Vista Update Error Code 80070424

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 September 2008 02:00 Written by DarkBlak Wednesday, 10 September 2008 02:00

Windows Update Error number: 0x8DDD0004 and Restricted Internet Option

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 August 2008 09:59 Written by DarkBlak Sunday, 24 August 2008 09:56

Symptoms:

1. When you visit Windows Update to download updates to your system, “ Error number: 0x8DDD0004″ may appear.

2. You cannot access Internet Option via Internet Explorer and gives out “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator” error message

Cause:

A malicious file that resides in “%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\setupapi.dll”, where %ProgramFile% is a system variable.

Resolution:

1. Close any open Internet Explorer.

2. Delete “setupapi.dll” residing in “%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\”.

3. Restart Windows Update

Note: Legitimate setupapi.dll resides in “%windir%\system32\”