Windows 2008 R2 - 8000FFFF Windows Update error

Question

does anyone know how to fix Windows Update when I'm getting 8000FFFF error?

I've already tried Step 1,2,3 from this site:

Vista update error

when I tried to update Windows Update Agent installer returned 8000FFFF error too.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Solution

Have a read of Windows Update fails with 8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED) the gist of which is:

Quick Solution: Check the permissions on the root of C: and ensure that BUILTIN\Users have Read access.

Have a look at the WindowsUpdate.log in your Windows directory and the Application Event logs to confirm that you are getting the same errors as in the Brad Rutkowski's Blog entry.

Comments

[Ashian]

that works for me too

[Root Loop]

How come I dont see this Builtin\users group? Where to find this one?

[Root Loop]

Is this Builtin\users local group or domain group?

[Sim]

BUILTIN\Users is a Windows Operating System local group. See serverfault.com/questions/376703/definition-of-builtin-users for more information.