Problem with automatic updates

[dwarfer]

I've just upgraded my Windows 2000 machine to Windows XP and when I try to install updates it downloads them fine but fails to install them! I do not know what to do. Please help, if you need system specs ect, just let me know.

Thanks.

[IcemanND]

Download Dil-a-fix (http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix) and run the WU/WUAU fixes, section 3. Then try again.

[dwarfer]

Afraid that hasn't worked.

[IcemanND]

what errors do you get? or what errors are in c:\windows\windows update.log?

[dwarfer]

There are two files. They are too big to post but you can view them here.

http://ptc.po.gs/stuff/

[IcemanND]

try this:

First check if the Automatic Updates and BITS is set to be Automatic and are

both started in SERVICE.MSC. If not, start them and try update.

If still error:

1. Stop services Automatic Updates and BITS in SERVICES.MSC

2. reregister dll's in windows system32 directory

regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll

regsvr32.exe wups.dll

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll

regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll

regsvr32.exe MSXML3.dll

3. Remove the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder ... the whole thing.

It will be re-created automatically by Windows/Microsoft update.

3. Remove the BITS data files under C:\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\*.dat

4. Clean out all Event Viewer logs (EVENTVWR.MSC)

The following key may be screwed up:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SvcHost

in the right panel, there is an entry for netsvcs.

Double click on it and make sure that BITS and wuauserv are both in the list

(scroll all the way down).

If they are missing, add them separately on a line to themselves

Reboot.

Check Services and see if Automatic Update and BITS are started.

Try updates.

[Tarun]

Retry Dial-a-fix. Click Flush Software Distribution, then click No on the message that appears.

Also, click the green checkmark and click Go.

[dwarfer]

Neither of those methods has worked!

I just tried using Windizupdate through Firefox and that seems to have worked and am trying autopatcher now to see if that has any updates Windizupdate missed. Thanks for your replies.