Windows Update Problem

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This solved my problem:

From the cmd line run:

REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\atl.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups.dll

Doug

Thanks to TCP 1 @ BroadbandReports.com
>-----Original Message-----
>My stepfather did a "recovery only" option on his
Pavilion. When he clicked
>on Windows Update, it asked to install the new software.
He did that but
>something happened that it froze his PC. He restarted
his computer and tried
>the WU again. However, after it launches, nothing comes
up at all ... It
>just "dead stops". His PC cannot even turn AU on
automatically or even
>manually. Tried installing BITS 2.0 (what the new WU
uses) but same thing
>happened. Just nothing happens after he launches WU. It
starts loading the
>page but completely stops with "done" written at the
bottom of the page
>progress bar. The express/custom links do not show up at
all. Any
>suggestions would be appreciated. I did follow the
troubleshooting steps WU
>asked such as checking the registry and all to see if AU
has "started"
>written in the tables. It does. It is frustrating. Any
ideas??? All the
>other microsoft sites work. Just not WU. I think there
is a "jam" in some
>file WU uses.
>
>
>.
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