Vista Error Code 0×80240016 While Updating Windows Defender may be a Skype Problem

Posted in: Vista | October 26th, 2008

This error code 0×80240016 happened to me while I tried to update Windows Defender. After some searching I found that it may be a problem with Skype and its associated plugins for Firefox and IE. When I clicked on the windows defender update icon in the lower right of the screen vista admin did not popup and ask if I wanted to OK this.. Only after I disabled the Skype plugin for Firefox then clicked on the lower right screen icon in the tray that the admin screen appeared then I clicked approve and windows defender updated with no problem.

Maybe I just got lucky, but I hope this might help other people with the error code 0×80240016 problem.  This may be an Access Denied. Meaning You do not have sufficient permissions. Be sure you are logged on as an Administrator. I was already logged on as admin but it did not let me update the first time but it did the second time. If anyone else was able to fix the 0×80240016 error code problem please post a comment.

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Other possible fixes to this are:

Reboot (log on as admin)

Try Updating again.

Uninstall Skype

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2 Responses to “Vista Error Code 0×80240016 While Updating Windows Defender may be a Skype Problem”

  1. Jay Says:
    December 14th, 2008 at 12:56 am

    A simple google would of shown you this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957307

  2. EZ Helper Says:
    December 21st, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Yes i saw that page to but i did not need to do any of that.. But thanks for the link and the help.

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