I continue to get a error message (0x800C0008). I have
complied with all request in the troubleshooter section
with no success. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

OS=Win98SE

Try this:

Go here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...ng=en#filelist

and download codesigningx86.exe and unpack to C:\Hold\inetsdk\bin. Make the folder C:\Hold first the rest will be made by the unpacking.

Go to C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate\v4 and copy iuident.cab from there to C:\Hold\inetsdk\bin

Then run using the command prompt: in C:\Hold\inetsdk\bin:

chktrust iuident.cab and say OK to the certification prompt.

Now try the Update site again.

Let me know the result.

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George Hester
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to George Hester,

It took me a while to figure out what you meant by the
command prompt in the C: Hold folder. What i ended up
doing was dragging the zipped file u had me move to this
folder and putting in on top of the chktrust iuident cab
file and then it installed and I was able to at least scan
for updates, although there were no critical updates
available, still confuses me, since my automatic windows
update pops up when i start up indicating that critical
updates are available. I will see how that functions over
the next several days. Thanks for your input George, I
had been at wits end, trying numerous fixes that were
mentioned here over the past few weeks, and yours was the
first one to work. Thanks!
22a95fcd3425&displaylang=en#filelist
rest will be made by the unpacking.

That's really interesting the way you did that. I'll have to try that and see what happens.

But to clarify you open a command prompt window in Windows NT2000,2003 (Start | Run | cmd | OK | cd\). That puts you at the root (C:\). Then (cd hold) puts you in C:\Hold. In Windows 95,98,ME it would be (Start | Run | command | OK | cd\).

You unzip the file downloaded from Microsoft to the Hold folder using an application like WinZIP. This will make a folder hierarchy in C:\Hold. Then you find the file chktrust.exe. Where that file resides you put iuident.cab obtained from C:\Programm Files\WindowsUpdate\v4. Then you type in the command prompt window (chktrust iuident.cab) of course assuming the command prompt shows that you are in the folder where chktrust.exe resides.

But either way success is what is important and glad it worked for you. What is happening is that the certificate from Microsoft is not being installed and so our operating systems are not allowing the Windows Update site to function properly. We are forcing the issue doing what we did. I don't know why this is happening. I believe it is because we have expired certificates that are important. You need to update those certificates. If you want to know what that certificate is and how to update it, I'll be happy to explain it.

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George Hester
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