Odd situation with some sites and Windows Vista updates, [...] Solved

This morning, something really odd started to happen.

I connect to the Internet, and I was going to check my email with Gmail, and I get the following message:

I reloaded, same deal.

I, then, went to login to COMODO forum, but same deal. I can browse through their threads, but just can't login.

The same error message appears.

Then, I realized that Windows Defender icon was showing (I think was at the tray bar for a few days already, but I thought it was to for a full scan to be done), and I opened it. I updated it but get an error:0x80072f8f


I then tried to update via Windows Update, but get an error code 8024A000. I am looking for info about it, and what I can do to try to solve it.

The same happens (regarding Gmail and COMODO forum) with IE.

Could anyone say whether or not you're having the same problems?

Thanks.

P.S: I even switched HOSTS file, just to make sure it is clean. Same thing happens.

 

Re: Odd situation with some sites and Windows Vista updates, related to certificates

Hi m00nbl00d,

I suspect very strongly that the date on your computer is way off.
Can you check that?

One way to resolve this is to follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type timedate.cpl, and then click OK.
Set the date and time to the correct values for your time zone, and then
click OK.

 

Re: Odd situation with some sites and Windows Vista updates, related to certificates

Hello.

Thanks for your feedback!

You're absolutely right! I'm on year 2092!

I looked at the clock on the screen, but since the hour is the same as the other system on my side, I didn't even suspected about it.

Lame... lol

And now, I also understand why my AVG 8 Pro license had magically expired. lol

Sometimes, it just takes a simple thing to solve things out.

Thanks!

Best regards

 

Re: Odd situation with some sites and Windows Vista updates, related to certificates

My pleasure.

 

Peter, could you give us any idea of how you diagnosed the incorrect date as being a cause of this error?

 

Hi axial,

The error code that Windows Defender coughed up when trying to update:
0x80072f8f

That led me here:
http://www.updatexp.com/0x80072f8f.html
Then I figured that also explained all cookies expiring and the certificates no longer being valid. So I jumped to the conclusion.