Hi Al; Thank you for your response. Uninstalling and reinstalling didn't help. The problem was the clock on my brothers computer was way the heck off and the time being off screwed up something with Internet certificates or something like that. I reset the time and everything is fine now.. Below is the solution to the problem i found on the Internet.
This is a fairly un-common Windows Update error and hopefully this article will help you resolve the problems you are having. The 0x80072f8f error code typically occurs because of a time issue. What causes Error 0x80072f8f # The date / time on your computer is too different from the date / time of the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates used by the Windows Update site.. Resolution Suggestion One: # Check you have the correct time and date and time zone: 1. Double click the clock in the bottom right hand corner. 2. Check you have the correct time and date. 3. Click the Time Zone Tab. 4. Check you have the correct time zone. ----------------------------------------------- Resolution Suggestion Two: # Re-register these important files and check IE settings: 1. Click Start. 2. Choose Run. 3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 Mssip32.dll 4. Click OK. 5. Repeat this time typing: regsvr32 Initpki.dll ...now 6. Open Internet Explorer 7. Select the Tools menu and then select Internet Options 8. Choose the Advance tab 9. Unselect 'check for server Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan & Terrie Robbins To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] MSSE updating problem Mike, I've gotten this before too. If not ok by tomorrow, just uninstall and reinstall and you should be good to go Al -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Mike & Barbara Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:48 PM To: Blind Computing Subject: [Blind-Computing] MSSE updating problem Hi All; When I tried to update Microsoft Security Essentials I got the error message below. Microsoft Security Essentials Virus & spyware definitions update failed Microsoft Security Essentials wasn't able to check for virus & spyware definition updates. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet and try again. Click 'Help' for more information about this problem. Error code: 0x80072f8f Error description: Microsoft Security Essentials couldn't install the definition updates. Please try again later. OK Help My Internet conection is fine and there are no other provider problems. Has anyone ran into this problem when trying to update MSSE? If so, will someone please tell me how to fix the issue? I am running XPSP3 Home & Jaws 10 latest. All help will be enormously appreciated. Thanks much. Take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
