Windows Update error 80072F78 in Windows Server 2008
February 4, 2009 · Filed Under Windows Server 2008 · Comment
Although I haven’t actually found the exact cause (and thus the solution), I’ve run across problems using Symantec Endpoint Protection (i.e. Symantec Corporate 11.0) on Windows Server 2008. It seems that something in the protection configuration in the Symantec product is blocking Windows Updates. You’d get the error code 80072F78 and no updates.
Uninstalling version 11 and moving back to version 10.2 allows Windows Updates to be performed again, although I’m not sure yet what the real issue is or how to fix it. Anyone else run across this?
Update 2/20/2009: This may be the solution, though I’ve not tried it.
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