Files required to use Windows Update are no longer ...blah blah bl

OK,

So I have tried all of the registry fixes, dll repairs, version checks,
suggested updates, etc found in this forum for the past few months.
I have not been able to automatically receive updates since v5 updater was
published.

A little background, and what I think my problem may be related to (not sure
though).
About the time the problem started I had installed a new version of
specialized communications software. Due to SP2 on XP I was insructed by the
vendor to change some of my COM+ settings to allow the software to talk.
There are a lot of other things that had changed around that time, but I have
uninstalled, reinstalled, and upgraded that software a few times since. And
still no luck. I have reset every setting that I know to try and a few I
found along the way for good measure. So that's where things stand..... Does
anyone have a thought?

Post the "blah blah blah" part.

1. See the "Need more help? Tell us what problem you are having" section of
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527

2. You cannot install some updates or programs
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822798

3a. Check Windowsupdate.log (%windir%\Windowsupdate.log) for errors
associated with the download/install.

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093

3b. Compare errors to those listed here:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive...date_codes.htm and/or go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com > click on Help and Support link in left
pane > Solve problems on your own.

4. Windows Update Checklist:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security


drm wrote:
> OK,
>
> So I have tried all of the registry fixes, dll repairs, version checks,
> suggested updates, etc found in this forum for the past few months.
> I have not been able to automatically receive updates since v5 updater was
> published.
>
> A little background, and what I think my problem may be related to (not
> sure though).
> About the time the problem started I had installed a new version of
> specialized communications software. Due to SP2 on XP I was insructed by
> the vendor to change some of my COM+ settings to allow the software to
> talk. There are a lot of other things that had changed around that time,
> but I have uninstalled, reinstalled, and upgraded that software a few
> times since. And still no luck. I have reset every setting that I know to
> try and a few I found along the way for good measure. So that's where
> things stand..... Does anyone have a thought?

I have the exact same thing, which ensued after the latest automatic update.
I see all of the hyperlinks in the response....but its all jibberish to me.
In plain English, how do you fix this problem?

"drm" wrote:

> OK,
>
> So I have tried all of the registry fixes, dll repairs, version checks,
> suggested updates, etc found in this forum for the past few months.
> I have not been able to automatically receive updates since v5 updater was
> published.
>
> A little background, and what I think my problem may be related to (not sure
> though).
> About the time the problem started I had installed a new version of
> specialized communications software. Due to SP2 on XP I was insructed by the
> vendor to change some of my COM+ settings to allow the software to talk.
> There are a lot of other things that had changed around that time, but I have
> uninstalled, reinstalled, and upgraded that software a few times since. And
> still no luck. I have reset every setting that I know to try and a few I
> found along the way for good measure. So that's where things stand..... Does
> anyone have a thought?