I followed the thread to the
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 article
method #2 below. Fresh install of Win XP Pro, SP2 then SP3.
Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition,
type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
Click OK on each verification message that you receive.
Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command
at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
When I attempt to run "net start wuauserv" from CMD I see the following:
"Sys error 53255 occurred. No msg # 0xd007 in BASE" ( unable to search for
those codes for the next step )
I then attempted to "Download and install the Windows Update Agent" hoping
to restore/replace files. It began to Copy Files then halted with 0x800703e3
error and back in the 0x800703e3 loop!
Uncertain if this helps but see 4 locations of Wups2.dll file in various
locations on my HD, all show 43 k with different date stamps yet all the
re-register xxx.dll files return a "successful".
Going in circles - Thank you for any help.
"TaurArian" wrote:
> 1. Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from
> Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new
> Windows XP installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> Ignore the Title and try method 2.
>
> If still no joy -
>
> 2. Automatic Updates and WindowsUpdate Reset tool
> http://www.codeplex.com/aureset
>
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> "Mac" <tmac1@windstream.net> wrote in message
> news:7e4f0$48ebfd47$4b58b8fa$1006@ALLTEL.NET...
> > Running Windows XP PRO SP3 and was informed that I did not have the latest
> > version of Windows Update when I tried updating yesterday. So as I have
> > done numerous times in the past I clicked on "Download and Install Latest
> > Version".
> > The screen shows Downloading 0-100% then Copying Files 0-100% then I get
> > an error that says the Website encountered a problem and cannot display,
> > blah,blah, blah....
> >
> > The Error number listed is 0x800703E3.
> >
> > I have rebooted, tried from Safe Mode, tried using system restore to a
> > restore point about 2 weeks ago, all to no avail. Now every time I try
> > Windows Update, I get the same error message and Updating does not work.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>
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