Purpose:

The purpose of this article is to teach you how to solve the following error messages when you search for available updates on the windows update web site in windows XP "0x80248011", "0x80072EE7", "0x8024402C", 0x8024502D", "0x800A01AD ".

Error Messages:

• The 0x80248011 error code may occur because of an issue with the Internet cache. 
• The 0x80072EE7 error code may occur when the client computer tries to resolve a URL for the Windows Update Web site and cannot find the correct IP address. This error may occur if the Hosts file contains a static IP address.
• The 0x8024402C or 0x8024502D error codes typically occur because an incorrect character exists in the proxy override settings.
• The 0x800A01AD error code may occur if the Wuaueng.dll file is missing or is not registered correctly.

To solve these error messages

Follow these steps

0x80248011 error code
To resolve this error, clear the Microsoft Internet Explorer cache.

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

3. Click the General tab.

4. In the Temporary Internet files section, click Delete Cookies.

5. In the Delete Cookies box, click OK.

6. Click Delete Files.

7. Click to select the Delete all offline content check box in the Delete Files dialog box, and then click OK.

8. In the History section, click Clear History.

9. Click Yes, and then click OK.

0x80072EE7 error code
To resolve this error, examine the Hosts file. (This file may also be named Hosts.sam.) Make sure that the file does not list any static IP entries for the Windows Update Web site.

The Hosts file is located in the C:Windowssystem32driversetc folder. To view the Hosts file, you may have to associate the file with Notepad.

If the Hosts file contains a static IP address that is associated with Windows Update, comment the entry by adding the # sign at the beginning of the entry. You can also delete the whole line and save changes to the Hosts file.

0x8024402C or 0x8024502d error codes
To resolve these errors, remove characters from the proxy exception list, and then clear the proxy cache.

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab, click LAN Settings, and then click Advance.

4. Delete any entry in the Exceptions section.

5. Quit Internet Explorer.

6. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.

7. Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.

• proxycfg -d
• net stop wuauserv
• net start wuauserv

0x800A01AD error code
To resolve this error, register the Wuaueng.dll file.

1. Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 Wuaueng.dll and then click OK two times.