Cannot Obtain Device Driver Updates from the Windows Update Web Site (329553)

SYMPTOMS

As a result of changes to the Windows Update service, Device Manager and the Add Printer Wizard in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and earlier cannot obtain device driver updates published after November 15, 2002 from Windows Update. You may not notice this problem when you use Device Manager or the Add Printer Wizard because drivers released before November 15, 2002 are still available.

CAUSE

Because of code changes and improvements made to the Windows Update service, the Code Download Manager component is no longer able to obtain the latest drivers that are published on Windows Update. The Code Download Manager component is used by Device Manager and the Add Printer Wizard to interact with the Windows Update service to search for and obtain drivers from the Windows Update servers. You must be using a later version of the Code Download Manager component to obtain the latest drivers.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Windows 2000 Patch: Code Download Manager Update package now.

Release Date: April 23, 2003

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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   01-Apr-2003  14:00  5.4.3630.2554  176,128  Iuengine.dll