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Andrei Liutec
1st May 2008, 03:31 PM
Simptoms:

you're having trouble accessing the Windows Update website to update Windows XP.
you notice abnormally slow operation and the fact that svchost.exe is taking an unusual amount of CPU time


Possible solution:

Reinstall Windows Update.


Steps to follow:

Close all active programs
Create a new file with the name WSUSReset.reg and paste in it the lines below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\WindowsUpdate]
"AccountDomainSid"=-
"SusClientId"=-
"PingID"=-

In the same folder where you've created WSUSReset.reg create a new file with the name fix.cmd and paste in it the lines below:

net stop wuauserv
net stop bits
net stop cryptsvc

deltree /Y %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution_Old
ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution_Old

regedit /s "WSUSReset.reg"

REGSVR32 /s WUAUENG.DLL
REGSVR32 /s WUAUENG1.DLL
REGSVR32 /s ATL.DLL
REGSVR32 /s WUCLTUI.DLL
REGSVR32 /s WUPS.DLL
REGSVR32 /s WUPS2.DLL
REGSVR32 /s WUWEB.DLL

net start wuauserv
net start bits
net start cryptsvc

wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow

Launch fix.cmd with administrative rights.
Access the Windows Update website in order to automatically download the latest version of Windows Update.


If the problem persists send a Quick Support request from http://bicester-computers.com.