
> is occurring in a different OS or even just a different product.
> Also, to avoid confusion, if your symptoms are different from the ones
> being discussed, start your own thread with a more descriptive
> Subject.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>
From: the_joric on
On Dec 4, 6:11 pm, Rod <R...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Just encountered same issues. Tried solution from Cloventrout dates Sep 30 as
> follows:
> 1. Click on Start and in the Search box type in regedit.
> 2. A new program will be listed in the same window. now right click the
> regedit program and then select the option run as administrator.
> 3. Now go into HKLM\COMPONENTS and check if these three values exist under
> the COMPONENT Key
> 1. PendingXmidentifier
> 2. NextQueueEntryIndex
> 3. AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving
> I do not have the HKLM\COMPONENTS in the program so this solution does not
> work for me. Any other solutions to this problem ?
>
HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
From: wks on
If you are missing one of these components then how do you install it? Im
missing NextQueueEntryIndex from my windows vista machine.

"the_joric" wrote:

> On Dec 4, 6:11 pm, Rod <R...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Just encountered same issues. Tried solution from Cloventrout dates Sep 30 as
> > follows:
> > 1. Click on Start and in the Search box type in regedit.
> > 2. A new program will be listed in the same window. now right click the
> > regedit program and then select the option run as administrator.
> > 3. Now go into HKLM\COMPONENTS and check if these three values exist under
> > the COMPONENT Key
> > 1. PendingXmidentifier
> > 2. NextQueueEntryIndex
> > 3. AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving
> > I do not have the HKLM\COMPONENTS in the program so this solution does not
> > work for me. Any other solutions to this problem ?
> >
> HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>
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