cannot update XP

Hi all,

I am having problems with updating from windows update site.. I keep receiving this error:

"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer. To continue:

1. Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)
2. Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"

I choose option 1. then it downloads 100% file and registers 100% and then sends me back to
1. Express install
or
2. custom Install

i keep going round in circles.. I never used to have any problems with updating and most were through auto updates.. I have reinstalled SP2 from cd as have seen this on a thread posted on the web from a guy that suffered the same problem but did not work for me..

I have seen posts regarding this matter on the web but have yet seen any posts from users that have fixed the problem....Any help is greatly appreciated...

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Kind Rgds

Heath

(The Amateur amateur in training)
Latest addition the amazing Finepix F30
LX1(the new doorstop)
FZ30
S7000(in sons hands now(sometimes))
Tcon17
Raynox DCR 150 & DCR 250 Mcon40
Nikon SB24+omnibounce
Tripod
CamCane



Pull the other one, it's got bells on....

was this recently re-installed on to a new hard drive?

Could try a repair install with the original XP disk..then do SP2..

Up to you on this one..

Tried system restore?
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I had this exact problem some time ago. Going around and around. I don’t remember what I did.

Here are some links from people who had better luck.

Nand.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Files+required+to+use+Windows+Update+are+no+longer+registered+or+installed+on+your+computer&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLR

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philmar said:

was this recently re-installed on to a new hard drive?

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No, it started with a defrag program that found errors. checkdisk would not run and system restore had been turned off.. I then ran a virus check(I do this every 2 days) and found 2 worms and 2 trojans so whether this is the cause I dont know..but removed the viruses

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Kind Rgds

Heath

(The Amateur amateur in training)
Latest addition the amazing Finepix F30
LX1(the new doorstop)
FZ30
S7000(in sons hands now(sometimes))
Tcon17
Raynox DCR 150 & DCR 250 Mcon40
Nikon SB24+omnibounce
Tripod
CamCane



Pull the other one, it's got bells on....

Barry Fitzgerald said:

Could try a repair install with the original XP disk..then do SP2..

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I am going to try this today...never done it before so will have to look up on this

Member said:

Up to you on this one..

Tried system restore?

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had been switched off(not by me) I am the only user on this puter..me thinks a worm has been the culprit...
I am looking right now on web for info on using recovery console..

Member said:

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Kind Rgds

Heath

(The Amateur amateur in training)
Latest addition the amazing Finepix F30
LX1(the new doorstop)
FZ30
S7000(in sons hands now(sometimes))
Tcon17
Raynox DCR 150 & DCR 250 Mcon40
Nikon SB24+omnibounce
Tripod
CamCane



Pull the other one, it's got bells on....

nand said:

I had this exact problem some time ago. Going around and around. I
don’t remember what I did.

Here are some links from people who had better luck.

Nand.

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Thanks nand....I have seen all the links you pointed google at... I seem top have a slightly different problem to most there but I have re-registered all the files thay talk of and even re-installed SP2 and installed the windows update client but still no luck...

nand said:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Files+required+to+use+Windows+Update+are+no+longer+registered+or+installed+on+your+computer&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLR

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Kind Rgds

Heath

(The Amateur amateur in training)
Latest addition the amazing Finepix F30
LX1(the new doorstop)
FZ30
S7000(in sons hands now(sometimes))
Tcon17
Raynox DCR 150 & DCR 250 Mcon40
Nikon SB24+omnibounce
Tripod
CamCane



Pull the other one, it's got bells on....

Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the
problem.
1. Click Start.
2. Choose Run.
3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL
Press okay

If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:

1. Click Start.
2. Choose Run.
3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-

net stop wuauserv

Repeat for the following:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 MSXML3.dll
regsvr32 qmgr.dll
regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll

Hope this helps. It worked for a friends laptop recently.
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Sue
Oly330, F717, H1, XTI

Little ole memory maker

Hi Sue...I have already tried that fix with no luck.. I sill cant update.. I aso have a problem that "My computer" folder takes about ten minutes to open...sometimes it doesnot open at all or leaves system hanging...
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Kind Rgds

Heath

(The Amateur amateur in training)
Latest addition the amazing Finepix F30
LX1(the new doorstop)
FZ30
S7000(in sons hands now(sometimes))
Tcon17
Raynox DCR 150 & DCR 250 Mcon40
Nikon SB24+omnibounce
Tripod
CamCane



Pull the other one, it's got bells on....