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731009 2008-12-19 18:40:00 Try this as well. Dont know if it'll work in Vista, it should. This is from a WU newsgroup

Now, open the registry editor. Start/Run key in regedit then click on OK or hit ENTER

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv

Look for a DeleteFlag value and, if it exists, right-click on it and select Delete.

If that doesn't work try this

Go to Start/Run and key in:

net stop wuauserv

Then click on OK or hit ENTER

When the Automatic Updates service has stopped, use My Computer or Windows

Explorer to navigate to the C:\Windows or C:\WINNT (if C:\Windows does not exist) folder. Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to SDOLD

Go to Start/Run and key in:

net start wuauserv

Then click on OK or hit ENTER
Speedy Gonzales (78)
731010 2008-12-19 23:06:00 Try Dial a Fix, it usually fixes stubborn windows update problems:D

Good Luck!
Blam

Is Dial A Fix available for Vista yet?
jwil1 (65)
731011 2008-12-20 01:25:00 According to google it should be but could find no definitive proof gary67 (56)
731012 2008-12-20 02:10:00 Dunno if Dial A fix works on Vista - YET.

But try this -- Go to This page here (support.microsoft.com) - download the exe file for your version of Vista

Once done, click start / in the search box type in CMD when it appears in the search results select it - <press enter>

Roll up the sleeves :D and in the CMD box type in the following EXACTLY, pressing enter after each one:

regsvr32 wucltux.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wudriver.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuwebv.dll


You should get a message pop up saying which ever one you typed in as successful - retry windows update.

HINT: when typing in the above commands, once you have done it once, and after the pop up appears, hit the F3 key, and backspace the wxxxx.dll, leaving the gap, saves having to type in regsvr32 all the time.

If it doesn't work go download This (support.microsoft.com) - then This (support.microsoft.com) if its still not working.
wainuitech (129)
731013 2008-12-20 02:43:00 Is Dial A Fix available for Vista yet?

Nope, but compatibility mode works well
Blam (54)
731014 2008-12-20 03:03:00 Nope, but compatibility mode works well Errrr it shouldn't as quoted from the designer of Dial a Fix
Microsoft changed nearly everything Dial-a-fix is capable of fixing to the point that Dial-a-fix has to be rewritten from the ground up just for Vista So going by that - it cant fix whats not there.
wainuitech (129)
731015 2008-12-20 04:41:00 Dunno if Dial A fix works on Vista - YET.

But try this -- Go to This page here (support.microsoft.com) - download the exe file for your version of Vista

Once done, click start / in the search box type in CMD when it appears in the search results select it - <press enter>

Roll up the sleeves :D and in the CMD box type in the following EXACTLY, pressing enter after each one:

regsvr32 wucltux.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wudriver.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuwebv.dll


You should get a message pop up saying which ever one you typed in as successful - retry windows update.

HINT: when typing in the above commands, once you have done it once, and after the pop up appears, hit the F3 key, and backspace the wxxxx.dll, leaving the gap, saves having to type in regsvr32 all the time.

If it doesn't work go download This (support.microsoft.com) - then This (support.microsoft.com) if its still not working.

Done all that - still not working :( :badpc:
jwil1 (65)
731016 2008-12-20 05:33:00 OOPPS! forgot one;


Try this- click start / run or start/ do a search for run

In the box type in :

net.exe stop wuauserv

regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe MSXML3.dll
regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll
regsvr32.exe qmgrprxy.dll
net.exe start wuauserv

Reboot - then see if windows updates.


Also - did you look at that key Speedy said to delete


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv

Look for a DeleteFlag value and, if it exists, right-click on it and select Delete.
wainuitech (129)
731017 2008-12-20 08:01:00 OOPPS! forgot one;


Try this- click start / run or start/ do a search for run


Did that - some entries got errors though.


net.exe stop wuauserv

regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll <-- ERROR: "The module failed to load ... module could not be found"
regsvr32.exe MSXML3.dll
regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll <-- ERROR: "The module failed to load ... module could not be found"
regsvr32.exe qmgrprxy.dll
net.exe start wuauserv


Also - did you look at that key Speedy said to delete

Yup, looked at that - didn't exist.

EDIT: I've been copying these entries into a .bat file and running that to save my copying and pasting lots of times - is that ok?


If I can't get this resolved I might consider a reinstall - after all this install is only about 3 weeks old... some fun for Christmas week... :waughh:
jwil1 (65)
731018 2008-12-20 08:19:00 Yup creating a bat file and putting those commands in it shouldn't be a prob.

Thats what I do here
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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