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THANKS!!
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" wrote:
> "psanders13" <psanders13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CCDDEF4E-C739-4180-9715-CCE7BC3F0971@microsoft.com
> > I repaired XP yesterday, but now when I go to the Windows UPdate
> > page, it hangs up and I have to CRTL ALT DEL to get it off the
> > screen. Help!
>
> Windows Update Fails:
> Click on START and the RUN put in each line seen below and clicked on
> OK. (do each one line at a time)
> 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
> Disable your anti-virus when obtaining the updates.
> Make sure that your firewall is allowing the connection to Windows Update .
> This would be on ports 80 and 443.
>
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
> If no joy - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
> Windows Update Checklist
>
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
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