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windows xp update failure

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I went to windows update downloaded new patches but they fail to install, anyone know if they have a problem with the site right now? A few people seem to be having the same problem posted on the MS site just wondering if any of you guys are having this problem right now. Thanks for any replies
 
Do you have automatic updates enabled, if so try rebooting, somthing may have installed that requires a reboot.
 
You can often narrow down the cause of windows updates errors by looking at the windowsupdate log file in your Windows directory.
 
What update/s was it that failed ?

As I had a single update fail the other day and it was because I had a service disabled, upon enabling the service it worked.
 
Thanks for the replies found the answer on another forum if anyone else has this problem this worked for me.Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
 
There is also a program called "Dial a Fix" that will automate this process for you. It can also fix some other Windows Update related problems.
 
Did you just install Windows XP SP3? If so you can fix it using this method.
 
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