Cannot install Updates.

[C.J. Duma]

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"!

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

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/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

[Karl Snooks]

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

|
| > 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/microsoft.public.windowsupdate
|
| --
| d-d

 

[Clark...]

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...

 

[Wootzie]

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...

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?

 

[Wootzie]

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!

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

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

 

[Clark...]

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...

 

[C.J. Duma]

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...]

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...

 

[C.J. Duma]

Yes, I saved it as whatever.bat and rebooted. Added it to my desktop, clicked
it to open it and the command screen flashed on and off for about 1/2 sec.
couldn't read what it said it was so fast. went to microsoft updates,
downloaded then tried to install but everything failed again.

 

[Clark...]

follow this link, it is a known safe site for me, install it and run the
select check all,(green check marks next to the GO button, it will take a
few seconds to run, then try your updates again.. I would reboot after I
ran dialafix..
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

from the site:
Dial-a-fix is an advanced utility for 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows
written by DjLizard in Borland Delphi 7 that repairs various Windows
problems, such as:

a.. Windows Update errors and problems with Automatic Updates
b.. SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification) issues
c.. COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries
d.. and more.
Dial-a-fix (hereafter known as "DAF") is a collection of known fixes gleaned
from Microsoft Knowledgebase articles, Microsoft MVPs, and other important
support forums, that will assist you in repairing problems with your system.
Although this tool is ordinarily meant for power users, technicians, and
administrators, it is quite safe to use even without technical guidance
(although guidance is recommended). Simply choose the solutions you wish to
apply via checkmarks, and click GO. There are other buttons and tools
present on the main dialog as well, such as the policy scanner. All tools
and checkmarks identify their purpose when you mouse over them.

DAF's primary philosophy is to fix problems by setting various things back
to their original Microsoft defaults. DAF currently does not interface with
or repair any third party programs (and there are no plans to do so).

DAF works on all pertinent 32-bit versions of Windows: 98, 98SE, Me, 2000,
XP, and Server 2003. Dial-a-fix dynamically disables functions that are not
applicable to your version of Windows. The version of Windows with the most
support and functionality is currently Windows XP.

Good luck!!

Clark...

 

[C.J. Duma]

Thank you very much Clark.
That worked! All my updates are in. Now I have to figure out what happend to
the other user account that diappeared when I rebooted. I'm waiting for some
feedback from Dial-a-fix.

 

[Clark...]

Thank you very much Clark.
That worked! All my updates are in. Now I have to figure out what
happend to the other user account that diappeared when I rebooted.
I'm waiting for some feedback from Dial-a-fix.

As many times as I have used dialafix on, I don't know 20 to 30 computers, I
have never seen dialafix delete a user account.
you could recreate the account and then move all the settings etc back to it
using a Bart PE CD etc,

Clark...

 

[C.J. Duma]

Apparently there is a glitch in the program according to DjLizard himself. He
gave me a link to follow to fix the problem.
If you go to the Lunarsoft Forums you'll see it under "Lost User Account"
which I posted.

Thanks, Chris

 

[Clark...]

Apparently there is a glitch in the program according to DjLizard
himself. He gave me a link to follow to fix the problem.
If you go to the Lunarsoft Forums you'll see it under "Lost User
Account" which I posted.

Thanks, Chris

Glad it worked out for you C.J.

for anyone following this thread, this is what C.J is referring to.

I used Dial-a-fix to repair a problem with not being able to download and
install MS Updates. It worked very well and my updated are now all
installed. But a problem occurred after I rebooted. I lost the other user
account . Her documents are in the computer but her account is gone and she
can't log on. I tried re-adding her as a new user, but it said the account
already exists. Did I forget to checkmark something when I ran the program?

Thanks, Chris.

{reply}
I apologize for the inconvenience. Dial-a-fix uses the default INF that
Microsoft supplied, which apparently contains a command to remove members
from the "Users" group. If you are using Windows XP Pro, this is easy to
fix. If you are not, then you will need to roll back the SAM and SECURITY
hives using this guide: http://wiki.DjLizard.net/SVI.

If you are in XP Pro, click Start > Run > lusrmgr.msc
Click Users, double-click the user that isn't showing up anymore, click the
"Member Of" tab, click "Add", and then type "Users".

This will all be changed in a future version of Dial-a-fix.