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0x80244026 Wu E Pt Registration Not SupportedOperation failed because Windows Update Agent doesn't support registration with a non-WSUS server.Code reference0x80244027 Wu E Pt No Auth Plugins RequestedThe server returned an empty authentication information list.Code reference0x80244028 Wu E Pt No Auth Cookies CreatedWindows Update Agent was unable to create any valid authentication cookies.Code reference0x80244029 Wu E Pt Invalid Config PropA configuration property value was wrong.Code reference0x8024402A Wu E Pt Config Prop MissingA configuration property value was missing.Code reference0x8024402B Wu E Pt Http Status Not MappedThe HTTP request couldn't be completed and the reason didn't correspond to any of the WU_E_PT_HTTP_* error codes.Code reference0x8024402C Wu E Pt Winhttp Name Not ResolvedSame as ERROR_WINHTTP_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED - the proxy server or target server name can't be resolved.Researched guide0x8024402F Wu E Pt Ecp Succeeded With ErrorsExternal cab file processing completed with some errors.Code reference0x80244030 Wu E Pt Ecp Init FailedThe external cab processor initialization didn't complete.Code reference0x80244031 Wu E Pt Ecp Invalid File FormatThe format of a metadata file was invalid.Code reference0x80244032 Wu E Pt Ecp Invalid MetadataExternal cab processor found invalid metadata.Code reference0x80244033 Wu E Pt Ecp Failure To Extract DigestThe file digest couldn't be extracted from an external cab file.Code reference0x80244034 Wu E Pt Ecp Failure To Decompress Cab FileAn external cab file couldn't be decompressed.Code reference0x80244035 Wu E Pt Ecp File Location ErrorExternal cab processor was unable to get file locations.Code reference0x80244FFF Wu E Pt UnexpectedA communication error not covered by another WU_E_PT_* error code.Code reference0x80245001 Wu E Redirector Load XmlThe redirector XML document couldn't be loaded into the DOM class.Code reference0x80245002 Wu E Redirector S FalseThe redirector XML document is missing some required information.Code reference0x80245003 Wu E Redirector Id SmallerThe redirectorId in the downloaded redirector cab is less than in the cached cab.Code reference0x8024502D Wu E Pt Same Redir IdWindows Update Agent failed to download a redirector cabinet file with a new redirectorId value from the server during the recovery.Code reference0x8024502E Wu E Pt No Managed RecoverA redirector recovery action didn't complete because the server is managed.Code reference0x80245FFF Wu E Redirector UnexpectedThe redirector failed for reasons not covered by another WU_E_REDIRECTOR_* error code.Code reference0x80246001 Wu E Dm UrlnotavailableA download manager operation couldn't be completed because the requested file doesn't have a URL.Code reference0x80246002 Wu E Dm IncorrectfilehashA download manager operation couldn't be completed because the file digest wasn't recognized.Researched guide0x80246003 Wu E Dm UnknownalgorithmA download manager operation couldn't be completed because the file metadata requested an unrecognized hash algorithm.Code reference0x80246004 Wu E Dm NeeddownloadrequestAn operation couldn't be completed because a download request is required from the download handler.Code reference0x80246005 Wu E Dm NonetworkA download manager operation couldn't be completed because the network connection was unavailable.Code reference0x80246006 Wu E Dm WrongbitsversionA download manager operation couldn't be completed because the version of Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is incompatible.Code reference0x80246007 Wu E Dm NotdownloadedThe update hasn't been downloaded.Code reference0x80246008 Wu E Dm FailtoconnecttobitsA download manager operation failed because the download manager was unable to connect the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS).Researched guide0x80246009 Wu E Dm BitstransfererrorA download manager operation failed because there was an unspecified Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) transfer error.Code reference0x8024600A Wu E Dm DownloadlocationchangedA download must be restarted because the location of the source of the download has changed.Code reference0x8024600B Wu E Dm ContentchangedA download must be restarted because the update content changed in a new revision.Code reference0x80246FFF Wu E Dm UnexpectedThere was a download manager error not covered by another WU_E_DM_* error code.Code reference0x80247001 Wu E Ol Invalid ScanfileAn operation couldn't be completed because the scan package was invalid.Code reference0x80247002 Wu E Ol Newclient RequiredAn operation couldn't be completed because the scan package requires a greater version of the Windows Update Agent.Code reference0x80247FFF Wu E Ol UnexpectedSearch using the scan package failed.Code reference0x80248000 Wu E Ds ShutdownAn operation failed because Windows Update Agent is shutting down.Code reference0x80248001 Wu E Ds InuseAn operation failed because the data store was in use.Code reference0x80248002 Wu E Ds InvalidThe current and expected states of the data store don't match.Code reference0x80248003 Wu E Ds TablemissingThe data store is missing a table.Code reference
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