{"id":330,"date":"2014-01-11T14:40:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-11T14:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/?p=330"},"modified":"2014-01-11T14:41:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T14:41:07","slug":"how-to-update-windows-xp-from-a-brand-new-installation-using-windows-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/?p=330","title":{"rendered":"How to update Windows XP from a brand new installation using Windows Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone,<\/p>\n<p>I have been away for while, moving house, moving job etc, but hopefully I will be updating this blog regularly again.<\/p>\n<p>Recently I had wanted to build a media center for my lounge, and as luck would have it I had an old HP DV6000 series PC that was just right for the job. Unfortunately the screen was broken, however my parents had another DV6000 series PC with a broken motherboard, but working screen, so a quick screen swap later I was ready to install \/ repair install Windows XP Media center edition (2005)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Windows will not update using Windows Update.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first thing to update is the Service pack versions for XP. If you are installing XP with no service pack then you will need to start with SP2 (Service pack) found here:<\/p>\n<p>Service Pack 2 (2004):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=28\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=28<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once installed you will need to install the next Service Pack.<\/p>\n<p>Service Pack 3 (2008):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=24\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You should now be able to run your windows updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Windows Update will still not work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Solution 1<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first thing to try is updating internet explorer to the latest version for XP (IE8):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/download\/internet-explorer-8-details.aspx\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/download\/internet-explorer-8-details.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Solution 2<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Make sure the following services are running in XP:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatic Updates<\/li>\n<li>Background Intelligent Transfer Service<\/li>\n<li>Cryptographic Services<\/li>\n<li>Event Log<\/li>\n<li>Remote Procedure Call (RPC)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find services by right clicking on Start\/Control Panel\/Administrative Tools\/Services<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Services.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Services\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Services.png\" width=\"801\" height=\"477\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you find they are not running, just right click the service and select &#8216;start&#8217;. This should start the service.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Solution 3<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If this is still not working then you can try re-registering components that allow windows updates to work. To re-register a component in this case DLL&#8217;s (Dynamic-link library) open the command prompt by going to: Start\/All Programs\/Accessories\/command prompt<\/p>\n<p>Inside the command prompt type, or copy and paste the commands below:<\/p>\n<p>regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Mssip32.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Wintrust.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Softpub.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Initpki.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Dssenh.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Rsaenh.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Gpkcsp.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Slbcsp.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Cryptdlg.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe licdll.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Sccbase.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Msxml.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Msxml2.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe Msxml3.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wuweb.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wups2.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wups.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wucltui.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wuaueng1.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll<br \/>\nregsvr32.exe wuapi.dll<\/p>\n<p>If this doesn&#8217;t work then you may have to rely on the &#8216;Automatic Updates&#8217; section of Windows XP. To find out what is happening with windows updates you can look at the log file:\u00a0%windir%\\Windowsupdate.log for example c:\\windows\\Windowsupdatelog.<\/p>\n<p>In here it will show you when when windows update (Manual update) and automatic updates are launched. You can see the difference with the updates as:<\/p>\n<p>** START ** \u00a0Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]<\/p>\n<p>** START ** \u00a0Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = WindowsUpdates]<\/p>\n<p>For me manual &#8216;WindowsUpdates&#8217; were failing but &#8216;AutomaticUpdates&#8217; were fine, you just had to be patient with the automatic download. You can change the settings for windows updates by going to: Control Panel\/Automatic Updates &#8211; I suggest changing it to &#8220;Download updates updates for me, but let me choose when to install them, or use Automatic and set it for a time about 2 minutes ahead of the current time on the computer (make sure the time is correct on the machine!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/automatic-updates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"automatic updates\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thepcmechanic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/automatic-updates.jpg\" width=\"292\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on reading the log file see: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/902093\">http:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/kb\/902093<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Misc Fixes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other suggestions involve installing the Microsoft genuine advantage tool, you may wish to try this if all else fails:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/download\/details.aspx?id=20888\">http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/download\/details.aspx?id=20888<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this helps someone, although I realise Microsoft is about to withdraw support for Windows XP on 8th April, 2014!<\/p>\n<p>Hasta pronto!<\/p>\n<p>-ThePcMechanic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, I have been away for while, moving house, moving job etc, but hopefully I will be updating this blog regularly again. 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