Windows Update 0x8024D001 fixed
Unbelievable . A Google search for this returns lots of hits, however the variety of solutions seem to have mixed results. This happened to me most recently in a shiny new Windows XP SP3 Pro virtual machine in VMware Workstation 9.x. The only item installed was, as many might expect, VMware tools. I am a fan of stopping the windows update service, deleting the c:\windows\softwareupdates folder, and then starting the windows update service. Does that fix this? Of course not. (Actually, my usual screw-up is the clock being horribly off....) I installed Chrome and MBSA 2.2. MBSA threw an error. Chrome worked like a charm. Ultimately this forum , this KB article , and THIS DOWNLOAD FIXED IT . Many reboots. Yes, XP is going EOL very soon. You know what, that Mac Airbook with the ridiculously short screen (both models) is starting to look pretty good. (I really miss those 4:3 monitors. Stinking display manufacturers...). T...