Update error code 80070246

Posted: 05-05-2008, 06:14 PM

Hi everyone

I couldn't make my laptop updated. Gives me "couldn't checked update
and error code 80070246" . would you pls help m

Tec

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MowGreen [MVP]
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Re: Update error code 80070246
Posted: 05-05-2008, 06:28 PM
80070246 ERROR_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER
An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set
this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trail byte. For the
Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE.

What is the antivirus/security suite that is installed ?
Which firewall is being used ?
Are there toolbars/popup/cookie blockers/download managers installed ?

Some 'thing' is preventing the system from establishing a reliable,
trusted connection to the update servers.

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tech wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> I couldn't make my laptop updated. Gives me "couldn't checked updates
> and error code 80070246" . would you pls help me
>
> Tech
>
>
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Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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Re: Update error code 80070246
Posted: 05-05-2008, 07:06 PM
Hello,
See this article:
942968 Stop error when you try to download updates from Windows Update on a
computer that is running Windows Vista: "0x80070246"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;942968


Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| >80070246 ERROR_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER
| >An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set
| >this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trail byte. For the
| >Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE.
| >
| >What is the antivirus/security suite that is installed ?
| >Which firewall is being used ?
| >Are there toolbars/popup/cookie blockers/download managers installed ?
| >
| >Some 'thing' is preventing the system from establishing a reliable,
| >trusted connection to the update servers.
| >
| >MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
| >===============
| > *-343-* FDNY
| >Never Forgotten
| >===============
| >
| >
| >tech wrote:
| >
| >> Hi everyone,
| >>
| >>
| >> I couldn't make my laptop updated. Gives me "couldn't checked updates
| >> and error code 80070246" . would you pls help me
| >>
| >> Tech
| >>
| >>
| >

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