Registered files not installed

Working on a Dell Dimension 8300 XP Pro computer where I had to uninstall
SP2. Trying to run Windows Updates. Receive following message "Files required
to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer.
To continue: Register or reinstall the files for me." Nothing happens. Any
thoughts? Thanks.
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ferd40

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

If you need to reinstall the ActiveX controls (because they may have become
corrupt) follow this article :-

The Windows Update Web site and the Microsoft Update Web site do not scan
for updates when you repair a failed installation of Windows XP Service Pack
2 or of Windows XP Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916259




"ferd40" wrote:

> Working on a Dell Dimension 8300 XP Pro computer where I had to uninstall
> SP2. Trying to run Windows Updates. Receive following message "Files required
> to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer.
> To continue: Register or reinstall the files for me." Nothing happens. Any
> thoughts? Thanks.
> --
> ferd40