what have i done????

i have just tried to opdate windows xp and i just get -

Files required to use Microsoft Update are no longer registered or
installed on your computer. To continue:


Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)
Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem


continue

so i do, and what do i get, downloading 100%, installing 100%, and then
right back to the start.
please help

and when i try to send help and support the prob, all i get is-

An unknown application error occurred. Please try again in a few minutes.

Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the
problem.
1. Click Start.
2. Choose Run.
3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL
Press okay

If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:

1. Click Start.
2. Choose Run.
3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-

net stop wuauserv

Repeat for the following:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 MSXML3.dll
regsvr32 qmgr.dll
regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll

net start wuauserv


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"christopher" <> wrote in message
news:4396EF8F-19F9-4C4C-91B2-...
|i have just tried to opdate windows xp and i just get -
|
| Files required to use Microsoft Update are no longer registered or
| installed on your computer. To continue:
|
|
| Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)
| Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem
|
|
| continue
|
| so i do, and what do i get, downloading 100%, installing 100%, and then
| right back to the start.
| please help

thanks taurarian
that hit the spot, why didnt i just ask on here a week ago.
thanks

"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the
> problem.
> 1. Click Start.
> 2. Choose Run.
> 3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL
> Press okay
>
> If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:
>
> 1. Click Start.
> 2. Choose Run.
> 3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-
>
> net stop wuauserv
>
> Repeat for the following:
> regsvr32 wuapi.dll
> regsvr32 wups.dll
> regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
> regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
> regsvr32 wucltui.dll
> regsvr32 wuweb.dll
> regsvr32 MSXML3.dll
> regsvr32 qmgr.dll
> regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll
> regsvr32 jscript.dll
>
> net start wuauserv
>
>
> --
>
> ===========================
> TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
> ===========================
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> "Need more help? http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
> (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping the
> information current)
>
>
> "christopher" <> wrote in message
> news:4396EF8F-19F9-4C4C-91B2-...
> |i have just tried to opdate windows xp and i just get -
> |
> | Files required to use Microsoft Update are no longer registered or
> | installed on your computer. To continue:
> |
> |
> | Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended)
> | Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem
> |
> |
> | continue
> |
> | so i do, and what do i get, downloading 100%, installing 100%, and then
> | right back to the start.
> | please help
>
>
>