Here's what's in the WindowsUpdate.log file:
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI -- START -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId =
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI - Online = Yes; Ignore download
priority = No
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI - Criteria = "(IsInstalled = 0 and
IsHidden = 0 and CategoryIDs contains '0a487050-8b0f-4f81-b401-be4ceacd61cd')
or (IsInstalled = 0 and IsHidden = 0 and CategoryIDs contains
'8c3fcc84-7410-4a95-8b89-a166a0190486')"
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI - ServiceID =
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
2006-02-14 13:44:46 2848 190 COMAPI <<-- SUBMITTED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 13:44:46 440 1cc Agent *************
2006-02-14 13:44:46 440 1cc Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 13:44:46 440 1cc Agent *********
2006-02-14 13:44:47 440 1cc PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server
updates +++++++++++
2006-02-14 13:44:47 440 1cc PT + ServiceId =
{3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}, Server URL =
http://mtisvr2/ClientWebService/client.asmx
2006-02-14 13:44:48 440 1cc Misc WARNING: WinHttp:
SendRequestToServerForFileInformation failed with 0x80190194
2006-02-14 13:44:48 440 1cc Misc WARNING: WinHttp: ShouldFileBeDownloaded
failed with 0x80190194
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc PT SUS 1.0 server is detected
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc PT WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0x8024002b
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error
= 0x8024002B
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x8024002B
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc Agent *********
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
[CallerId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc Agent *************
2006-02-14 13:44:49 440 1cc Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for
update with error 0x8024002b
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 36c COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI: Search
[ClientId = Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 36c COMAPI - Updates found = 0
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 36c COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000,
Result code = 0x8024002B
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 36c COMAPI ---------
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 36c COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId =
Windows Defender]
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 36c COMAPI -------------
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 7e8 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due to earlier
error, hr=8024002B
2006-02-14 13:44:49 2848 7e8 COMAPI FATAL: Unable to complete asynchronous
search. (hr=8024002B)
Looks to be the same as Gus's.