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Automatic updates fail after installation of Windows XP SP3

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If you are planning on upgrading to Vista, there are hardly any drivers available. They are not the same as XP and most likely you will not be able to find drivers for your hardware at this time. Check with your manufacture for Vista drivers before you upgrade or you may be out of luck for a while until someone comes up with drivers. This is another repeat of XP SP 2.

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• First thing is "YOU CAN DO IT".
• Second take your time, a little mistake can cause a big problem.
• Third all answers are only a question away.




Automatic updates fail after installation of Windows XP SP3
• Option 1
  • Start
  • Run
  • Type in the following one by one and press the Enter Key after each one is typed in
    • regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
      regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
      regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
      regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
      regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
      regsvr32 /s wups.dll
      regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll
  • You can also copy and paste the above commands in Notepad and save the file as RepairAU.bat on the desktop. Then double click the file to run RepairAU.bat. Doing this is the same as typing each one in the run box as listed above.
• Option 2
  • Repair Automatic Updates System
    • Copy the text below in to a new notepad document and save it as repair.cmd on the desktop. Then double click on the file to run it.
      net stop bits
      net stop /s wuauserv
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\atl.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\jscript.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\msxml3.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\softpub.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\wuapi.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\wuaueng.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\wuaueng1.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\wucltui.dll %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\wups.dll
      %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s
      %windir%\system32\wuweb.dll
      net start bits
      net start wuauserv
      wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow
• Option 3
  • Remove and Reinstall of Automatic Updates
    • Copy the text below in to a new notepad document and save it as reinstall.cmd.
    • Double click on the file to run it.
      net stop bits
      net stop /s wuauserv
      regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
      del /f /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\*.*
      del /f /s /q %windir%\windowsupdate.log regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
      net start bits
      net start wuauserv
      wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow

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