WindowsUpdate V5 on XPSP1 broken

From: Jim Garrison (jhg_at_ATHENSGROUP.COM)
Date: 09/27/04

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    Date:         Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:11:16 -0500
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    Tried running Windows Update today, and it wanted to install a new
    version (V5) of Windows Update, so I said OK. During installation of v5
    I got an "access is denied" scripting error, even though I added the
    v5 site to Trusted Sites before accepting the update.

    Now any attempt to launch WindowsUpdate gets a typically cryptic
    Microsoft error message:

    Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page.
    Error number: 0x80072F78

    That's all there is, apart from some links to various MS help pages.

    Suggestions?

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