V5 update error message

I me getting "CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate failed: error
0x800401f3" in the windows update.log when trying to update windows XP
professional. Please help.

Hi,


What is the error your receiving when access the Windows update V5 site.
During the selfupdate it appear the registration of dll files may have
failed.

Please send me your Windowsupdate.log located in the Windows folder: Sent
the file to a-

Thanks,
AllenH [MSFT]
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"Microsoft" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I me getting "CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate failed: error
>0x800401f3" in the windows update.log when trying to update windows XP
>professional. Please help.
>

I am having the same exact error. I will also send you a copy of my log.

Thanks!

"Allenh [MSFT]" <a-> wrote in message news:<#>...
> Hi,
>
>
> What is the error your receiving when access the Windows update V5 site.
> During the selfupdate it appear the registration of dll files may have
> failed.
>
> Please send me your Windowsupdate.log located in the Windows folder: Sent
> the file to a-
>
> Thanks,
> AllenH [MSFT]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
>
> "Microsoft" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
> >I me getting "CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate failed: error
> >0x800401f3" in the windows update.log when trying to update windows XP
> >professional. Please help.
> >

It appears the wupai.dll is not getting registered. You can do this manually
by typing the following command in Start->Run

REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll

Just go to the Windows Update site again after doing this and it should work
fine.

"Will" wrote:

> I am having the same exact error. I will also send you a copy of my log.
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Allenh [MSFT]" <a-> wrote in message news:<#>...
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > What is the error your receiving when access the Windows update V5 site.
> > During the selfupdate it appear the registration of dll files may have
> > failed.
> >
> > Please send me your Windowsupdate.log located in the Windows folder: Sent
> > the file to a-
> >
> > Thanks,
> > AllenH [MSFT]
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Microsoft" <> wrote in message
> > news:%...
> > >I me getting "CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate failed: error
> > >0x800401f3" in the windows update.log when trying to update windows XP
> > >professional. Please help.
> > >
>

I was having the exact same problem as mentioned above, but thanks to Ravi's
suggestion my update functionality has been restored. Cheers Ravi

"Ravi Pathak" wrote:

> It appears the wupai.dll is not getting registered. You can do this manually
> by typing the following command in Start->Run
>
> REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll
>
> Just go to the Windows Update site again after doing this and it should work
> fine.
>
> "Will" wrote:
>
> > I am having the same exact error. I will also send you a copy of my log.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > "Allenh [MSFT]" <a-> wrote in message news:<#>...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > > What is the error your receiving when access the Windows update V5 site.
> > > During the selfupdate it appear the registration of dll files may have
> > > failed.
> > >
> > > Please send me your Windowsupdate.log located in the Windows folder: Sent
> > > the file to a-
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > AllenH [MSFT]
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Microsoft" <> wrote in message
> > > news:%...
> > > >I me getting "CreateObject for Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate failed: error
> > > >0x800401f3" in the windows update.log when trying to update windows XP
> > > >professional. Please help.
> > > >
> >