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**PA Bear**

YW & thanks for the feedback.

? who me ? wrote:
Thank you - the updates now appear to be working ok

PA Bear wrote:
:? who me ? wrote:
PA Bear wrote:
Your headers (Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180) tell us that
you're running outdated and much less-secure versions of OE, IE and
WinXP SP2. Check in at Windows Update ASAP and install all critical
updates. See if the behavior persists after installing the updates
and rebooting.

Also make sure Automatic Updates is enabled.

How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 paste ? who me ? wrote:
Because I have a lot of domains/email addresses I have to disperse
them over several identities.

When I try to switch between IDs it often takes several attempts to
get the
instruction to work - very often the system reverts to default ID.

Any ideas as to what may be the problem ?
/paste
Auto update is set to 'on' (and has always been)

If I try to manually update I get errors :

1.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

2. If I follow the error resolution route I get the message

When accessing the Update site, you receive the 0x800A01AE error.

Following that page to the knowledgebase says to re-register 7 files
(various wu???.dll) via the regsvr32 instruction.

Having done this I get the same error at (1) above - and just goes
thru the
same loop again

Any ideas ?

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Yep...

1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:

Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Stop.
Stopping the service will take a moment.

2. Delete the WuRedir folder & delete the contents of the Download
folder:

Click Start. Choose Run.
In the Run box, type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution
Click OK.
Delete the WuRedir folder
Open the Download folder.
Delete all contents of the Download folder.
Close the window.

3. Start the Automatic Updates service:

Click Start. Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Start.
Starting the service will take a moment.

4. Install the newly released 'standalone' version of Windows Update
Agent
3.0, v7.0.6000.374
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932494

Direct Download links:

x86-based versions of Windows (most users)

http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe

x64-based versions of Windows

http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x64.exe

Itanium-based versions of Windows

http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...ent30-ia64.exe

5. Now (re)install this (updated) fix:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891

NB: Windows Update/Automatic Updates started offering 927891 on 22
May-07. If "Update for Windows XP (KB927891)" is listed in Add/Remove
Programs (make sure Show Updates box is checked), it's *already*
installed. cf.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...ry/927891.mspx

6. Reboot.