Can't Install Windows Updates

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Tomdarkness

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Hey,

I did a repair install now only to find Windows Update won't work. Downloads all the updates fine and goes "Initializing Installation..." then I am hit with:

Code: 
The following updates were not installed:
Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885836)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB888302)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB891781)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890859)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927)
Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911280)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
Update for Windows XP (KB930916)
Update for Windows XP (KB927891)
Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB929123)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
Update for Windows XP (KB938828)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB921503)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938127)
Update for Windows XP (KB933360)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB936021)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729)
Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB941202)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB939653)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - November 2007 (KB890830)
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1

Doesn't say much after that apart from to retry the installation or use their troubleshooter (Basically a FAQ page).

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Tom
 
Put the following into a batch file (paste it into notepad and save it as fixupdate.bat), and run it:

net.exe stop wuauserv
pause
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 atl.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 MSXML3.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
pause
cd /d %windir%
rd /s softwaredistribution
pause
net.exe start wuauserv
Click to expand...

You'll have to press OK and any key on the pauses when prompted. But this should fix your issue.

What it does is:
1) Stops the Windows Update Service
2) Makes sure that the Update dll's are properly registered
3) Clears the current update cache
4) Restarts the Windows Update Service.

After you've run this, you'll need to re-download and install the current updates.
 
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