Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do updates
manually and they are still failing. This includes updates for Windows
Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!

"C.J. Duma" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do updates
> manually and they are still failing. This includes updates for Windows
> Defender and all Windows XP updates.

This problem may be caused by poor third-party "security" software (Norton,
ZoneAlarm etc.). Repost to the appropriate group if this does not apply.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate

--
d-d

Detlev,
I use ZoneAlarm Pro and have never encountered, personally, a problem
installing any updates, automatice or otherwise, from Microsoft.

Others may have had other experiences.

karl snooks

"Detlev Dreyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| "C.J. Duma" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
|
| > Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do updates
| > manually and they are still failing. This includes updates for Windows
| > Defender and all Windows XP updates.
|
| This problem may be caused by poor third-party "security" software
(Norton,
| ZoneAlarm etc.). Repost to the appropriate group if this does not apply.
| news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate
|
| --
| d-d

C.J. Duma wrote:
> Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do updates
> manually and they are still failing. This includes updates for Windows
> Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!



Copy/paste this into a notepad doc, and save as whatever.bat..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
echo off
c:

net stop wuauserv

regsvr32 /u wuapi.dll /s
regsvr32 /u wups.dll /s
regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
regsvr32 /u wuaueng1.dll /s
regsvr32 /u wucltui.dll /s
regsvr32 /u wuweb.dll /s
regsvr32 /u MSXML3.dll /s
regsvr32 /u qmgr.dll /s
regsvr32 /u qmgrprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 /u jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 /u wups2.dll /s
regsvr32 /u atl.dll /s
regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
regsvr32 wups.dll /s
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
regsvr32 MSXML3.dll /s
regsvr32 qmgr.dll /s
regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
regsvr32 atl.dll /s


cd %windir%
ren SoftwareDistribution SoftDist-old

net start wuauserv
exit
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





Works for me all the time!
I own a computer shop.

Clark...

--
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"Clark..." wrote:

> C.J. Duma wrote:
> > Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do updates
> > manually and they are still failing. This includes updates for Windows
> > Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!
>
>
>
> Copy/paste this into a notepad doc, and save as whatever.bat..
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> echo off
> c:
>
> net stop wuauserv
>
> regsvr32 /u wuapi.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wups.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wuaueng1.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wucltui.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wuweb.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u MSXML3.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u qmgr.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u qmgrprxy.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u jscript.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wups2.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u atl.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
> regsvr32 wups.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
> regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
> regsvr32 MSXML3.dll /s
> regsvr32 qmgr.dll /s
> regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll /s
> regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
> regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
> regsvr32 atl.dll /s
>
>
> cd %windir%
> ren SoftwareDistribution SoftDist-old
>
> net start wuauserv
> exit
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
>
> Works for me all the time!
> I own a computer shop.
>
> Clark...
>
> --
> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
>
>
>

I'm having the same problem with all downloads from ms update. They
download but won't update. I'd like to try this, but am technically
challenged. Once copied and saved to notepad, what do I do with it?

Yknow, Clark, sometimes I can be REALLY dense! I wish I knew how to delete
my last post. I'd replace it with: THANKS!!!

BEFORE, according to Windows Update, I had 88 Critical Updates. They took
more than five minutes to download them all, and less than five seconds for
all 88 installations to fail, simultaneously.

AFTER figuring out how to use your information, it took FOREVER to download
all 88 Critical Updates, and it took FOREVER for them to install, but THEY
INSTALLED!!! All but one, the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1,
and I've been having trouble with this one for a couple of weeks. Several of
them, in fact.

When a download or installation fails from Windows Update, you can get free
help. Those people have been trying to help with several weeks now, and some
of their advice has been helpful, but time-consuming and often confusing for
people like me. Searching databases and online discussions for advice has
also been mostly futile. Your advice, Clark, was bang-on!

The person helping me with the MS .NET issue has got my problem narrowed
down to a probably corrupt MS .NET 2.0 download/installation. I have yet to
finish following their removal and manual download instructions, but I'm
fairly confident their advice will help. (At least, I certainly hope so!)

