update won't update

[kieron]

On the update website it says searching for new version
of windows update software.....and doesn;t do anything at
all. I've left it for 10 mins or so and it still does
nothing. I've got explorer v5 and a 1mb connection.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Kieron,

Reinstall the site controls. To reinstall the Windows Update site controls,
you must first remove the old controls. The following are generic steps for
all versions of Windows, so not all may apply to your system:

Remove Controls:
1. Click on Start, then Run.
2. Type in 'regsvr32 iuctl.dll /u' (without the quotes) click OK. You should
get a successful message, click OK on that as well.
3. Click on Start/search/files, choose to look in C:\
4. Type in the file name IUCTL.DLL and click Search Now. Delete every copy
of this file that you find.
5. Run the search again for the file IUENGINE.DLL. Again, delete every copy
of this file you find.

Delete Windows Update files:
1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Open the C drive
3. Open the Program Files folder
4. Open the Windows Update folder.
5. Delete everything in the folder except the V4 folder.
6. Next, Open the V4 folder, if it exists.
7. Delete everything in the folder except the iuhist.xml file
8. Close Window

Then revisit the WindowsUpdate site and you will be prompted to reinstall
the V4 site controls.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Plato]

On the update website it says searching for new version
of windows update software.....and doesn;t do anything at

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4