Re: Obtaining Windows Updates

Peter19 wrote:

> Having just returned from holiday, I wish to update Windows XP with any
> necessary updates, I find however, that when going into the updates section
> of the help and support section nothiong happens with regard to the actual
> downl0oading. I am told that the system is checking for any new updates,
> and nothing hap[pens from there in. I have just tried and left it in that
> position for over 3 hours. Is this right with the new system that seem to
> have been introduced.
Hi

Please try the following:

1)
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.


2)
If it still doesn't work, see if this one helps:

When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site,
you see the 0x800A01AD error while looking for updates
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=13&ln=en


3)
If it still doesn't work, see if this one helps:

Go to
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2

Look for fixdb.bat under "Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from
or write to the database". Download and run it.


4)
If the above didn't work, you can remove (or rename) the
Softwaredistribution folder and see if it helps.

Follow step 2 here to do this:
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=21&ln=en


--
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 your help. Why has everything changed, it would seem that others
I speak to have a lot of problems with XP, whereas before it was a joy to
run. What has happened to make everything go wrong ?.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Peter19 wrote:
>
> > Having just returned from holiday, I wish to update Windows XP with any
> > necessary updates, I find however, that when going into the updates section
> > of the help and support section nothiong happens with regard to the actual
> > downl0oading. I am told that the system is checking for any new updates,
> > and nothing hap[pens from there in. I have just tried and left it in that
> > position for over 3 hours. Is this right with the new system that seem to
> > have been introduced.
> Hi
>
> Please try the following:
>
> 1)
> 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.
>
>
> 2)
> If it still doesn't work, see if this one helps:
>
> When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site,
> you see the 0x800A01AD error while looking for updates
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=13&ln=en
>
>
> 3)
> If it still doesn't work, see if this one helps:
>
> Go to
> http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#C...Service_Pack_2
>
> Look for fixdb.bat under "Error 0x800710D9 Unable to read from
> or write to the database". Download and run it.
>
>
> 4)
> If the above didn't work, you can remove (or rename) the
> Softwaredistribution folder and see if it helps.
>
> Follow step 2 here to do this:
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=21&ln=en
>
>
> --
> 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
>