Brett wrote:
> I've recently (as like last night) intsalled XP and updated to
> SP2, and then SP3. After updating, I can no longer use Microsoft
> Update (or windows Update) to install updates. They all
> download, the problem is during install, it fails miserably.
>
> I get no error codes, and nothing in Windows Update.log. Anyone
> have any idea as to why they fail? Should I just put Vista on
> this machine?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Vista - no.
> Windows XP is fine.
>
> (Try both methods - ignore the title of the article.)
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> Examples (phrases to use):
>
> Windows XP updates will not install
> updates not installing on Windows XP
> my updates download but do not install on Windows XP
> why won't my updates install on Windows XP
> updates fail to install with Windows XP
>
> The answer to that question has been posted many many times over -
> all one has to do is search.
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from
> Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a
> Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Brett wrote:
> See, now there's no reason to be cocky about this. I did google
> for the problem; however, without error codes or any key phrases to
> search on, I didn't return anything of interest. Plus I also
> searched the newgroup here before posting. So please don't
> insinuate that I didn't do it.
>
> I ended up fixing it after I reregistered Wups2.dll in the registry.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Nothing "cocky" in my answer. You asked a question so I proceded
> not only to give you the answer - but hopefully teach you how to
> obtain the answer and probably make it even more likely someone
> using google would use some of the same words and thus find the
> answer I have given you.
> Anything else you read into it - that's all you. ;-)
>
> I could have just handed you a fish - instead I taught you to fish
> and gave you a taste of the fish in question.

Also - there is a newsgroup for update issues:
microsoft.public.windowsupdate

Perhaps you and those who utilize google might benefit from this in the
future. Every bit of knowledge helps.

I didn't use any real 'keywords' or "error codes" in my examples. In fact -
several of the example searches I gave could have come from your original
posting. One key many people neglect is to put the Operating System in
their searches (Windows XP) for problems - and they could even go as far as
to put it in quotes - but many people just refer to it as "XP", which
doesn't limit their search very well. ;-)

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