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Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

15. Jun 14, 2008 6:28 PM in response to: weswes1977
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lester36
9 posts since
Jun 9, 2008
Hey Guys,

I am sorry it took me a bit to get back to this. I seperate airplanes for a living when I am not hacking away at these computers.

Here is what I did to clear out the update issues.
. Register the files that are used by Windows Update and Microsoft Update. To do this, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. At the command prompt, type the following commands, press ENTER after each command, and then click OK every time that you receive a verification message:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll

You can see the full article link herehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/910359

Cheers and I hope this helps everyone.

Les

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

16. Jun 14, 2008 7:06 PM in response to: lester36
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WoodyZ
10,142 posts since
Apr 22, 2004
b. At the command prompt, type the following commands, press ENTER after each command, and then click OK every time that you receive a verification message:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll


FWIW You do not need to type each individually. Just copy & paste the block of commands a one time into the Command Prompt.

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

17. Jun 15, 2008 5:07 AM in response to: lester36
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TEMc
6 posts since
May 31, 2008
This article got my Windows update working again...Method 1 worked for me

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144/en-us

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

18. Jun 15, 2008 7:43 AM in response to: TEMc
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ppires
8 posts since
Nov 21, 2006
Thank you all for trying to help me, updates are being installed at this very minute. Problem and solution were the ones described in KB943144 (Method 1), so a special thanks to TEMc. I was spending countless hours searching tons of articles and none provided what I was looking for. Although it was an OS problem, question remains why it didn't show up when XP was updated on a PC, at least not for me....

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

19. Jun 15, 2008 8:58 AM in response to: ppires
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WoodyZ
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Apr 22, 2004
ppires wrote: I was spending countless hours searching tons of articles and none provided what I was looking for.

I don't know why you spent hours when searching from Microsoft's web site using "Windows XP Update fails" (which was from the subject line of the other post you make on this subject) the third post contained the link to the same KB article. The point being is searching Microsoft's web site for a problem with Windows will typically yield an answer faster to a Windows product then asking in a forum for Fusion. Microsoft also has forums for their products as well and that also is another good place to search.

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

20. Jun 15, 2008 4:30 PM in response to: WoodyZ
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ppires
8 posts since
Nov 21, 2006
Third down the roll? Not where I was searching, but to me what matters is that it's solved. I'm still not convinced that VMWare had no part on this game but have no intention of pursuing it. I only use VMWare due to compatibility problems with the systems of some of my customers. I wouldn't be using Windows otherwise. Lets just say that in this case I was interested in the fish not on how to fish. The solutions provided by TEMc and Les will avoid having to search Microsoft's KB's and will definitely be of use to people like myself who are not as experienced in finding things as you are. Have a nice evening (or day)....

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

21. Jul 3, 2008 1:56 PM in response to: ppires
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John Joyce
4 posts since
Jun 2, 2008
Re-register the Windows Update DLL with the commands below
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
Attempt to run Windows Update

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

22. Jul 21, 2008 1:35 PM in response to: John Joyce
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dhatch01
1 posts since
Jul 21, 2008
This worked for me too! Thank you to all that contributed to the solution! I knew that, even though the problem was not with VMWare, I would find a solution here easier than trying to navigate through Microsoft's tangled mess of a website.

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

23. Jul 25, 2008 6:55 PM in response to: TEMc
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kastorff
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Mar 22, 2004
Worked for me too. :)

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

24. Aug 13, 2008 12:22 PM in response to: lester36
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diallen1737
4 posts since
Jan 17, 2007
Am having same problem with XP update failures using beta 2. Received email which instructed me to do a VM downgrade, which I did. Then reinstalled purchased 1.1.3 version and still cannot install XP updates. Can you kindly point to where you found the registry hacks that resolved your problem. Thanks.

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

25. Aug 13, 2008 1:26 PM in response to: diallen1737
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ppires
8 posts since
Nov 21, 2006
Method 1 on this link worked for me. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144/en-us Link was provided in one the posts above. Good luck

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

26. Sep 15, 2008 2:51 PM in response to: WoodyZ
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sturner123
8 posts since
Jul 23, 2008
TEMc's referenced article worked, method 1 solved the problem.

And I beg to differ with your assertion that finding that solution is easy. It isn't. I looked for two days, and I was using the error message that was displayed by the system and got 200 hits. I worked it down to just 52 hits, but still didn't find that KB article. Their current web pages at Microsoft.com are not user friendly. They are intent on sales, even in the download and support pages.

It's just another clueless Microsoft act of sensless customer irritation.

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

28. Oct 10, 2008 9:25 PM in response to: Botnik
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WoodyZ
10,142 posts since
Apr 22, 2004
Botnik wrote: http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=38&ln=en&IsMu=True

This information is already present in this thread so I'm not sure why you're addressing this to me as I'm not the one having the problem and besides that the issues had already been resolved.

Re: XP will not install updates...downloads them but fails

29. Oct 10, 2008 9:38 PM in response to: WoodyZ
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Botnik
2 posts since
Oct 9, 2008
Sorry I hadn't read page two of the thread before going and digging around, finding the solution, and posting. I didn't even realise there was a page two -- I check a lot of forums and don't necessarily look at all the controls of each.

I wasn't addressing the reply to you, I was just posting it in the thread.

Kevin
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