I don't know how or why a file corrupts, or how or why a Windows Update
fails to work properly. I wish there was an auto-scan/auto-repair for IE7,
etc. for those of us who are severely technically challenged. I often get
lost in searches for advice.

I stumbled upon your advice, Clark, and I wish I'd found it long ago!

People with update installation problems: DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY CLARK'S
ADVICE...IT WORKS!!! Personally, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!

Clark, you can be my IT guy any day! Thank-you for helping me out!

NOTE TO technologically challenged people (like me):

When I saved Clark's code in Notepad, I fully expected it to be a read-me
type of file; hence, what next?
I saved it to my Desktop; opening it caused the code to execute, and VOILA,
no more problem! I went back to Windows Update, and everything went off
without a hitch!



"Clark..." wrote:

> C.J. Duma wrote:
> > Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do updates
> > manually and they are still failing. This includes updates for Windows
> > Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!
>
>
>
> Copy/paste this into a notepad doc, and save as whatever.bat..
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> echo off
> c:
>
> net stop wuauserv
>
> regsvr32 /u wuapi.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wups.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wuaueng1.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wucltui.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wuweb.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u MSXML3.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u qmgr.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u qmgrprxy.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u jscript.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u wups2.dll /s
> regsvr32 /u atl.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
> regsvr32 wups.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
> regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
> regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
> regsvr32 MSXML3.dll /s
> regsvr32 qmgr.dll /s
> regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll /s
> regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
> regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
> regsvr32 atl.dll /s
>
>
> cd %windir%
> ren SoftwareDistribution SoftDist-old
>
> net start wuauserv
> exit
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
>
> Works for me all the time!
> I own a computer shop.
>
> Clark...
>
> --
> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
>
>
>

"Karl Snooks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Detlev,
> I use ZoneAlarm Pro and have never encountered, personally, a problem
> installing any updates, automatice or otherwise, from Microsoft.

Well, so you were lucky.

> Others may have had other experiences.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836961/en-us

--
d-d

I'm glad I could help, I wish I could remember where I got it so I could
give that person the proper credit.
Clark...




Wootzie wrote:
> Yknow, Clark, sometimes I can be REALLY dense! I wish I knew how to
> delete my last post. I'd replace it with: THANKS!!!
>
> BEFORE, according to Windows Update, I had 88 Critical Updates. They
> took more than five minutes to download them all, and less than five
> seconds for all 88 installations to fail, simultaneously.
>
> AFTER figuring out how to use your information, it took FOREVER to
> download all 88 Critical Updates, and it took FOREVER for them to
> install, but THEY INSTALLED!!! All but one, the Microsoft .NET
> Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, and I've been having trouble with this
> one for a couple of weeks. Several of them, in fact.
>
> When a download or installation fails from Windows Update, you can
> get free help. Those people have been trying to help with several
> weeks now, and some of their advice has been helpful, but
> time-consuming and often confusing for people like me. Searching
> databases and online discussions for advice has also been mostly
> futile. Your advice, Clark, was bang-on!
>
> The person helping me with the MS .NET issue has got my problem
> narrowed down to a probably corrupt MS .NET 2.0
> download/installation. I have yet to finish following their removal
> and manual download instructions, but I'm fairly confident their
> advice will help. (At least, I certainly hope so!)
>
> I don't know how or why a file corrupts, or how or why a Windows
> Update fails to work properly. I wish there was an
> auto-scan/auto-repair for IE7, etc. for those of us who are severely
> technically challenged. I often get lost in searches for advice.
>
> I stumbled upon your advice, Clark, and I wish I'd found it long ago!
>
> People with update installation problems: DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY
> CLARK'S ADVICE...IT WORKS!!! Personally, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!
>
> Clark, you can be my IT guy any day! Thank-you for helping me out!
>
> NOTE TO technologically challenged people (like me):
>
> When I saved Clark's code in Notepad, I fully expected it to be a
> read-me type of file; hence, what next?
> I saved it to my Desktop; opening it caused the code to execute, and
> VOILA, no more problem! I went back to Windows Update, and
> everything went off without a hitch!
>
>
>
> "Clark..." wrote:
>
>> C.J. Duma wrote:
>>> Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do
>>> updates manually and they are still failing. This includes updates
>>> for Windows Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!
>>
>>
>>
>> Copy/paste this into a notepad doc, and save as whatever.bat..
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> echo off
>> c:
>>
>> net stop wuauserv
>>
>> regsvr32 /u wuapi.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u wups.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u wuaueng1.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u wucltui.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u wuweb.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u MSXML3.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u qmgr.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u qmgrprxy.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u jscript.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u wups2.dll /s
>> regsvr32 /u atl.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wups.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
>> regsvr32 MSXML3.dll /s
>> regsvr32 qmgr.dll /s
>> regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll /s
>> regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
>> regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
>> regsvr32 atl.dll /s
>>
>>
>> cd %windir%
>> ren SoftwareDistribution SoftDist-old
>>
>> net start wuauserv
>> exit
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Works for me all the time!
>> I own a computer shop.
>>
>> Clark...
>>
>> --
>> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?

