Fix for windows update issue on XP in case you run into it

[JD Austin]

I've had a few offices that have been infected by nasty malware that once you clean them up have an issue installing windows updates.

Updates download but don't install.

I tried all the fixes for windows updates including re-installing it and nothing worked.

The script below works on XP in case you ever run into this; the last secedit line would need to be changed for other versions of windows (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222).

Save the text below in a .bat file and run it after installing  subinacl.msi from  http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=23510 :

REM FIX locked windows updates due on XP to registry issues

REM This requires subinacl.msi installed from:

REM http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=23510

cd /d "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f 

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f 

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f 

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f 

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f 

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f 

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f 

subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f 

secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose