Windows XP Updates - Error number: 0x80244019

12/06/2012

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This may seems like an out of date problem, but those of you who do tech support and repair computers regularly know Windows XP is still in use on a very large number of machines. 

There is a very annoying update error that seems to come up more than I would like to see ... Error number: 0x80244019. It's related to installing updates on a Windows XP machine. I have a fairly simple solution below:

1. First, try to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 (IE8)
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2. Reboot Machine - Try Updates again.

If that does not work, do the following:

1. Download Windows Update Agent
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2. Save the .exe file to your C: drive

3. Click Start, and then click Run. 

4. Type "C:\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce"  then click OK

5. Install Windows Update agent.

6. Restart the PC and try Windows Updates again. (Should work now!)

I hope that is helpful to anyone getting this annoying error.

 


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Fred Oldie
01/07/2013 10:46am

Thanks a lot - you made my day!

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Claire
01/08/2013 2:49pm

MANY THANKS!!!!

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abd
02/06/2013 4:41am

thanks

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mike link
02/09/2013 10:04pm

YES! Worked! Thanks!

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Geo
02/16/2013 7:51am

Thanks, you are the best

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kris
02/20/2013 11:19pm

I've been trying to fix this problem for 3 days now and the updates are downloading as I type!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!

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Chesco
02/22/2013 3:52am

After 5 hrs of trying & reading everything possible on google, THIS was the only thing that worked.

THANK YOU!

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Tammy
03/03/2013 11:15pm

You my friend are a ROCKSTAR!! Thank you for sharing this!!! Even Microsoft themselves did not have this solution posted or one that worked for that matter!!! The Update Agent was all I needed! Already frustrated as all heck that my PC crashed and I had to rebuild it with a new drive so this little anoying sucker was the icing on the cake..... thank goodness someone knows what they are talking about on the web "too bad I tried 20 others before I found yours" ;) Many HUGE thanks again!

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Daniel
03/10/2013 7:22pm

Easy, simple, and worked to perfection. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

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kirk
03/16/2013 12:19pm

this worked well for me I was stuck before I used this

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Anu
03/28/2013 5:12pm

Thie has really helped me . thank you . God bless

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Agavader
03/30/2013 7:11am

Thank you!

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Gene @ 3D Computers
04/05/2013 1:55pm

You are the man !! Been on the phone with the "experts" at Microsoft for 3 hours over the last 2 days. They wanted me to do everything short of putting a customers computer in the dishwasher. NO HELP at all. Followed your instructions and was dnloading updates in 5 minutes.....

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nick
04/06/2013 12:51pm

Thank you very very much! Pretty much everything said prior to my post covers it... You Sir ARE THE MAN! Thank you!!!

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Jayceemonk
04/14/2013 7:08am

Absoloutley brilliant - worked a treat - microsoft haven't a clue - THANKS!!!!

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norman
04/16/2013 10:28am

Worked for me. After i had done a clean install windows xp pro service pack 2 i could not get updates and the microbase knowledge website made you want to through yourself over the balcony. SimpleTecs YOU ROCK.

Can't thank you enough, updates installing as i speak.:-)

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oldjimmy
04/22/2013 3:47pm

I can only reiterate all of the previous kudos. Thank you very much. Saved my bacon!

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IndyDave
04/25/2013 5:53pm

Thanks... Worked like a charm

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Rob Walker
05/05/2013 1:45am

Great fix, and free --many thanks

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Lich
05/06/2013 3:16am

YOU ARE THE MAN. WOOT !!!!!!!!!

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Sandman link
05/06/2013 3:49pm

Thank you. I was seriously considering going over to Linux until I found you. Attached please find your bottle of CyberMoet&Chandon by way of thanks.

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Anguel
05/22/2013 5:03am

Great! Windows Update Agent install did the trick!
Microsoft seems to have forgotten that they have shipped the stupid IE6 with their OS...

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