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Windows automatic and manual updater will NOT update. I have tried 10 times through the website {Microsoft} and via the icon in all programs, both don't work. I have Googled this about 20 time and still came up with the answer, clear the history. I have done this and then tried 10 more times. It still won't work.
Any suggestions?

(BTY: I am on Windows XP professional sp3)

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by nepenthe0

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Automatic Updates

Right click [i]Automatic Updates[/i], and check to see that the service is set to [i]automatic[/i].

Also, be sure [i]Automatic Updates[/i] is enabled in your System menu. To view this, right click the Computer icon, then select Properties, and click the Automatic Updates tab on the System Properties menu. Be sure the Automatic radio button contains an enabling dot.

Finally, be sure [i]Windows Installer[/i] is enabled. Updates will not install if Windows Installer is disabled:

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Windows Installer

Right click Windows Installer, and be sure this service is set to [i]automatic[/i].

Rick/Portland, OR

by technogeek-1995

Windows installer wasn't turned on, but all downloaded updates were downloaded, it just didn't install them. Could you fix that? I had a recent crash and not all of my setting were restored.

THANKS

by wesley.chin

Go to Control Panel->Automatic Updates

Check to see that the first option is selected. The time setting is up to you.

Let me know if that does it.

by rob miners

If you can't follow this try the batch File below.

Method 1: Register the Wups2.dll file in Windows
To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:1. Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:a. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv

2. Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:a. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
b. Click OK on each verification message that you receive.

3. Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
4. Exit the command prompt. To do this type exit, and then press ENTER.

Copy the text between the == signs and paste it in notepad. Save the file to C:\ as UD.bat
Then explore to the C: directory and right mouse click on it and select Open and click on OK when the dll is registered.
==================
C:
net stop wuauserv
goto ud

:UD
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
goto ss

:SS
net start wuauserv
goto end

:END
==================

by rob miners

Click Start and in the Run box type in 'services.msc' and press Enter.
Navigate to Windows Installer and right mouse click on it and select Properties, in the Startup type: set to Manual.

Windows Installer Adds, modifies, and removes applications provided as a Windows Installer (*.msi) package. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Started Manual Local System

by shhite

U just did a fresh install of Sp3 when your computer crashed right?

I have found with either new computers or fresh installs of xp that just gets the sp3 on it the Windows installer does not work for updates after sp3. Also when you try to downloand Windows installer 3.1, It says that update is older then you the updates you already have on the computer.

The only solution I have found is to unistall sp3, load Windows instaler 3.1, and then reload sp3. That is the only problem I have come accross with Windows XP sp3.

by wesley.chin

You mentioned that the updates not working was the only issues that arose. Since you did the uninstall, install and reinstall, has the update issue come up again? How long have you had SP3 up and running?

by technogeek-1995

I did what you said to do with sp 3 and it worked. Just how do make Windows Installer to be in "START" all the time. (every time I turn off/restart my computer, it doesn't save that configuration/leave it turned on)

Thanks...Technogeek-1995
EDIT: I have had Service Pack 3 running for about 2 weeks.

by shhite

Go back and recheck to make sure the Windows Installer service is on automatic. When you installed 3.1 it might have changed it.

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Windows Installer

by technogeek-1995

I did, in the beginning. After going through a troubleshooting book.

Note: look below

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