windows update doesnt work at all, neither does auto updates

this is what i get when i log onto windows updates:

Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software...

Depending on your connection speed, this might take a minute. During this
time, you may receive one or more security warnings. Review each security
warning to ensure that the content is signed by Microsoft, and then click
Install or Yes to install the software.

i even had help from HP for 3 days and nothing got resolved. as last resort
i did a non-destructive recovery then tried to access it. it looked like it
was gonna work but after clicking on yes or install nothing happened and it
was back to square one. the updates i've gotten so far r from the update
catalog, but there i end up with ones i dont need yet. im working with
windows XP SP1.

i had no problems til a month ago when my system crashed for no apparent
reasons and went into a destructive recovery. i lost everything. since then
windows update and auto updates wont work. i also had windows XP SP2 on at
that time. any help would be appreciated! i've pretty much given up on
finding out what to do.

thx
.

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