Cannot download updates. (Wilford)

I try to do the updates and it sits there just saying:

"Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software..."

It does not do anything otherwise.

I have already tried installing IE 6 with SP1, but it did not do anything new.

I have no firewall up or anything, but it still does nothing.

Please Help.

-Joe

Anything in "%systemroot%\Windows Update.log"?

"Mariognome" wrote:

> I try to do the updates and it sits there just saying:
>
> "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software..."
>
> It does not do anything otherwise.
>
> I have already tried installing IE 6 with SP1, but it did not do anything new.
>
> I have no firewall up or anything, but it still does nothing.
>
> Please Help.
>
> -Joe

I am having the same problem as Mariognome. I checked the update log and the
last entry was 9/19/04.
any other ideas or help?

"KlausS" wrote:

> Anything in "%systemroot%\Windows Update.log"?
>
> "Mariognome" wrote:
>
> > I try to do the updates and it sits there just saying:
> >
> > "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software..."
> >
> > It does not do anything otherwise.
> >
> > I have already tried installing IE 6 with SP1, but it did not do anything new.
> >
> > I have no firewall up or anything, but it still does nothing.
> >
> > Please Help.
> >
> > -Joe

When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you see the
0x8007043B error
This error may occur if the WUAUSERV and BITS services are not configured properly in
the registry.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=19&ln=en

Try registering the following:

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


or

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

net.exe stop wuauserv
Press Ok

Repeat for the following:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
net.exe start wuauserv

Press enter after each one and wait for the success message



"Mariognome" <> wrote in message
news:2658CC97-5423-4117-AFA9-...
>I try to do the updates and it sits there just saying:
>
> "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software..."
>
> It does not do anything otherwise.
>
> I have already tried installing IE 6 with SP1, but it did not do anything new.
>
> I have no firewall up or anything, but it still does nothing.
>
> Please Help.
>
> -Joe

"djcrooks2624" <> wrote in message
news:04B570A2-16D2-4F20-AAF0-...
>I am having the same problem as Mariognome. I checked the update log and the
> last entry was 9/19/04.
> any other ideas or help?


Neither of you have disclosed your OS.
If you are using XPsp2 your log will be WindowsUpdate.log
instead of the one that KlausS mentioned.

Tip: If you are searching for answers on Google Groups
add the Boolean expression MVP OR MSFT to filter out
threads which may only be complaints.

You could use a similar trick with the web interface's search
that you are already using. The difference is that you would
do two searches, one adding MVP and the other adding MSFT
with the same other search criteria, since that search does not
interpret Boolean expressions.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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>
> "KlausS" wrote:
>
>> Anything in "%systemroot%\Windows Update.log"?
>>
>> "Mariognome" wrote:
>>
>> > I try to do the updates and it sits there just saying:
>> >
>> > "Checking for the latest version of the Windows Update software..."
>> >
>> > It does not do anything otherwise.
>> >
>> > I have already tried installing IE 6 with SP1, but it did not do anything new.
>> >
>> > I have no firewall up or anything, but it still does nothing.
>> >
>> > Please Help.
>> >
>> > -Joe