Try registering the following:
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 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 atl.dll
net.exe start wuauserv
"Ouroboros" <> wrote in message
news:B0E4C084-9C18-49CD-A175-...
>I have Windows XP SP2 and Windows Update worked just fine. When I upgraded
> to Microsoft Update, however, I had problems. First I got some error
> (0x0800A01AE) which I resloved with the troubleshooter. I had to register a
> handfull of dll's. Now when I initiate Microsoft Update when it starts
> searching for available updates, it just keeps going and going. I left it
> for like, 30 mins, and when I got back it was still looking for available
> updates. Anyone out have the same problem, or know how to fix it?
> -=|Ouroboros|=-
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