SBS 2003 Win Update error 80072EFE

When you search for new updates on a SBS 2003 server, I get an error 0x80072EFE code.  I saw several other posts about this error code, but none of their solutions helped.  So far, that's what I tried:

  1. Search for Rootkits, found nothing.
  2. Temporarily disabled Antivirus program.
  3. There is no proxy running on the server or the network.
  4. Renamed all of the subfolders of Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ (I'm not a big fan of deletion if I have to).
  5. Renamed Windows\Catroot2\.
  6. Make sure automatic updates, Intelligent Transfer background and Cryptographic Services are running.
  7. Make sure the date and time are correct.

I'm really running out of ideas and this particular server is behind on updates.  I welcome and appreciate any suggestions you may have.  Thanks in advance...

-Ryan

It is essentially a consumer support forum, Ryan. Try to publish in one of these forums instead:

Windows Server-security
http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserversecurity/threads

SBS Server
http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/smallbusinessserver/threads

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.. .this particular server is behind on updates

You may encounter temporary connection errors [e.g. 0x80072EFF;] 0x80072EFE; 0x80072efd; 0x80072eef; 0x80072EE2; 0x80072EE7; 0xC80003FA; 0X8024402F; 0x800705B4] when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/836941

How to remove malware belonging to the family Rootkit.Win32.TDSS (aka Tidserv, TDSServ, Alureon)
http://support.Kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?QID=208280684

~ 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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