Problem with windows updates

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  1. max123

    max123 What's a Dremel?

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    Hello!

    I formated my hard drive and re installed windows xp. And now i have a problem. The windows update wont install updates. He gives me a window and says that updates cant be installed.

    Could anybody help me?:waah:

    Sorry for bad english
     
    max123, 26 Aug 2008
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  2. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    Which service pack are you running? Vanilla, SP1, SP2, SP3?
     
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  3. max123

    max123 What's a Dremel?

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    Im running on SP2
     
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  4. max123

    max123 What's a Dremel?

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    what could cause this? anybody?:worried:

    edit: could it be caused by that i didnt register my windows?
     
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  5. Glider

    Glider /dev/null

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    Register or activate?
     
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  6. max123

    max123 What's a Dremel?

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    activate
     
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  7. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    Run services.msc from Start>Run. Stop the Background Intelligent Transfer Service and Automatic Update services. Then delete the Software Distribution folder in c:/windows. Go into Internet Options in the Control Panel and select the Security tab. Add the following sites to the Trusted Sites list (by clicking on the Sites button):

    http://*.update.microsoft.com
    https://*.update.microsoft.com
    http://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
    https://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com

    OK it and close Control Panel, then try doing an update again.

    This is a very basic fix for the most common problem I've found. It may not work.

    The first result in Google brought this page up: http://www.updatexp.com/windows-update-errors.html - may very well help you.
     
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  8. Glider

    Glider /dev/null

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    I tought you need to have an activated (& validated) copy to be able to use the updates...
     
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  9. mm vr

    mm vr The cheesecake is a lie

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    Nope, you just can't install any other than critical hotfixes. This is at least in Vista and XPSP3, dunno about XPSP2.
     
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