XP Home on an HP laptop has two updates it installs every time the owner shuts it down. It's been fully updated with Microsoft Update and AutoPatcher. Shipped with SP2 and has had SP3 installed. It doesn't say what updates they are, just that there are two.

Where do I apply the hammer, tongs and blowtorch to convince it to stop it with these two updates it wants to do every time it's shut down? (Doesn't do it on Restart, only shut down.)

XP Home on an HP laptop has two updates it installs every time the owner shuts it down. It's been fully updated with Microsoft Update and AutoPatcher. Shipped with SP2 and has had SP3 installed. It doesn't say what updates they are, just that there are two.

Where do I apply the hammer, tongs and blowtorch to convince it to stop it with these two updates it wants to do every time it's shut down? (Doesn't do it on Restart, only shut down.)

1. Download and reinstall version 6 of the Windows Update ActiveX control. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Click the following link to download the package: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237

b. Save the package to the desktop, and then extract the files to a temp folder.

c. Open the temp folder, right-click Wusetup.inf, and then click Install.

2. Restart the computer.

3. Visit the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site. If the problem is still not resolved, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, click Run, type explorer, and then click OK.

b. Locate and then double-click the %windir%\System32 folder. Note %windir% represents the path of the Windows system folder. Typically, this path is C:\Windows.

c. Delete the following files:

• Cdm.dll

• Iuengine.dll

• Wuapi.dll

• Wuauclt.exe

• Wuauclt1.exe

• Wuaucpl.cpl

• Wuaueng.dll

• Wuaueng1.dll

• Wucltui.dll

• Wups.dll

• Wuweb.dll

d. Repeat steps 1 and 2.

Edited May 10, 200818 yr by macgyvr

Thanks. I'll try this.