Checking for the latest versions...

I installed Win XP Home Service pack 1 but can't use either the automatic
updates or windows updates features. On the windows update site, I keep on
getting a message 'Checking for the latest version...' but nothing happens!
Any fixes gratefully welcome.

Deshpande wrote:

> I installed Win XP Home Service pack 1 but can't use either the automatic
> updates or windows updates features. On the windows update site, I keep on
> getting a message 'Checking for the latest version...' but nothing happens!
> Any fixes gratefully welcome.
Hi

Please try the following:

Click Start >> Run >>
Type the follow command in the Open box.
"net.exe stop wuauserv" (w/o quotes)
Press Ok

Repeat the same for the following commands:

regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe msxml3.dll
net.exe start wuauserv


Restart the machine and try WU site again.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Thanks for this tip - I was having this same problem and your answer worked
great for me

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Deshpande wrote:
>
> > I installed Win XP Home Service pack 1 but can't use either the automatic
> > updates or windows updates features. On the windows update site, I keep on
> > getting a message 'Checking for the latest version...' but nothing happens!
> > Any fixes gratefully welcome.
> Hi
>
> Please try the following:
>
> Click Start >> Run >>
> Type the follow command in the Open box.
> "net.exe stop wuauserv" (w/o quotes)
> Press Ok
>
> Repeat the same for the following commands:
>
> regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
> regsvr32.exe wups.dll
> regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
> regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
> regsvr32.exe msxml3.dll
> net.exe start wuauserv
>
>
> Restart the machine and try WU site again.
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>