Cannot not run Windows Update

[Guest]

Hi there! I'm unable to run windows update. It goes to the website and then
gives me the message:

"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed
on your computer. To continue:"

Then I select "Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)"

It seems to go throught the process of registering and reinstalling (i.e.
progress bars appears) and at 100% it goes back where I click on checking for
updates. It then gives me the same message: "Files required to use Windows
Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer"

I have Windows XP Home Edition provided to me by my laptop manufacturer
(Acer). I've haven't yet made any updates since I got the computer and I'm
in need of some service pack to run a VRML browser that I need for school.
Please Help

 

[Rock]

Hi there! I'm unable to run windows update. It goes to the website and then
gives me the message:

"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed
on your computer. To continue:"

Then I select "Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)"

It seems to go throught the process of registering and reinstalling (i.e.
progress bars appears) and at 100% it goes back where I click on checking for
updates. It then gives me the same message: "Files required to use Windows
Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer"

I have Windows XP Home Edition provided to me by my laptop manufacturer
(Acer). I've haven't yet made any updates since I got the computer and I'm
in need of some service pack to run a VRML browser that I need for school.
Please Help

Best to post your question and scan for answers on the threads already
posted in the Windows Update Newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

[Chas]

Hi there! I'm unable to run windows update. It goes to the website and
then
gives me the message:

"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or
installed
on your computer. To continue:"

Then I select "Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)"

It seems to go throught the process of registering and reinstalling (i.e.
progress bars appears) and at 100% it goes back where I click on checking
for
updates. It then gives me the same message: "Files required to use
Windows
Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer"

I have Windows XP Home Edition provided to me by my laptop manufacturer
(Acer). I've haven't yet made any updates since I got the computer and
I'm
in need of some service pack to run a VRML browser that I need for school.
Please Help

Hi
Did you reboot after installing?
Chas

 

[kurttrail]

Hi there! I'm unable to run windows update. It goes to the website
and then gives me the message:

"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or
installed on your computer. To continue:"

Then I select "Register or reinstall the files for me now
(Recommended)"

It seems to go throught the process of registering and reinstalling
(i.e. progress bars appears) and at 100% it goes back where I click
on checking for updates. It then gives me the same message: "Files
required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed
on your computer"

I have Windows XP Home Edition provided to me by my laptop
manufacturer (Acer). I've haven't yet made any updates since I got
the computer and I'm in need of some service pack to run a VRML
browser that I need for school. Please Help

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[Guest]

Hi
Did you reboot after installing?
Chas

Thanks for replying. I tried rebooting...still didn't work...
Rock, I tried using that newsgroup that you suggested, but it requires using
outlook and signing up to subscribe to it...both of which I'll look into.
But I'm hoping to get some help from you guys here.
- nsk

 

[PA Bear]

How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server
Update Services installation issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906602

1. See the "Need more help? Tell us what problem you are having" section of
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527

2. You cannot install some updates or programs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822798

3a. Check Windowsupdate.log (%windir%\Windowsupdate.log) for errors
associated with the download/install.

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093

3b. Compare errors to those listed here:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/windows_update_codes.htm and/or go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com > click on Help and Support link in left
pane > Solve problems on your own.

4. Windows Update Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm

5. Windows Update-specific newsgroup: mi­crosoft.public.windowsupdate

Archive of Windows Update newsgroup:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

[Guest]

If you want to try a quick solution download "Dial-a-fix" from D.J.Lizard.net.
This program can fix most Windows update problems.

 

[Rock]

Thanks for replying. I tried rebooting...still didn't work...
Rock, I tried using that newsgroup that you suggested, but it requires using
outlook and signing up to subscribe to it...both of which I'll look into.
But I'm hoping to get some help from you guys here.
- nsk

You don't need outlook. It can be accessed from the web interface or by
any newsreader such as outlook express.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

You don't need outlook. It can be accessed from the web interface or
by any newsreader such as outlook express.

It's not only that you don't *need* Outlook, you *can't* use it. You can not
access any newsgroup with Outlook. No version of Outlook does newsgroups.

 

[Rock]

Rock wrote:






It's not only that you don't *need* Outlook, you *can't* use it. You can not
access any newsgroup with Outlook. No version of Outlook does newsgroups.

Yes I knew that, just didn't say it properly..well in fact said it
poorly...lol. And in hind sight I think he meant outlook express (maybe).

 

[PA Bear]

It's not only that you don't *need* Outlook, you *can't* use it. You can
not access any newsgroup with Outlook. No version of Outlook does
newsgroups.

Kinda/sorta. You can use the OL Newsreader (a poorly disguised version of
OE):

Using Outlook 2003 for Mail and Outlook Express for News

A. Set the defaults to use Outlook Express to access Newsgroups:

1. Control Panel > Internet Options > Programs > Newsgroups > Select Outlook
Express and OK your way out;

2. Do not let Outlook or Outlook Express let themselves set to the default
newsreader:

a. Start Outlook Express to access news. When OE prompts you to make it
your default newsreader the next time you launch it, click the "Don't ask me
again" box and then click the "No" button;

b. Close Outlook Express and start Outlook 2003. When it asks whether
you want to set Outlook as your default mail and news handler choose "No".
Leave Outlook open and continue to the next section.

3. Set the Outlook Toolbar:

a. Choose View > Toolbars> Customize*;

b. Select the Commands tab;

c. From the Categories list select "Go";

d. From the Commands list select "News" and drag & drop it to any place
you want on the Toolbar. The default location is in the "Go" menu.

e. Press Close to return to Outlook.

Now you can open the "OL Newsreader" via the Go menu dropdown.

*Not seeing the News option in Customize? Choose View > Toolbars > Customize

Toolbars (tab) > Select Menu Bar and press Reset > Start again from #3

above.

B. Start Outlook Express as Newsreader from a shortcut

1. Copy the following line to your clipboard (CTRL+C):

"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /newsonly

2. Right click on an empty area of your Desktop and choose New > Shortcut;

3. Paste the contents of your clipboard (CTRL+V) into the "Type the location
of the item" box;

4. Press Next;

5. Type a name for the shortcut (e.g., Newsreader);

6. Press Finish and your shortcut will be created. You can drag & drop this
shortcut to anywhere you want (e.g., Quick Launch toolbar, Shortcuts section
of the Navigation Pane in Outlook 2003).

Freely adapted from http://www.sparnaaij.net/Faq/news.htm and
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040122.htm#news

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Yes I knew that, just didn't say it properly..well in fact said it
poorly...lol.

OK, I just wanted to clarify it, not so much for you (who I thought knew it)
but for anyone else reading it.

And in hind sight I think he meant outlook express
(maybe).

Probably. ;-)

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

Kinda/sorta. You can use the OL Newsreader (a poorly disguised
version of OE):

Well, the Title bar *says* "Outlook Newsreader" when you do this, but of
course, as you say, it's not Outlook at all--it's just Outlook Express
running in News-only mode.

One of my favorite stories is about the time Abraham Lincoln was giving a
speech. He asked his audience

"If you call its tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have?"

Everyone in the audience shouted out, "five."

"Nope!" replied Lincoln, "Four. Calling it a leg doesn't make it one."

The same with Outlook.