Windows Update Cannot complete install after windows repair - will not install

Windows Update wont install updates - wont update - wont complete

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation

This has happened to me a few times. I finally found the link below on the microsoft website, but tried to create a short version below.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Register the Wups2.dll file in Windows

To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:

Step 1) First you must stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:

- Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
- At the command prompt, type the following command below, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv

Step 2) Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:

-At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER(if you get an error you might have the 64bit version of windows, in this case skip read the note below):
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 (Click OK on each verification message that you receive):
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll

Click OK on each verification message that you receive.

Step 3) Now we must start the Automatic Updates service again. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv

Step 4) Close the big black screen by clicking the X in the top right hand corner of the window. Then try to run your updates again.

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