Re: XP automatic update?

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~PA Bear

musiclover wrote:
> my xp laptop is 4 months old. for the last 3 months i have received no
> updates.
> wen i go to the update page, it says 'auto update is turned on'.
> then it offers me the new 'microsoft update' service. when i start to
> load that ir says i no longer have necessary software. then it loads that
> software, but then goes right back to 'start now' for MS update.
> this loop happens over and over, never ever getting to any real update!!
> what has gone wrong here? thanks.

I had the same problem... see "Error message for Updates" dated 5/3/2006
below from Thota Umesh. The groups.Google solution reprinted here worked for
me:

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


"PA Bear" wrote:

> Forwarded to Windows Update newsgroup via crosspost.
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> musiclover wrote:
> > my xp laptop is 4 months old. for the last 3 months i have received no
> > updates.
> > wen i go to the update page, it says 'auto update is turned on'.
> > then it offers me the new 'microsoft update' service. when i start to
> > load that ir says i no longer have necessary software. then it loads that
> > software, but then goes right back to 'start now' for MS update.
> > this loop happens over and over, never ever getting to any real update!!
> > what has gone wrong here? thanks.
>
>