Unable to install any updates

When I go to the Windows Update or the Microsoft update, after the update is
download, the update fails to install without any error codes. All it says
is it is unable to install. I also no longer see the yellow update shield
in the system tray. I have removed the CatRoot2 directory and the
softwaredistrubusion folders.
Any ideas or thoughts?

"Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
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> When I go to the Windows Update or the Microsoft update, after the update
> is download, the update fails to install without any error codes. All it
> says is it is unable to install. I also no longer see the yellow update
> shield in the system tray. I have removed the CatRoot2 directory and the
> softwaredistrubusion folders.
> Any ideas or thoughts?

1. Click on Start and then click Run,



2. In the open field type "REGSVR32 WUAPI.DLL" (without quotation marks) and



press Enter.



3. When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in WUAPI.DLL succeeded" message,



click OK.



4. Please repeat these steps for each of the following commands:





REGSVR32 WUAUENG.DLL



REGSVR32 WUAUENG1.DLL



REGSVR32 ATL.DLL



REGSVR32 WUCLTUI.DLL



REGSVR32 WUPS.DLL



REGSVR32 WUPS2.DLL



REGSVR32 WUWEB.DLL



Hope this helps

Bob

Still fails, will reboot and try again.

"Leanin' Cedar" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
> news:CD45EA38-2DDC-4DEC-B9A8-...
>> When I go to the Windows Update or the Microsoft update, after the update
>> is download, the update fails to install without any error codes. All it
>> says is it is unable to install. I also no longer see the yellow update
>> shield in the system tray. I have removed the CatRoot2 directory and
>> the softwaredistrubusion folders.
>> Any ideas or thoughts?
>
> 1. Click on Start and then click Run,
>
>
>
> 2. In the open field type "REGSVR32 WUAPI.DLL" (without quotation marks)
> and
>
>
>
> press Enter.
>
>
>
> 3. When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in WUAPI.DLL succeeded"
> message,
>
>
>
> click OK.
>
>
>
> 4. Please repeat these steps for each of the following commands:
>
>
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 WUAUENG.DLL
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 WUAUENG1.DLL
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 ATL.DLL
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 WUCLTUI.DLL
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 WUPS.DLL
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 WUPS2.DLL
>
>
>
> REGSVR32 WUWEB.DLL
>
>
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Bob
>
>
>

"Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
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> Still fails, will reboot and try again.

Sorry to hear that.
Have you given this approach a try?

First install the newly released 'standalone' version of Windows Update

Agent 3.0, v7.0.6000.374



http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe





To run this install you must close any programs that are running, all
antivirus, etc.



Then check to see

If "Update for Windows XP (KB927891)" is listed in Add/Remove Programs (make

sure Show Updates box is checked), is already installed. This will be toward
the bottom of the window, they are not in any particular order but this
would have a June 2007 date.



If installed reboot the PC and try windows update again.



If not installed go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and reinstall
the fix.

Reboot and try windows update again.

Still no go, The date when it was updated was on May23.
The Update agent said it was already installed.
Anything else to try? I an still ready to try more
Thanks

"Leanin' Cedar" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
> news:6C64BA82-E351-417E-B109-...
>> Still fails, will reboot and try again.
>
> Sorry to hear that.
> Have you given this approach a try?
>
> First install the newly released 'standalone' version of Windows Update
>
> Agent 3.0, v7.0.6000.374
>
>
>
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe
>
>
>
>
>
> To run this install you must close any programs that are running, all
> antivirus, etc.
>
>
>
> Then check to see
>
> If "Update for Windows XP (KB927891)" is listed in Add/Remove Programs
> (make
>
> sure Show Updates box is checked), is already installed. This will be
> toward the bottom of the window, they are not in any particular order but
> this would have a June 2007 date.
>
>
>
> If installed reboot the PC and try windows update again.
>
>
>
> If not installed go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and
> reinstall the fix.
>
> Reboot and try windows update again.
>
>

"Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
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> Still no go, The date when it was updated was on May23.
> The Update agent said it was already installed.
> Anything else to try? I an still ready to try more
> Thanks

Getting sort of late here, I will post a few more things in the morning.

Most of this is from old posts in this group. A lot from Pa Bear

Bob

Thanks, what ever I you can do to help solve the issue.

"Leanin' Cedar" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
> news:F398B998-5DA7-4546-929B-...
>> Still no go, The date when it was updated was on May23.
>> The Update agent said it was already installed.
>> Anything else to try? I an still ready to try more
>> Thanks
>
> Getting sort of late here, I will post a few more things in the morning.
>
> Most of this is from old posts in this group. A lot from Pa Bear
>
> Bob
>

"Joe Medford" wrote:

> When I go to the Windows Update or the Microsoft update, after the update is
> download, the update fails to install without any error codes. All it says
> is it is unable to install. I also no longer see the yellow update shield
> in the system tray. I have removed the CatRoot2 directory and the
> softwaredistrubusion folders.
> Any ideas or thoughts?
>
>

Hello Joe,

Try Dial-ª-Fix
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

I hope this post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.
--

"Joe Medford" wrote:

> Thanks, what ever I you can do to help solve the issue.
>
> "Leanin' Cedar" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >
> > "Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
> > news:F398B998-5DA7-4546-929B-...
> >> Still no go, The date when it was updated was on May23.
> >> The Update agent said it was already installed.
> >> Anything else to try? I an still ready to try more
> >> Thanks
> >
> > Getting sort of late here, I will post a few more things in the morning.
> >
> > Most of this is from old posts in this group. A lot from Pa Bear
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
>

"Joe Medford" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks, what ever I you can do to help solve the issue.
I imagine if you got to the point of removing the software distribution
folder you went throught these steps.

1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:

Click Start, Choose Run.

In the Run box, type services.msc.

Click OK.

Right-click the Automatic Updates service.

Click Stop.

Stopping the service will take a moment.

2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:

Click Start. Choose Run.

In the Run box, type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution

Click OK.

Open the Download folder.

Delete all contents of the Download folder.

Close the window.

3. Start the Automatic Updates service:

Click Start. Choose Run.

In the Run box, type services.msc.

Click OK.

Right-click the Automatic Updates service.

Click Start.

Starting the service will take a moment.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If still no joy, repeat Steps 1, 2 & 3 directly above, this time deleting

the Software Distribution folder itself.

NB: Deleting the Software Distribution folder will remove your Update

History at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.



I have helped 6 family members and office PC's that have had this problem,
and have never had to go beyond the above steps.



Found this during another Google.



<snip>

Download CCleaner and Dial-ª-fix

Ccleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com ;

Note, uncheck Yahoos toolbar during instªll.

Do the scans with all the check marks ºn.

Run the above remover in safe mode then Ccleaner on all 3

settings(windows,apps & issues) and clear anything found reboot and see if
it

still exists.

NOTE - The first time you run CCleaner's Issues scanner you'll have to keep

running it back-to-back until it finds nothing. One scenario is a registry

key may only be a reference pointing to a completely different location in

the registry and when it's removed then that reference link is also noticed

as being invalid on a subsequent scan. It's generally a good idea to keep

running the Issues scan until nothing is listed.

There is also a third-party fix which has had good results for a number of

folks here:

Dial-ª--Fix

http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix ;

Run this program with all the functions activated in safe mode. --it may

look as if the scan has frozen. DAF is actually doing lots of shoveling and

shuffling, so don't interrupt it.

Please read the page and Scroll down about 2/3 of the way to Download

Dial-ª-fix

Exit Safe Mode (Reboot)

Try the updates n0w

<snip>



Beyond this, I don't have any other ideas.



Hope something here works for you.



Good Luck

Bob