Andreas, See this MSKB to understand what the update is doing: MS09-073: Description of the security update for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003: December 8, 2009 [link] Specifically, the ” Functionality changes with this security update ” section.

0xC8000408 hrFileAccessDenied Unable to access the file. Is there a McAfee product installed ? If yes, then ignore the error code in the title of this MSKB and exclude the referenced files from McAfee’s realtime protection and configure it’s scanner to *not* scan them, too: You receive error code 0xC80001FE when try to connect to the Windows

Suggest you post this to the System Center Essentials – Updates forum: [link] This MSKB only mentions XP but shows the 80244021 error: You cannot download updates when you access the Windows Update Web site from a Windows XP-based computer that is behind a firewall or a proxy server

Hello Robert, See if the information in this MSKB article, “Error message when you try to visit the Windows Update Web site: “0×8ddd0007 You need to restart your computer to finish installing a program or updates” helps you to resolve the problem: -=- 10/02/09 12:49:45 pm