Windows Update Troubles

[mdk88]

Hey,

Recently repaired the Windows XP Home (SP2) install on my gaming computer.

Now i keep getting the 'download updates' icon in system tray, which is fine. Said update consists of roughly 200 tiny updates, most of which are named 'Update for Windows XP' or 'Security update for windows XP'.

The trouble is, i click download and it goes away, then 10 - 15 minutes later when i get the popup to install downloaded updates, it puts some on then says some couldn't be installed.

Also, EVERY time i click shutdown, i get prompted to 'Install Updates then Shut Down', yet i'm faced with the same set of files to download/install upon entering windows after every boot.

How can i get these buggers installed and out of my face?

Any help much appreciated.

:: SPEC ::

AMD X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 2.6Ghz
2GB (2x1) GeiL 800Mhz RAM
OCZ SilentXStream 600W PSU
BFG OC 8800GT 512MB
MSI K9NGM2 Mainboard ( PCI-E )
160GB SATA HDD

 

[Mark JB]

I had exactly the same problem after repairing an xp install and found this help link.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Don't think this is the best solution but its what i have found so far.

 

[mdk88]

Cheers mate, which of those methods did you use? The register file one looks easiest...

 

[ns400r]

Method 2.
Had exactly the same yesterday with a repair install of XP. Registering the files cured it for me.

 

[mdk88]

Which of the 3 update agents do i require for XP Home?

Or will method 1. work on it's own ?

 

[ns400r]

Just registered the .dll's here and after a restart updates worked fine.

*edit*

Actually I registered 4 files in total.

REGSVR32 %windir%\system32\wuapi.dll
REGSVR32 %windir%\system32\wuaueng.dll
REGSVR32 %windir%\system32\wucltui.dll
REGSVR32 %windir%\system32\wups.dll

 

[mdk88]

So i type exactly those 4 lines into /cmd ?

 

[ns400r]

Yep, one at a time then click ok after each to acknowledge that it worked ok.

 

[mdk88]

thanks a lot mate.

 

[MattyT]

This is most handy too - WURT