Re: Need Help with ONE update
From: Len Dolby (lsdolby_at_ignore.ntlwor.com)
Date: 04/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:30:11 +0100
Thanks Rick - that's the advice I needed, I think (I am operating from my
own XP PC, the ME problem PC is some miles away)
Jim's advice (visit the knowledgebase) - I already tried, but no joy in
posing question on ME update engine.
Thanks again,
Sincerely, Len.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi Len,
>
> The update engine has changed several times over the past few years. The
> easiest way to reload it is to reload the controls. To reinstall the
Windows
> Update site controls, you must first remove the old controls. The
following
> are generic steps for all versions of Windows, so not all may apply to
your
> system:
>
> Remove Controls:
> 1. Click on Start, then Run.
> 2. Type in 'regsvr32 iuctl.dll /u' (without the quotes) click OK. You
should
> get a successful message, click OK on that as well.
> 3. Click on Start/find/files, choose to look in C:\
> 4. Type in the file name IUCTL.DLL and click Search Now. Delete every copy
> of this file that you find.
> 5. Run the search again for the file IUENGINE.DLL. Again, delete every
copy
> of this file you find.
>
> Delete Windows Update files:
> 1. Double-click on My Computer.
> 2. Open the C drive
> 3. Open the Program Files folder
> 4. Open the Windows Update folder.
> 5. Delete everything in the folder except the V4 folder.
> 6. Next, Open the V4 folder, if it exists.
> 7. Delete everything in the folder except the iuhist.xml file
> 8. Close Window
>
> Then revisit the WindowsUpdate site and you will be prompted to reinstall
> the V4 site controls.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Len Dolby" <lsdolby@ignore.ntlwor.com> wrote in message
> news:AKKjc.52$7S2.51@newsfe1-win...
> > I'm hoping some-one can help with just ONE thing
> > Windows ME - one of its updates was a change of update engine
> > Can anyone point me to the specific download (by name/number) of this
> > update
> > ?
> >
> > I've poste in the ME group but to date no specific answer and this is
> > urgent
> > am trying to fix a friends PC which needs complete reload.
> >
> > I know of the existence of this (and that ME updates don't work without
> > it)
> > from about a year ago when I fixed my daughters PC
> >
> > Apologies for posting here - hope some-one will assist an old codger
> > without
> > too much criticism for wrong posting. Friend needs his PC back for his
> > kids
> > schoolwork, rather urgent.
> >
> >
>
>
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