Re: windows update doesnt work at all, neither does auto updates

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thx 4 all ur help........auto update just popped up with updates!! woohoo!

yea it was a posting typo

thx

"Patti MacLeod" wrote:

> You should be keying in regsvr and not regsur (I suspect that this is just a
> typo in your post, as if you had keyed it in that way when running the
> command, you would have received errors for all the other .dll files).
>
> You should be keying in wucltui.dll and not wudtui.dll (I know it's
> difficult to discern but where you have the "d" the letters are actually a
> "c" followed by an "l" ), and you should be keying in msxml3.dll and not
> msxm3.dll (you missed the "l" that follows the second "m"). If you prefer,
> copy/paste the following into Notepad or Wordpad, and then copy/paste them
> into the Open field when you go to Start>Run:
>
> regsvr32 wucltui.dll
>
> regsvr32 msxml3.dll
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "Sunshine" <Sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:28992F00-E572-4AD9-A730-22EBE46FD7C2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > these failed and could not be found
> >
> > regsur32 wudtui.dll
> > regsur32 msxm3.dll
> >
> > should they have been ok?
> >
> > "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Sunshine,
> > >
> > > Give this a try..........
> > >
> > > Go to Start>Run and key in:
> > > net.exe stop wuauserv
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > >
> > > Go to Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 wuapi.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 wups.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 wucltui.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 wuweb.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 atl.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 softpub.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > regsvr32 msxml3.dll
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > > Click on OK in the RegSvr32 dialogue box
> > >
> > > Start>Run and key in:
> > > net.exe start wuauserv
> > >
> > > Now try the Windows Update site.
> > >
> > >
> > > Alternatively, you could create a command script file to run the above
> > > commands in a Command Prompt window......
> > >
> > > Go to Start>Run
> > > Key in:
> > > cmd
> > > Click on OK or hit ENTER
> > >
> > > In the Command Prompt window, key in:
> > > notepad registerit.cmd
> > > Hit ENTER
> > >
> > > A Notepad window will open with a dialogue box asking if you want to
> create
> > > a new file. Click on Yes in the dialogue box.
> > >
> > > Copy/paste the following, between but not including the asterisks, into
> the
> > > Notepad window:
> > >
> > > *********************
> > > net stop wuauserv
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s wups.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s jscript.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s atl.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s softpub.dll
> > >
> > > regsvr32 /s msxml3.dll
> > >
> > > net start wuauserv
> > > **********************
> > >
> > > When finished pasting the above commands into the Notepad window, go to
> > > File>Save then File>Exit.
> > >
> > > Back in the Command Prompt window, key in:
> > > registerit.cmd
> > > Then hit ENTER
> > >
> > > When the file is done running, and you're back at the C: prompt, key in:
> > > exit
> > > Then hit ENTER
> > >
> > > Now try the Windows Update site.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Patti MacLeod
> > > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> > > "Sunshine" <Sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:CA9EFC38-D048-4E98-BC08-93DF0C44F586@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > 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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