I CAN'T GET MS SECURITY UPDATES TO INSTALL. SAYS ERROR 80072EFE AND I KNOW I AM ONLIN

I CAN'T GET UPDATES FROM MS TO LOAD SECURITY. ERROR 80072EFE AND I KNOW THAT I AM ONLINE

Quote your full version of Windows (for example, WinXP SP3;) Windows XP 64 - bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64 - bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64 bit) when you post in a forum or a newsgroup. Please do it in your next reply.

What application or antivirus security suite is installed and your current subscription?  What anti-spyware (other than Defender) applications?  What third-party firewall (if applicable)?

A (another) Norton or McAfee application has already been installed on the computer (for example, a free trial version which is preinstalled when you bought it)?

You may encounter temporary connection [e.g. 0x80072EFE] errors when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/836941

~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

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