Failed to find updates with error code 80244010

If you are getting this error in windowsupdate.log file while you are trying to deploy updates using wsus 3 sp1 ;

try the steps below;

Method 1: Download and install the Windows Update Agent
For more information about how to download the latest version of Windows Update Agent, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
949104 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949104/ ) How to obtain the latest version of the Windows Update Agent to help manage updates on a computer

Method 2: Register the Wups2.dll file
To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:
Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
Open the Command Prompt window. To do this, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll


Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
Click OK if you receive a verification message.
Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
Exit the Command Prompt window. To do this, type exit at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.


Source : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144