Hello,

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition at home and have configured the
firewall to enable me from outbound traffic. The problem I need help with is
to configure the firewall to properly allow Windows Defender and Windows
Update to work.

I would appreciate any help I can get to properly configure both Windows
Defender and Windows Update so that I don't have to turn off outbound
traffic. This is what happens below with the firewall turned on.

When I open Windows Defender and click Check for Updates, I get an error:

The program can't check for definition updates
Error found: Code 0x80072efd

When I click "Check for Updates" for Windows Updates I get the following
error:

Windows could not search for new updates
Error(s) found
Code 80072Efd

--
Eric

I would just like to add that I am experiencing the exact same issue.... If
anyone with a fix could help I (in fact) we would greatly appreciate it..

"Eric" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition at home and have configured the
> firewall to enable me from outbound traffic. The problem I need help with is
> to configure the firewall to properly allow Windows Defender and Windows
> Update to work.
>
> I would appreciate any help I can get to properly configure both Windows
> Defender and Windows Update so that I don't have to turn off outbound
> traffic. This is what happens below with the firewall turned on.
>
> When I open Windows Defender and click Check for Updates, I get an error:
>
> The program can't check for definition updates
> Error found: Code 0x80072efd
>
> When I click "Check for Updates" for Windows Updates I get the following
> error:
>
> Windows could not search for new updates
> Error(s) found
> Code 80072Efd
>
> --
> Eric
>
>
>
>

Retail RTM version 6000 or pre-release version 5840.
..winston

"Eric" <anonymous@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:uF4AlE3fHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition at home and have configured the
> firewall to enable me from outbound traffic. The problem I need help with
> is to configure the firewall to properly allow Windows Defender and
> Windows Update to work.
>
> I would appreciate any help I can get to properly configure both Windows
> Defender and Windows Update so that I don't have to turn off outbound
> traffic. This is what happens below with the firewall turned on.
>
> When I open Windows Defender and click Check for Updates, I get an error:
>
> The program can't check for definition updates
> Error found: Code 0x80072efd
>
> When I click "Check for Updates" for Windows Updates I get the following
> error:
>
> Windows could not search for new updates
> Error(s) found
> Code 80072Efd
>
> --
> Eric
>
>
>

Retail RTM version 6000

"...winston" wrote:

> Retail RTM version 6000 or pre-release version 5840.
> ..winston
>
> "Eric" <anonymous@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uF4AlE3fHHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition at home and have configured the
> > firewall to enable me from outbound traffic. The problem I need help with
> > is to configure the firewall to properly allow Windows Defender and
> > Windows Update to work.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help I can get to properly configure both Windows
> > Defender and Windows Update so that I don't have to turn off outbound
> > traffic. This is what happens below with the firewall turned on.
> >
> > When I open Windows Defender and click Check for Updates, I get an error:
> >
> > The program can't check for definition updates
> > Error found: Code 0x80072efd
> >
> > When I click "Check for Updates" for Windows Updates I get the following
> > error:
> >
> > Windows could not search for new updates
> > Error(s) found
> > Code 80072Efd
> >
> > --
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
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"Meatball" <Meatball.2v7xy9@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Meatball.2v7xy9@no-mx.forums.net...

I had the same problem, follow these steps to enable Windows Update with
Vista's Firewall with outbound filtering enabled:

1) Click on 'Start'
2) Under search type: wf.msc and press enter. The firewall
configuration window should open
3) Click on 'Outbound Rules'
4) Click 'New Rule' to the right of the window
5) Click next
6) Locate the program path to C:\Windows\system32\wuapp.exe
7) Add new rules for wuacuclt.exe, WUDFHOST, WUSa.exe (all located in
System 32)

You should then be able to access window update


--
Meatball

Originally Posted by Meatball

Under Windows Firewall with Advanced Security:
1. Add a new Outbound Rule
2. Choose Program as the type
3. The path should be %SystemRoot%\System32\svchost.exe
4. Windows will give you a warning about additional security for services, just click Yes
5. Choose Allow the connection
6. Apply the rule to which ever type of connection you want, for testing I'd just leave the default which is all 3 checked.
7. Give the rule a name of your choice and create the rule.
8. Now double-click on the rule you just named.
9. Under the Programs and Services tab click on Settings button
10. Check Apply to this service and find and select Windows Update
11. Click OK and Yes.

It's no problem, the method I posted at first was the old one I tried which didn't actually work. However the one I've quoted works 100%