Windows Update and errormessage 0xC8000158

Hi!

I installed service pack 2 for windows XP prof. It crashed middle of booting
and i got errormessage C000021a. I booted my computer in safemode and made
uninstall to servicepack 2. My computer worked again, but windows update
dosen't. it will give me errormessage like this:

[Error number: 0xC8000158]

Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
page. You may find the following resources helpful in resolving the problem:

Any ideas ?

Thanks

Open the WindowsUpdate.log found in the WINDOWS directory and look
for an error code towards the bottom of the log. Please post back
with that specific error.

You could try to run
sfc /scannow
from Start, Run to ensure necessary system files that are required
to access Windows Update are in place on the system.

Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File
Checker (Sfc.exe)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310747


MowGreen [MVP]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


mtlaine wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I installed service pack 2 for windows XP prof. It crashed middle of booting
> and i got errormessage C000021a. I booted my computer in safemode and made
> uninstall to servicepack 2. My computer worked again, but windows update
> dosen't. it will give me errormessage like this:
>
> [Error number: 0xC8000158]
>
> Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
> page. You may find the following resources helpful in resolving the problem:
>
> Any ideas ?
>
> Thanks
>

Thanks a lot for the answer MowGreen [MVP] !

But i did like this, and it's working again :-)

> Click start-> run
> type services.msc then press enter
> Look for the Automatic Updates Service, right click it and choose to stop
> Click start->run
> type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution then press enter
> Open the DataStorage folder and delete its contents.
> Click start->run
> type services.msc
> right click the Automatic Update Service and choose to start
> Now try running the Updates again.


"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Open the WindowsUpdate.log found in the WINDOWS directory and look
> for an error code towards the bottom of the log. Please post back
> with that specific error.
>
> You could try to run
> sfc /scannow
> from Start, Run to ensure necessary system files that are required
> to access Windows Update are in place on the system.
>
> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File
> Checker (Sfc.exe)
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310747
>
>
> MowGreen [MVP]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> mtlaine wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I installed service pack 2 for windows XP prof. It crashed middle of booting
> > and i got errormessage C000021a. I booted my computer in safemode and made
> > uninstall to servicepack 2. My computer worked again, but windows update
> > dosen't. it will give me errormessage like this:
> >
> > [Error number: 0xC8000158]
> >
> > Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
> > page. You may find the following resources helpful in resolving the problem:
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>

this was very helpful & easy .thank you

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Open the WindowsUpdate.log found in the WINDOWS directory and look
> for an error code towards the bottom of the log. Please post back
> with that specific error.
>
> You could try to run
> sfc /scannow
> from Start, Run to ensure necessary system files that are required
> to access Windows Update are in place on the system.
>
> Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File
> Checker (Sfc.exe)
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310747
>
>
> MowGreen [MVP]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> mtlaine wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I installed service pack 2 for windows XP prof. It crashed middle of booting
> > and i got errormessage C000021a. I booted my computer in safemode and made
> > uninstall to servicepack 2. My computer worked again, but windows update
> > dosen't. it will give me errormessage like this:
> >
> > [Error number: 0xC8000158]
> >
> > Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
> > page. You may find the following resources helpful in resolving the problem:
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>

this worked for me! i tried registering some dll's first, and that did not
work, but this did.

"mtlaine" wrote:

> Thanks a lot for the answer MowGreen [MVP] !
>
> But i did like this, and it's working again :-)
>
> > Click start-> run
> > type services.msc then press enter
> > Look for the Automatic Updates Service, right click it and choose to stop
> > Click start->run
> > type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution then press enter
> > Open the DataStorage folder and delete its contents.
> > Click start->run
> > type services.msc
> > right click the Automatic Update Service and choose to start
> > Now try running the Updates again.
>
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Open the WindowsUpdate.log found in the WINDOWS directory and look
> > for an error code towards the bottom of the log. Please post back
> > with that specific error.
> >
> > You could try to run
> > sfc /scannow
> > from Start, Run to ensure necessary system files that are required
> > to access Windows Update are in place on the system.
> >
> > Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File
> > Checker (Sfc.exe)
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310747
> >
> >
> > MowGreen [MVP]
> > ===============
> > *-343-* FDNY
> > Never Forgotten
> > ===============
> >
> >
> > mtlaine wrote:
> >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I installed service pack 2 for windows XP prof. It crashed middle of booting
> > > and i got errormessage C000021a. I booted my computer in safemode and made
> > > uninstall to servicepack 2. My computer worked again, but windows update
> > > dosen't. it will give me errormessage like this:
> > >
> > > [Error number: 0xC8000158]
> > >
> > > Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
> > > page. You may find the following resources helpful in resolving the problem:
> > >
> > > Any ideas ?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
> >