Error code 8024408

Question

Update function has quit working and the system experiences periodic lockups. Critical downloads have not failed for the past month. OS is MS Windows 7 with 4 GB of RAM on tablet.

Answer 1

Please answer all of the following diagnostic questions by number in your very next reply (no need to quote this post):

1. Did you upgrade to Win7 or is it a new computer?

   • Is my PC running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows?

      http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/find-out-32-or-64-bit

2. Is it a Win7 64-bit computer?
3. 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)?
4. Has a(nother) Norton or a McAfee application ever been installed on the computer?
5. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)

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You may encounter temporary connection-related errors [e.g., 0x80072EFF; 0x80072EFE; 0x80072EFD; 0x80072EEF; 0x80072EE2; 0x80072EE7; 0xC80003FA; 0x8024402F] when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836941

How do I reset Windows Update components?

=> Ignore the APPLIES TO section if Win7; Access KB971058 via Internet Explorer (32-bit) only; Run the Fix It in DEFAULT and then AGGRESSIVE modes, then reboot [1]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

[1] Full Disclosure: Running the Fix It in AGGRESSIVE mode will delete your Update History but not the list of installed updates in Add/Remove Programs (WinXP) or Installed Updates (Vista & Win7).

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft