When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose "express" or "custom" it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
"Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed on your computer. To continue:
Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
says down loading ... 100% then registering .... 100 %
but then returns back to the screen above.
it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer laptop, only 2 months old.
> When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose > "express" > or "custom" > it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
> "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or > installed > on your computer. To continue:
> Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) > Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
> When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
> says down loading ... 100% > then registering .... 100 %
> but then returns back to the screen above.
> it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
> I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP > Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer > laptop, > only 2 months old.
Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the problem. 1. Click Start. 2. Choose Run. 3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL Press okay
If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:
1. Click Start. 2. Choose Run. 3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-
> When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose "express" > or "custom" > it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
> "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed > on your computer. To continue:
> Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) > Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
> When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
> says down loading ... 100% > then registering .... 100 %
> but then returns back to the screen above.
> it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
> I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP > Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer laptop, > only 2 months old.
"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote: > Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the > problem. > 1. Click Start. > 2. Choose Run. > 3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL > Press okay
> If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:
> 1. Click Start. > 2. Choose Run. > 3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-
> > When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose "express" > > or "custom" > > it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
> > "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed > > on your computer. To continue:
> > Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) > > Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
> > When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
> > says down loading ... 100% > > then registering .... 100 %
> > but then returns back to the screen above.
> > it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
> > I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP > > Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer laptop, > > only 2 months old.
I found this works well with fixing the update problem, but it also fixes problems associated with other programs, such as MSN Messenger not connecting and giving no information on how to correct the problem. After following the steps listed in this posting, I was able to update windows and also to connect to the messenger service.
> W A N H wrote: > > Having problems getting windows update to work
> > When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose > > "express" > > or "custom" > > it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
> > "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or > > installed > > on your computer. To continue:
> > Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) > > Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
> > When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
> > says down loading ... 100% > > then registering .... 100 %
> > but then returns back to the screen above.
> > it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
> > I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP > > Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer > > laptop, > > only 2 months old.
What works well? Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
Lord Odious wrote: > I found this works well with fixing the update problem, but it also fixes > problems associated with other programs, such as MSN Messenger not > connecting and giving no information on how to correct the problem. After > following the steps listed in this posting, I was able to update windows > and also to connect to the messenger service.
>> W A N H wrote: >>> Having problems getting windows update to work
>>> When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose >>> "express" >>> or "custom" >>> it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
>>> "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or >>> installed >>> on your computer. To continue:
>>> Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) >>> Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the >>> problem"
>>> When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
>>> says down loading ... 100% >>> then registering .... 100 %
>>> but then returns back to the screen above.
>>> it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
>>> I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP >>> Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer >>> laptop, >>> only 2 months old.
"PA Bear" wrote: > What works well? Please include all of previous message(s) in your replies > to the newsgroup. > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> Lord Odious wrote: > > I found this works well with fixing the update problem, but it also fixes > > problems associated with other programs, such as MSN Messenger not > > connecting and giving no information on how to correct the problem. After > > following the steps listed in this posting, I was able to update windows > > and also to connect to the messenger service.
> Lord Odious wrote: >> I found this works well with fixing the update problem, but it also fixes >> problems associated with other programs, such as MSN Messenger not >> connecting and giving no information on how to correct the problem. After >> following the steps listed in this posting, I was able to update windows >> and also to connect to the messenger service.
It's an Acer Aspire 3500 laptop with XP Home SP2 installed. It was already late when I started attempting Windows Updates last night and after a couple hours of trying this and that with no success, I went to bed quite frustrated and thinking that the next thing I would try would be a manual download and reinstall of SP2.
Fortunately this morning I continued my search of this news group for others with this problem and discovered this series of posts. I can hardly wait to get home and try out your suggested fix. Thanks!
"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote: > Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the > problem. > 1. Click Start. > 2. Choose Run. > 3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL > Press okay
> If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:
> 1. Click Start. > 2. Choose Run. > 3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-
> > When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose "express" > > or "custom" > > it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
> > "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed > > on your computer. To continue:
> > Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) > > Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
> > When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
> > says down loading ... 100% > > then registering .... 100 %
> > but then returns back to the screen above.
> > it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
> > I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP > > Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer laptop, > > only 2 months old.
Ok! Went home over lunch and tried it. The first command did the trick. Hopefully now it will "stick" so I don't have to do it every time I go to Windows Update. Anyone know for sure?
"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote: > Some have reported that simply re-registering the MSXML3.DLL seems to fix the > problem. > 1. Click Start. > 2. Choose Run. > 3. In the Run box, type: regsvr32 MSXML3.DLL > Press okay
> If that hasn't helped you may need to re-registered some more files:
> 1. Click Start. > 2. Choose Run. > 3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-
> > When i try to update windows it goes to check then comes to choose "express" > > or "custom" > > it doesn't matter which one i choose it comes back and says
> > "Files required to use Windows Update are no longer registered or installed > > on your computer. To continue:
> > Register or reinstall the files for me now (Recommended) > > Let me read about more steps that might be required to solve the problem"
> > When i choose click register or reinstall the files for me now it
> > says down loading ... 100% > > then registering .... 100 %
> > but then returns back to the screen above.
> > it doesn't matter whether i choose "express or custom"
> > I have checked all the settings, i have also checked that my original XP > > Home has been activated. (it says that it has). It came on the Acer laptop, > > only 2 months old.
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