Hi MR.B,
Give this a try and see if it resolves the problem.........
Go to Start>Run and key in:
net.exe stop wuauserv
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Go to Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 wups.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 jscript.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 atl.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
regsvr32 softpub.dll
Click on OK or hit ENTER
Click on OK in the Regsvr32 dialogue box
Start>Run and key in:
net.exe start wuauserv
Now try the Windows Update site.
Regards,
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Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
"MR.B" <> wrote in message
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> When I access the automatic updates, my computer will not show a list of
> updates. It shows" shearching for current version of automatic updates"
> I run XP home addition on a HP Palillion computer. What can I do to get
the
> update lists.