See this KB article which has many suggestions & tips:
How to troubleshoot definition update issues for Windows Defender:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918355
Microsoft has established separate newsgroups for Windows Defender support
and comments. This is not one of them. See
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/newsgroups/default.mspx
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assuming your os is win xp adn located on your c: drive,
open notepad:
start- all programs - accessories - notepad
Cut and paste this into notepad:
regsvr32.exe iuengine.dll
regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32.exe wuauserv.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wuweb.dll
regsvr32.exe wups2.dll
regsvr32.exe cdm.dll
regsvr32.exe msxml2r.dll
regsvr32.exe msxml3r.dll
regsvr32.exe msxml.dll
regsvr32.exe msxml3.dll
regsvr32.exe msxmlr.dll
regsvr32.exe msxml2.dll
regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 dssenh.dll
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 sccbase.dll
regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll
Now click on File
Click on Save As
(dialogue box appears)
At the bottom do the drop down in Save as Type as ALL FILES
In File Name box name it Winupdatefix.bat
Save it to your desktop (for ease of finding it)
it will appear as a ms-dos batch file.
double click
press enter after each confirmation. if it says it is missing a file or
cannot re-register don't worry. Note: initpki.dll will seem to hang, it
just takes less than a minute comapred to the others (that are almost
instant).
Restart computer (optional)
try to update again, it will work.
I've done this 6 times now on different machines that failed. I keep
the batch file on a usb jump drive for ease of access.
Enjoy!
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None of the updates would work including defender. Updates would
download but failed to install with no error message - just failed.
This worked a treat.
Thanks again!
Jase
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Additionally I was having probelms installing the Security Update for
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365).
After running this batch file I was able to install this .NET update.
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Dear Boraxus,
You are so great!!! Your batch file does the job extremely nicely!
Thanks so much :D
If not for your batch file, I will have to go through the absolutely
NON-user-friendly articlessss found in microsoft support library, and
very possibly, end up not knowing what to do to solve the problem even
after reading them :P
God bless you!
Eric
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Thanks a zillion!!!
"Boraxus" wrote:
> thank you so much! Boraxus you are a genius
>
How do I reset Windows Update components?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058
The system needs to be connected to the internet when run as it will
download the updating software components required to update a Windows OS.
Running it in it's Aggressive mode will do all the steps listed in the MSKB.
The Fixit applies to *both* x86 (32bit) and x64 system architecture.
MowGreen
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