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Windows Update or Microsoft Update Fails to Install Updates on Windows XP
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Summary
If you are using Windows XP and Windows Update or Microsoft Update is failing to install any updates, you might need to do the following steps:
Stop the Automatic Updates service:
Click "Start", "Run", type "cmd" and click "OK".
At the command prompt, type the following command and hit ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
Register the Wups2.dll file:
At the command prompt, type the following command and hit ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
NOTE: If you are running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, you must type the following command instead:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
Click "OK" on each verification message that you receive.
Start the Automatic Updates service:
At the command prompt, type the following command and hit ENTER:
net start wuauserv
Exit the command prompt, and try the updates again!
NOTE: This information was taken from here but worked for me on my laptop when i experienced this problem completely out-of-the-blue, which is why i'm putting it on here, for future reference.
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