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Downloading Windows Update Agent 5.8.02469

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I heard a few cries for help on the web looking for Windows Update Agent 5.8.02469.

“Can someone plz tell me where I can download windows update agent 5.8.02469?”

“How to get the Windows Update Agent 5.8.02469 which is needed to install windows Live?”

A search on Google should have pointed to a page from microsoft for the download but unfortunately the pages shown are from other illegal download sites. Querying further I reached a Microsoft page that indeed tells how to download the latest Windows Update Agent. The steps to be performed are :

1) Download http://update.microsoft.com/redist/wuredist.cab from microsoft site.

2) Open the cabinet file and you will find an xml manifest wuredist.xml. Open it using notepad or so. The lines wuld look similar to those below

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<WURedist>
  <StandaloneRedist Version="30">
    <architecture name="x86" clientVersion="7.0.6000.381"
downloadUrl="http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/
7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe"/>
    <architecture name="x64" clientVersion="7.0.6000.381"
downloadUrl="http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/
7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x64.exe"/>
    <architecture name="ia64" clientVersion="7.0.6000.381"
downloadUrl="http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/
7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-ia64.exe"/>
    <MUAuthCab RevisionId="6"
DownloadURL="http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/
MUAuth.cab"/>
  </StandaloneRedist>
</WURedist>

3) Check the DownloadUrl attribute (as per your OS architechture x86, x64, ia64) for the download url from where you can get the download file. Say for 32 bit x86 platform download url would be
http://download.windowsupdate.com/…/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

4) Download and it’s done. Install it as you would do with any other software. The version thus downloaded would be the latest one and would work fine for the requirement of 5.8.02469 or later

Going through this exercise for installing Windows Live Writer or other Windows Live service??
Don’t forget to check this article too Windows Live Writer, Error during Install which documents all errors (including this one) that I came across while installing Windows Live Writer.

Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387285(VS.85).aspx

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Written by jalaj

January 20, 2008 at 8:39 pm

Posted in Microsoft, Windows

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  1. If you are still left with no clues, please visit this post.

    With 350 comments (counting backwards as I am deleting spam ones) already posted on this page, I am closing the comments. If you want to leave comments please use this link

    jalaj

    February 15, 2009 at 9:12 am

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    December 12, 2008 at 12:03 am

  3. Thanks for Windows Update Agent download URL. Know i have a question, that why we need agent. I remember that few years back we didn’t need that agent and suddenly that agent come. Can any body explain the reason of that.

    Dubai Web Design, Development

    August 6, 2008 at 4:37 pm

  4. WHY IS THIS SO HARD, I AM AN AVERAGE PC USER AND I AM GOING AROUND AND AROUND IN CIRCLES. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW???????????????
    BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS WORKING FOR TWO DAYS AND EVEN MY IT FRIEND CANT WORK IT OUT. SORT THIS MESS OUT

    tamika

    July 10, 2008 at 10:31 am

  5. buddy update your windows and then install window installer 3.1 or later.
    You can install ur msn messenger without any difficulty after that.
    Best of luck

    Tariq

    June 24, 2008 at 6:41 am

  6. Thanks for the fix, worked like a charm! I needed Windows Installer 3.1 too, but luckily this was easy to come by as a stand-alone download.

    People like you are the salt of the internets.

    Billy

    June 22, 2008 at 10:25 pm

  7. it was really very helpful. not really very complicated.thanx buddy

    nooruddin

    June 9, 2008 at 6:46 am

  8. hi
    i have problem to downloading windows live mesenger and can not play my media player help pls

    Badou

    June 5, 2008 at 6:37 pm

  9. I read your link carefully….but i didnt understand what i should exactlly do….can you put a source in your wed in order to download windows update agent 5.8.02469 where you should only click there and download this update without taking a risk(virus)??? because many people like me has the problem of downloading this update….i really missed my live msnbecause i have bought a new computer which hasnt got this update downloaded…..pls help me….=( %[

    demetra

    June 5, 2008 at 5:34 pm

  10. gostei do pragama
    valeu fui

    alan rafael

    June 5, 2008 at 12:22 pm

  11. EXCELENTE, MI SIRVIO A LAS MIL MARAVILLAS. FELICITACIONES

    gsaravia

    June 5, 2008 at 4:09 am

  12. Thank you Jalaj for the help…

    “its so good to be of service to someone else”

    Jake

    June 4, 2008 at 1:35 am

  13. each time i am tring to install windows live messenger after commanding run it says “A critical update is needed.to continue this installation,you need to install windows update agent 5.8.02469 or later”. now what do to?
    from where i can download it and can get my new windows live messenger?

    esha

    May 24, 2008 at 7:55 am

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