--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?

Hello Clark,
I tried your cut/paste thing and then did what Wootzie did but still can't
install updates.
Wazup ?
Did something get deleted somehow from the files or registery?
I checked the running services and the automatic updates are on.

"Clark..." wrote:

> I'm glad I could help, I wish I could remember where I got it so I could
> give that person the proper credit.
> Clark...
>
>
>
>
> Wootzie wrote:
> > Yknow, Clark, sometimes I can be REALLY dense! I wish I knew how to
> > delete my last post. I'd replace it with: THANKS!!!
> >
> > BEFORE, according to Windows Update, I had 88 Critical Updates. They
> > took more than five minutes to download them all, and less than five
> > seconds for all 88 installations to fail, simultaneously.
> >
> > AFTER figuring out how to use your information, it took FOREVER to
> > download all 88 Critical Updates, and it took FOREVER for them to
> > install, but THEY INSTALLED!!! All but one, the Microsoft .NET
> > Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, and I've been having trouble with this
> > one for a couple of weeks. Several of them, in fact.
> >
> > When a download or installation fails from Windows Update, you can
> > get free help. Those people have been trying to help with several
> > weeks now, and some of their advice has been helpful, but
> > time-consuming and often confusing for people like me. Searching
> > databases and online discussions for advice has also been mostly
> > futile. Your advice, Clark, was bang-on!
> >
> > The person helping me with the MS .NET issue has got my problem
> > narrowed down to a probably corrupt MS .NET 2.0
> > download/installation. I have yet to finish following their removal
> > and manual download instructions, but I'm fairly confident their
> > advice will help. (At least, I certainly hope so!)
> >
> > I don't know how or why a file corrupts, or how or why a Windows
> > Update fails to work properly. I wish there was an
> > auto-scan/auto-repair for IE7, etc. for those of us who are severely
> > technically challenged. I often get lost in searches for advice.
> >
> > I stumbled upon your advice, Clark, and I wish I'd found it long ago!
> >
> > People with update installation problems: DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY
> > CLARK'S ADVICE...IT WORKS!!! Personally, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!
> >
> > Clark, you can be my IT guy any day! Thank-you for helping me out!
> >
> > NOTE TO technologically challenged people (like me):
> >
> > When I saved Clark's code in Notepad, I fully expected it to be a
> > read-me type of file; hence, what next?
> > I saved it to my Desktop; opening it caused the code to execute, and
> > VOILA, no more problem! I went back to Windows Update, and
> > everything went off without a hitch!
> >
> >
> >
> > "Clark..." wrote:
> >
> >> C.J. Duma wrote:
> >>> Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do
> >>> updates manually and they are still failing. This includes updates
> >>> for Windows Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Copy/paste this into a notepad doc, and save as whatever.bat..
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> echo off
> >> c:
> >>
> >> net stop wuauserv
> >>
> >> regsvr32 /u wuapi.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u wups.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u wuaueng1.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u wucltui.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u wuweb.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u MSXML3.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u qmgr.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u qmgrprxy.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u jscript.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u wups2.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 /u atl.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wups.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 MSXML3.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 qmgr.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
> >> regsvr32 atl.dll /s
> >>
> >>
> >> cd %windir%
> >> ren SoftwareDistribution SoftDist-old
> >>
> >> net start wuauserv
> >> exit
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Works for me all the time!
> >> I own a computer shop.
> >>
> >> Clark...
> >>
> >> --
> >> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
>
> --
> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
>
>
>

