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Guest hspgapsemc
Posted

I get the following message when I try to update Windows XP: "[Error number:

0x80072EE7] The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the

page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve

the problem. " How can this be fixed? In the past, windows was updated

automatically without a problem.

Posted

You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the

Windows Update Web site or on the Microsoft Update Web site

View products that this article applies to.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883821

 

Good luck

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"hspgapsemc" wrote:

> I get the following message when I try to update Windows XP: "[Error number:

> 0x80072EE7] The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the

> page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve

> the problem. " How can this be fixed? In the past, windows was updated

> automatically without a problem.

>

Guest hspgapsemc
Posted

"hspgapsemc" wrote:

> I get the following message when I try to update Windows XP: "[Error number:

> 0x80072EE7] The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the

> page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve

> the problem. " How can this be fixed? In the past, windows was updated

> automatically without a problem.

> I viewed the article, but there is nothing that indicates even windows update or microsoft update in the Hosts.sam file. Any other suggestions?

Posted

Try this

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836941

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"hspgapsemc" wrote:

>

>

> "hspgapsemc" wrote:

>

> > I get the following message when I try to update Windows XP: "[Error number:

> > 0x80072EE7] The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the

> > page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve

> > the problem. " How can this be fixed? In the past, windows was updated

> > automatically without a problem.

> > I viewed the article, but there is nothing that indicates even windows update or microsoft update in the Hosts.sam file. Any other suggestions?

Posted

"hspgapsemc" <hspgapsemc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BC23FEFA-2703-483D-912D-547A58601F16@microsoft.com...

>

>

> "hspgapsemc" wrote:

>

>> I get the following message when I try to update Windows XP: "[Error

>> number:

>> 0x80072EE7] The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the

>> page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you

>> solve

>> the problem. " How can this be fixed? In the past, windows was updated

>> automatically without a problem.

>> I viewed the article, but there is nothing that indicates even windows

>> update or microsoft update in the Hosts.sam file. Any other suggestions?

 

The following matches and came from the site 1st quoted by Engel:

""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 or for the Microsoft Update Web site.

 

The Hosts file is located in the C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc folder. To

view the Hosts file, you may have to associate the file with Notepad. To do

this, follow these steps: 1. Right-click the Hosts file.

2. Click Open With, and then select Notepad from the list of programs.

If the Hosts file contains a static IP address that is associated with

Windows Update or with Microsoft 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.

 

Note Programs, such as Web accelerators, DNS accelerators, DNS caching

utilities, and Spyblockers, can add static IP entries for the Windows Update

Web site or for the Microsoft Update Web site to your Hosts file. This

scenario can cause Windows Update or Microsoft Update to fail. ""

Guest hspgapsemc
Posted

"sdlomi2" wrote:

>

> "hspgapsemc" <hspgapsemc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:BC23FEFA-2703-483D-912D-547A58601F16@microsoft.com...

> >

> >

> > "hspgapsemc" wrote:

> >

> >> I get the following message when I try to update Windows XP: "[Error

> >> number:

> >> 0x80072EE7] The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the

> >> page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you

> >> solve

> >> the problem. " How can this be fixed? In the past, windows was updated

> >> automatically without a problem.

> >> I viewed the article, but there is nothing that indicates even windows

> >> update or microsoft update in the Hosts.sam file. Any other suggestions?

>

> The following matches and came from the site 1st quoted by Engel:

> ""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 or for the Microsoft Update Web site.

>

> The Hosts file is located in the C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc folder. To

> view the Hosts file, you may have to associate the file with Notepad. To do

> this, follow these steps: 1. Right-click the Hosts file.

> 2. Click Open With, and then select Notepad from the list of programs.

> If the Hosts file contains a static IP address that is associated with

> Windows Update or with Microsoft 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.

>

> Note Programs, such as Web accelerators, DNS accelerators, DNS caching

> utilities, and Spyblockers, can add static IP entries for the Windows Update

> Web site or for the Microsoft Update Web site to your Hosts file. This

> scenario can cause Windows Update or Microsoft Update to fail. ""

>

>

> I thought I had the hosts.sam file, but I seem to be missing it. I have an Imhots.sam file, but I don't think it is the same thing. Do you know how to download/create the hosts.sam file? Thanks.

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