Re: Unable to install XP windows updates

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I've tried this, to no avail. I'm still unable to install Windows Updates.
I've even tried repartitioning and re-installing XPSP2. Any other potential
fixes?

"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

Try the following:-

Click Start, select run and type the following (pressing okay after each one):-

net.exe stop wuauserv

regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 MSXML3.dll

net.exe start wuauserv

Try WU again.


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<jwe1433@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1187393109.354006.85960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|I had to repair my operating system, xp pro, and after completion I am
| unable to install windows updates.
| this is info from the windows update log:
|
| C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
| 2007-08-17 17:02:54:015 2348 8b8 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002.
| wuauclt handler: failed to spawn COM server
| 2007-08-17 17:02:54:015 1020 f6c Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR:
| Remote update handler container process created (PID: 2348), but
| exited before signaling event
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:359 1020 f6c Agent * WARNING: Exit code =
| 0x80004002
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:359 1020 f6c Agent *********
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:359 1020 f6c Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing
| updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdate]
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:359 1020 f6c Agent *************
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:359 1020 f6c Agent WARNING: WU client failed
| installing updates with error 0x80004002
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI >>-- RESUMED -- COMAPI:
| Install [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI - Install call failed
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI - Reboot required = No
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI - WARNING: Exit code =
| 0x80240FFF; Call error code = 0x80004002
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI ---------
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI -- END -- COMAPI: Install
| [ClientId = WindowsUpdate]
| 2007-08-17 17:02:55:531 2820 b1c COMAPI -------------
| 2007-08-17 17:02:56:328 2820 e90 COMAPI WARNING: Operation failed due
| to earlier error, hr=80004002
| If anyone has a fix, I would be very grateful. I had to have to
| reformat my hard drive. Thanks,
|



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