C.J. Duma wrote:
> Hello Clark,
> I tried your cut/paste thing and then did what Wootzie did but still
> can't install updates.
> Wazup ?
> Did something get deleted somehow from the files or registery?
> I checked the running services and the automatic updates are on.

and you ran it as a .bat file and restarted Windows?
Clark...





Wootzie wrote:
>>> Yknow, Clark, sometimes I can be REALLY dense! I wish I knew how to
>>> delete my last post. I'd replace it with: THANKS!!!
>>>
>>> BEFORE, according to Windows Update, I had 88 Critical Updates.
>>> They took more than five minutes to download them all, and less
>>> than five seconds for all 88 installations to fail, simultaneously.
>>>
>>> AFTER figuring out how to use your information, it took FOREVER to
>>> download all 88 Critical Updates, and it took FOREVER for them to
>>> install, but THEY INSTALLED!!! All but one, the Microsoft .NET
>>> Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, and I've been having trouble with this
>>> one for a couple of weeks. Several of them, in fact.
>>>
>>> When a download or installation fails from Windows Update, you can
>>> get free help. Those people have been trying to help with several
>>> weeks now, and some of their advice has been helpful, but
>>> time-consuming and often confusing for people like me. Searching
>>> databases and online discussions for advice has also been mostly
>>> futile. Your advice, Clark, was bang-on!
>>>
>>> The person helping me with the MS .NET issue has got my problem
>>> narrowed down to a probably corrupt MS .NET 2.0
>>> download/installation. I have yet to finish following their removal
>>> and manual download instructions, but I'm fairly confident their
>>> advice will help. (At least, I certainly hope so!)
>>>
>>> I don't know how or why a file corrupts, or how or why a Windows
>>> Update fails to work properly. I wish there was an
>>> auto-scan/auto-repair for IE7, etc. for those of us who are severely
>>> technically challenged. I often get lost in searches for advice.
>>>
>>> I stumbled upon your advice, Clark, and I wish I'd found it long
>>> ago!
>>>
>>> People with update installation problems: DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY
>>> CLARK'S ADVICE...IT WORKS!!! Personally, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!
>>>
>>> Clark, you can be my IT guy any day! Thank-you for helping me out!
>>>
>>> NOTE TO technologically challenged people (like me):
>>>
>>> When I saved Clark's code in Notepad, I fully expected it to be a
>>> read-me type of file; hence, what next?
>>> I saved it to my Desktop; opening it caused the code to execute, and
>>> VOILA, no more problem! I went back to Windows Update, and
>>> everything went off without a hitch!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Clark..." wrote:
>>>
>>>> C.J. Duma wrote:
>>>>> Automatic updates are failing since 12/28/07. I've tried to do
>>>>> updates manually and they are still failing. This includes updates
>>>>> for Windows Defender and all Windows XP updates. "HELP"!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Copy/paste this into a notepad doc, and save as whatever.bat..
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> echo off
>>>> c:
>>>>
>>>> net stop wuauserv
>>>>
>>>> regsvr32 /u wuapi.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u wups.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u wuaueng1.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u wucltui.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u wuweb.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u MSXML3.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u qmgr.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u qmgrprxy.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u jscript.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u wups2.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 /u atl.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wups.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 MSXML3.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 qmgr.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
>>>> regsvr32 atl.dll /s
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> cd %windir%
>>>> ren SoftwareDistribution SoftDist-old
>>>>
>>>> net start wuauserv
>>>> exit
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Works for me all the time!
>>>> I own a computer shop.
>>>>
>>>> Clark...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?
>>
>> --
>> Don't you have Google in your part of the world?

--
Don't you have Google in your part of the world?