I can't install Windows Live messenger or several microsoft updates

2008-07-08 17:08:35

#1

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6985|Riva, MD

I recently reinstalled XP Pro SP2, patched it to SP3 and then I can't install any updates through Microsoft Update or even install Windows Live messenger, which I'm guessing is for the same reason.

Does anyone know why this happens?

My friend wants to talk to me and it's fucking infuriating to see the piece of shit cancel the installation 2 seconds in every time I try it.

2008-07-08 17:13:14

#2

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6707|King Of The Islands

Did you do a repair install? That breaks WU now

This guy may help.

Last edited by Cheez (2008-07-08 17:14:40)

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2008-07-08 17:17:18

#3

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6985|Riva, MD

Cheez wrote:
Did you do a repair install? That breaks WU now

This guy may help.

No, I cloned the hard drive at first using Western Digital Lifeguard tools, and then it didn't boot completely so I just erased the partition and installed Windows completely from scratch.

2008-07-09 02:54:00

#4

De_Jappe: Triarii; +432|6796|Belgium

what I would do is:
1) go to: start->run->services.msc (press OK)
2) Right Click "Automatic Updates Service" and select STOP

3) Go to: start->run->%windir% (press OK) this opens up your windows directory, probably C:\Windows

4) search for the map SoftwareDistribution. Change this to SoftwareDistributionOld or something else.
5) Back at services.msc, right click Automatic Updates Service and select Start

(note that starting up the service can take a little while).

Then run automatic updates again.

2008-07-09 08:04:14

#5

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6985|Riva, MD

It didn't work.

2008-07-09 08:22:18

#6

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6650|the land of bourbon

if you go to the windows update site, and try to run the update from there, it should generate an error in the upper right corner when it fails. (it will be something like 0x000343AD) you can search for the error code on their support site and it should give you some more help.

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2008-07-09 08:48:38

#7

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7005|Salt Lake City

Try this.

1. Open a command prompt.
2. Type NET STOP WUAUSERV and press Enter. Wait for the notice that service stopped.
3. Type REGSVR32 %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\WUPS2.DLL and wait for the message that the dll was registered.
4. Type NET START WUAUSERV and press Enter. Wait for the message that the service was started.
5. Try installing your updates.

2008-07-09 09:18:29

#8

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6985|Riva, MD

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Try this.

1. Open a command prompt.
2. Type NET STOP WUAUSERV and press Enter. Wait for the notice that service stopped.
3. Type REGSVR32 %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\WUPS2.DLL and wait for the message that the dll was registered.
4. Type NET START WUAUSERV and press Enter. Wait for the message that the service was started.
5. Try installing your updates.

YES, IT WORKED

Thank you SO much

2008-07-09 09:27:33

#9

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7005|Salt Lake City

Happy to help. I ended up spending several hours researching this issue at work after having the same issues once SP3 was installed.

2008-07-09 09:34:28

#10

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6985|Riva, MD

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Happy to help. I ended up spending several hours researching this issue at work after having the same issues once SP3 was installed.

I've seen this problem before SP3 though. Maybe it's just something they never corrected.

2008-07-09 09:35:55

#11

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6890|London, England

There is a SP3?

Last edited by Mek-Stizzle (2008-07-09 09:36:04)

2008-07-09 09:44:32

#12

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7005|Salt Lake City

_j5689_ wrote:
Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Happy to help. I ended up spending several hours researching this issue at work after having the same issues once SP3 was installed.
I've seen this problem before SP3 though. Maybe it's just something they never corrected.

Oh, I have too, but none of the other fixes worked. In fact, the first fix for this is supposed to be as simple as installing a new updater engine from MS, but that didn't work. I've had to go this manual route.

My comment about SP3 was simply that something in SP3 caused this dll to become unregistered so updates wouldn't install. I hope MS corrects this problem, as it would really wreak havoc on an average user with little computer knowledge.

2008-07-09 09:46:05

#13

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6901

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
There is a SP3?

For XP 32Bit OS's.

2008-07-09 09:46:34

#14

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7005|Salt Lake City

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
There is a SP3?

Yeah, MS released it about a month ago.

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