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Well, got Windows 2000 fully patched using the method we found yesterday. Unfortunately, I had to scour the internet to find the files I needed. But soon there will be an all in one kit similar to the one I released for XP SP3 and Server 2003 (untested for 2003).

Install these five updates in the order specified, http://i430vx.net/files/Win2k/Get working winupdate/ and then go back a directory and get install KernelEx 3.0e. It will install the 2 remaining updates. After that, you will install the Windows Update Agent 7.6 with the instructions specified further back in this thread.

Try it! And clear SSL cache and personal information once again! And I can't read your WindowsUpdate.log. Check it and upload it again! There is something misconfigured either in config.ini (do you use my provided config.ini for HTTPSProxy?) or in IE. Why is your WindowsUpdate.log unreadable? p.s.: Use a taskmanager to check if nothing interferes your connection to MU. I use Process Hacker, in my opinion the best.

Newer browsers do not need HTTPSProxy or ProxhttpsProxy. I use these tools only for accessing web sites using IE or IE engine. Some programs use IE looking for updates or providing other services. Same for email clients. Most of the time HTTPSProxy is disabled in my system.

I also get the website error. This does not affect the function.

Yes, I'm afraid I am often guilty of being one of those delusional people who think they don't need to read the instructions that come with things! Anyway, it's all understood now. I think it was the running of notepad which really threw me, but of course it says in the instructions that's exactly what it does if you don't specify a target program! Anyway, it seems to be all working fine now, and my system now matches yours as far as HTTPSProxy goes. I am only using the standard Windows Firewall, and I have said OK to all the popups about allowing things through it. I did notice that before Microsoft Update fails to load, there is an error icon at the bottom left corner of IE8. It contains - Webpage error details User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; Trident/4.0; Sky Broadband; BTRS111060; chromeframe/32.0.1700.107; OfficeLiveConnector.1.5; OfficeLivePatch.1.3; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; BRI/2) Timestamp: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:45:28 UTC Message: Permission denied Line: 590 Char: 17 Code: 0 URI: http://fe2.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/shared/js/redirect.js?637791615008267454 Possibly some help? Sorry about the state of my WindowsUpdate.log file, I only looked at the end of it, but now I see the rest is totally scrambled! I had an unexplained freeze and reboot yesterday, which may well have caused the corruption, although why it would i don't know, as I wouldn't have thought that the file would have been loaded when it happened, but perhaps it's a file that's always loaded. It looks like it got mixed up with the Windows Search information. Anyway, here's a new "clean" one! WindowsUpdate.log

Actually, only 7 updates are required for the extended kernel. I got 74 high priority updates while searching.

Please do not post the same exact question into three different threads.

I was talking about Windows 2000, I guess I quoted the wrong post. It works now, requires TLS 1.2 which means it also requires Extended Kernel.

Found the issue, you have to enable TLS 1.2 in Internet Options.

Yes, worked for me, but after installing the prerequisite, it is stuck again at this screen.

Yay... It works! I installed the agent and added the registry entries and copied the patched wuaueng.dll to c:/winnt/system32 and dllcache.

If you go to my update kit on MDL forums, extract it, and then go to the x86 folder. You will see a WUA-Downlevel executable file, put that on the desktop, and run it. Also make sure you have Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 installed.

Managed to install Windows Update Agent 7.6 and now getting 0x80244004. Same as Windows XP before patching.

Thanks, I now arrive at the same error as you.

Mine just freezes on this. I have the exact same files as you.

Adding g_sconsumersite manually to fe2.update url (to open MU site) prevent the redirection loop with www.update url http://fe2.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en&g_sconsumersite=1 the site opens in Win 7 / 8.1 too (not that it would work)

The main target of updating BIOS is supporting Core2 Duo. I'm not so sure about 4GB RAM. I remember that some notebooks from same era (and same chipset) did need BIOS update to support 4GB ram. Specifically Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi1546 was the same model as some Alienware notebook (just different logos, stickers and BIOS). So Fujitsu-Siemens BIOS was stuck at 2GB max, but updating to Alienware BIOS there was 4GB RAM unlocked possibility, which was comical. But i see no evidence that BIOS update will bring you 4GB possibility. However it will unlock much faster 64-bit Core2Duo. I update BIOS on many things including: notebooks, All-in-One computers, motherboards, SSD, and even DVD-RAM drives! So my experience is telling me to save your current bios, so, maybe, you could return to it, if new bios will be worse to you. You can use bios saving and update programs, my favorite from that era is WinFlash 1.94 - i saved many old bioses (and returned to them) using that program. I don't know if it compatible to your notebook, cause it have AMI bios, you can Check Soggi's archive about updating bios on vintage systems. I found topic about your laptop: Official S96S Owners Lounge as you can see on link not everyone like BIOS update, cause it make notebook more noisy (probably more aggressive fan settings, cause Core2Duo is more hot then it predecessor). I recommend to read that topic - maybe you will find something interesting. Even that you bring speed results in text which is hard for me to decode (i asked screens). It is obvious to me that ASUS laptop work with SSD in SATA-1 (150) mode, while HP Win7 laptop run in full speed in SATA-2 (300) mode. I have similar problems on my nForce 4 system which is also SATA-2 system, but in my case refuse to work with HDD in SATA-2 mode, even after i install native nvidia drivers. So i have NCQ, but not SATA-2. I never manage to solve this problem. Maybe in your BIOS there is a switch to SATA-2 mode? Maybe it will be after BIOS update? I suggest just install all drivers for your Intel motherboard in usual auto mode and not install them manually. Just run installation program and let it install automatically.