WU Fails with 800A01CE error.

Sedoshi7 wrote:

> What do I do about this error without having to reinstall windows?

Start by providing some relevant information so that someone *may*
assist you: How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Information such as:
a) The edition of Windows installed and it’s Service Pack level
b) When does the error occur … during the download or installation of
updates ?
c) How long has this updating issue been happening ?
d) The *last* 50 or so lines of the WindowsUpdate.log after *first*
trying another attempt at updating:
How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

0x800A01CE
The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable

Either there is a 3rd party firewall being used, there is some ‘thing’
on the local network blocking access to the update servers, the update
servers are temporarily unavailable, or, there’s malware present on the
system blocking access to the update servers.

MowGreen
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