Jalaj P. Jha Technical & Miscellaneous Ramblings

20Jan/08Off




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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Comments (30) Trackbacks (3)
  1. i cant download windows live mesanger

  2. it works great thanx btw here is a tip the links u see in the xcab are the files address itself just copy and past the ver that fits urs and ur set :)

  3. Since the latest version fits all and that the software is free for download why go for less? There is nothing as “ver that fits urs” all such error messages (specifically in Windows Live Installer) are mentioning “5.8.02469 or later”.

  4. Thanks for helping me out to complete Windows Live Writer installation.

  5. Funciona muy bien.!
    Gracias..
    Saludos desde Argentina.

  6. Gracias por apreciar!
    Esperamos que encuentre las cosas más útiles aquí.

    ( Culpa de los errores Google Traducir :) )

  7. eu quero installar isso no meu computador

  8. Aceitar desculpas do Google Traduzir :) se me entendeu mal você frase.
    Você pode fazer o download do instalador de url abaixo

    http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

  9. @dankan – Please check this link
    http://jalaj.net/2008/01/24/windows-live-writer-errors-during-install/
    If installer is not showing any error, it might require .Net framework upgrade

    @juan – Me too

  10. how to find my OS architechture…x86, x64, ia64…?

  11. Mae, excelente !!! me sirvió, no sabe cuánto le agradezco, estuve buscando por todos lados y ninguna página lograba ayudarme. Muchas gracias desde Costa Rica.

  12. @ghif – If you are using Microsoft OS and you don’t remember being told that it is 64 bit OS you can safely go for x86.

    @Mauricio – Gracias por visitar. Me alegro de que este blog puede ser de ayuda para usted y otros miles

    @Nela & Brother- Thanks for visiting. I am glad that this blog could be of help to you and thousands others

  13. If you want to know how to find your OS architechture x86, x64, ia64… go to start/run/msinfo32/system type. There you should see if its x86, x64 or ia64 based.

  14. Worked like a charm, thank you very much!

  15. Hi there. Good post :)

    Just a quicky: how do you check to see whether youre using x86, x64 or ia64?

    Once Ive had help checking this I will be fine

    If this helps, Im running XP with SP2 on a celeron 1.1Ghz with less memory than most people

    Thanks for any help, will be apprechiated

  16. @Adz – Acyually I don’t have enough knowledge in hardware, but I think x86 is the hardware that relates to your hardware specs.

  17. I succeeded to download the update

    I cannot imagine that some people encounter difficulties in downloading the updae!!! I just clicked the link
    http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
    and download started smoothly!! I ran the file and then installed the IM without difficuliteis…

    Where are tehe difficulties? did everybody read the article carefully?

  18. 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?

  19. Thank you Jalaj for the help…

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

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

  21. gostei do pragama
    valeu fui

  22. 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….=( %[

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

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

  25. 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.

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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.

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