Can’t Update? – Solutions by PC Magazine
A repair/reinstall of Windows XP can be the last resort when you’ve got a really persistent problem. How awful, then, if this solution causes yet another problem—a breakdown in getting updates. But it happens, because the latest Windows Update relies on a file that’s not found on the XP CD, and the reinstall wipes out that file’s references in the Registry.
There are two ways to fix this problem. First, you can kick-start the file by re-registering it with the system. Launch a Command Prompt and enter these commands:
net stop wuauserv
regsvr32 %windir%system32wups2.dll
net start wuauserv
That stops the Windows update service, registers the file with Windows, and restarts the service.
Second, you can download and install a small utility called the Windows Update Agent. Depending on how long this problem has been going on, you may have quite a flood of new updates to install once you’ve fixed it. Go to www.windowsupdate.com, click Custom Install, and accept all of the critical and security updates.
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