Repaired Windows XP Pro. Now can't update!

[Certain]

I installed a new mobo and vid card and then I put in the installation disc and did a repair. Everything went fine. Only problem is, now I can't update Windows. It says I have 84 updates that need to be installed but when I do it, they download fine, but it returns all 84 as failed during the installation.. What could be causing this and what is the best way to correct it?

[LoStMaTt]

Try this and see if it works.

Go to Start > Run > services.msc

Stop the Automatic Updates service.

Go to C:\Windows and rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to something else.

Restart or start the Automatic Updates service and go to update.microsoft.com

Try again.

Also this article explains what might have caused your problem and provides a solution.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/broken_windows_fixed_quick_with_dial_a_fix

[swatbat]

First
Open C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log and see if there are any error codes when the update stops running.

Then
Open SERVICES.MSC and make sure that Automatic Update and BITS services
are started.

If those were running

1. Start Menu | Run and type: net stop wuauserv
2. Delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder and subfolders (they will
be automatically created)
3. Run a bat file that I will tell you how to make.

Make a bat file(text doc that you rename to .bat) and put this in it. Then run it.

net stop wuauserv

regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wuapi.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wuauserv.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wups.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wups2.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\wuweb.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\MSXML3.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\qmgr.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\qmgrprxy.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\jscript.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\mucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s c:\windows\system32\atl.dll

net start wuauserv



Anyway try that

[LoStMaTt]

The link I posted actually provides a tool that does all of that automatically.

It is very nifty...and I just found out about it while searching for the solution to this problem.

:D

[swatbat]

The link I posted actually provides a tool that does all of that automatically.

It is very nifty...and I just found out about it while searching for the solution to this problem.

:D

Interesting. Yea I started typing my responce before you posted yours otherwise I would have just agreed with yours. That program looks intersting though.

[Certain]

Theres nothing like a quick and easy fix. Dial-a-Fix did the trick. I had 87 updates that I needed installed. After Dial-a-Fix I was able to do the first 71 but all the ones after that failed. I just restarted and started the update again and it ran through the other 16 just fine. That program is pretty good. Thanks for the help fellas.

[tazman4]

Microsoft actually has a solution here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144).

(Had the same problem a while back, that's how I know) :D

[Certain]

Microsoft actually has a solution here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144).

(Had the same problem a while back, that's how I know) :DYeah. Thats good and all, but I think Dial-a-Fix is easier to do. I mean, that fix from MS is easy, but dial a fix is even easier. Either way you go, it seems to be a winner so its all good.