Vista - Windows Update Error Code 80244019

Hi. I am running the public beta of Vista, and when I try to use the windows
update control panel I get the message Error(s) Found: Code 80244019.

Does anybody know what this error code means? Has anybody seen it before?

It means there is a problem contacting the server. Try again later.

Thanks. I'll try it again from time to time to seek if it works. Is there
anything I can check on my computer to see if the problem is at my end?

The likely cause would be your network connection if its on your end, so
make sure that Internet Explorer is not working in off line mode.

I´ve the same problem and found no solution to fix it.

I tryed it many times an resolve always the same error code 80244019.
Browsing trough the WWW is possible. We do not use any Proxy Server but we
use WEBSence to control the WWW traffic.

Thanks for help

MArkus

I've been having the same error when I try to run Windows update on a Vista Ultimate machine setup for use with our SBS 2003 server running ISA 2004.

The Solution that I found is this.

When you setup Vista for use with a domain it creates the following regkey with a subkey etc ( policy ) that sets Vista to look for a WSUS server.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"WUServer"="http://serversbs"
"WUStatusServer"="http://serversbs"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000
"AUOptions"=dword:00000004
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000003
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000001
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001

When I deleted this key and rebooted my PC windows update was working.


Hope this was somehow usefull

How and where can I find this code exactly?

Sorry, I know this is kind of an old thread.

The easiest way to fix this is to pull up Regedit and navigate to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\WindowsUpdate\AU]

like nosfera7u said, only select this dword value:

"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001"

and change the value to 0.

Reboot, then try to update again.

Slight variant on what nosfera7u said, but since I plan on someday using an WUS, I don't want to delete the keys entirely.

This is what worked for me. Thanks for the post(s)

One thing that helped me... Was just resetting my modem. Perhaps this may help you too if you try?