0x800401f3 FATAL error W2K server requiring updates

Windows update not working on W2K server with the following entry in the
windowsupdate.log. Can anyone help?

2006-10-26 11:24:00 2980 fe8 Misc = Process: C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe
2006-10-26 11:24:00 2980 fe8 Misc = Module: C:\WINNT\system32\wuweb.dll
2006-10-26 11:24:00 2980 fe8 WUWeb
FATAL: CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager failed: error
0x800401f3
2006-10-26 11:24:02 2980 fe8 WUWeb
FATAL: CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager failed: error
0x800401f3
2006-10-26 13:47:11 2924 f84 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
5.8.0.2469, tz: +0100) ===========
2006-10-26 13:47:11
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Debbie

No guarantees -

Click Start, select Run and type (pressing enter after each one and wait for the
success message):

regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 atl.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll


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"Debbie Watkin" <> wrote in message
news:535C791B-FB7E-4738-BFB9-...
| Windows update not working on W2K server with the following entry in the
| windowsupdate.log. Can anyone help?
|
| 2006-10-26 11:24:00 2980 fe8 Misc = Process: C:\Program Files\Internet
| Explorer\iexplore.exe
| 2006-10-26 11:24:00 2980 fe8 Misc = Module: C:\WINNT\system32\wuweb.dll
| 2006-10-26 11:24:00 2980 fe8 WUWeb
| FATAL: CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager failed: error
| 0x800401f3
| 2006-10-26 11:24:02 2980 fe8 WUWeb
| FATAL: CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.ServiceManager failed: error
| 0x800401f3
| 2006-10-26 13:47:11 2924 f84 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
| 5.8.0.2469, tz: +0100) ===========
| 2006-10-26 13:47:11
| --
| Debbie