-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows-update.
- From: The Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:22:36 -0400
Nice write-up CK...............very well done.
Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:12:01 -0400, CK wrote:
| To correct problems with the Windows update, here are the
| options listed, These options are not listed in any particular
| order of priority or importance. It is humbly suggested that you
| look at all the options, decide which course of action you want
| to take ad act accordingly.
|
| (1) Install and run a FREE application/program named BIGFIX,
| which you can get from this site.
|
| www.bigfix.com/
|
|
| The BigFix application allows you to select and install all
| updates WITHOUT your going to the Microsoft site...The BIGFIX
| server fetches the updates and allows you to grab them from the
| BIGFIX server.
|
| (2) Do a REPAIR of the MSIE browser...
|
|
| (3) RE-REGISTER the following the files...This is necessary
| because something in your REGISTRY has been altered. and that
| has to be corrected. By re-registering the files you have
| effectively removed the updates. Maybe the files are still on
| your computer but they are no longer registered or in use. The
| files are listed below.
|
|
| Run these at the command line (the files will be re-registered):
|
|
| regsvr32 msscript.ocx
|
|
| regsvr32 dispex.dll
|
|
| regsvr32 vbscript.dll
|
|
| regsvr32 scrrun.dll
|
|
| What is meant by RUN from a command line....This is what is
| done...
|
|
| | From the desktop, select Start > Run and type "regsvr32
| | msscript.ocx"
| |
| without the quotes. Click OK.
|
|
| Do the same for
|
|
| regsvr32 dispex.dll
|
|
| regsvr32 vbscript.dll
|
|
| regsvr32 scrrun.dll
|
|
| Part of the problem is that JS files are not being read
| correctly. In other words INCORRECT file association. So you
| want to make the proper association. Check if file type .JS is
| properly associated:
|
|
| Check and make sure the Application to perform action field has
| this in it C:\WINDOWS\WScript.exe "%1" %*
|
| To do this...there are several ways but here is one way...
|
|
| Go to Start. then Click on SETTINGS....then click on FOLDER
| OPTIONS...then click on FILE TYPES Tab. When that window opens
| scroll down since all the entries are in alphabetical order to
| an entry named Js Script file....Hilite that entry, then press
| the button marked EDIT..Then a new window opens..When that
| window opens, somewhere about the middle of the page you will
| see a box titled ACTIONS...and INSIDE that box you should see
| the word OPEN..Hilite the word open and click on EDIT...then a
| new page opens and there you should see if the file association
| is as advised,,,, DO NOT change ANYTHING BEFORE writing down
| what was there originally...The obvious reason is you can always
| revert to its pristine state if you know what that state was.
|
|
| (4) Did you know you could download them with out using the
| "update site"?
|
|
| If you know what update you need then go to:Windows98 was used
| as an example.. but from the main site you can select the OS.
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp
|
|
| and download and install them manually. Most of them has a
| description of what they are for.
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp
|
|
| OR..
|
|
| Try going directly to www.microsoft.com and manually find
| windows update via links.
|
| http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.mspx
|
|
| (5) Here is a great website for Trouble Shooting Windows Update.
|
|
| http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
|
|
| (6) Open Windows Explorer. Then drill down to Windows
| Directory...expand that directory and locate the WINDOWS UPDATE
| Setup files folder....within that folder locate setup and delete
| that file. You can even delete the entire folder named WINDOWS
| UPDATE setup files That will cause the updater ENGINE to be
| REINSTALLED when you go back to the windows update site
|
| AND..... this option kindly furnished by SIR Troth.
|
|
| (7) For whoever was having trouble with Windows Update, I got
| this from a Lockergnome (http://www.lockergnome.com) newsletter:
| . .....BEGIN QUOTE.....
| With the various Windows security issues and viruses floating
| around lately, having Windows Updates working for you is key.
| Digging into the GnomeTIPS history files, we received this
| message from Gnomie Herman about how to solve some Windows
| Updates problems: "Referencing the July 30, 2003 posting about
| Windows Updates not downloading (the second tip in that
| issue)... the following was obtained from Microsoft (don't
| remember exactly where on their site) and it worked for me. I
| had the same problem. I am running Windows 98SE. Here are the
| steps I took:
| 1.. Click on the following link to download a file called
| MCREPAIR.EXE:
|
http://download.microsoft.com/download/msninvestor/patch/1.0/win98/en-
| us/mcr epair.exe, and save this file to your Desktop. 2.. Open
| Windows Explorer.
| 3.. Create a temporary backup directory called C:\Backup. 4..
| Navigate to the C:\Windows\System directory. 5.. Copy these
| files to the C:\Backup directory: a.. Asycfilt.dll b..
| Oleaut32.dll c.. Olepro32.dll d.. Stdole2.tlb
| 6.. Verify that copies of these files are in the C:\Backup
| folder. 7.. Return to your Desktop and double-click on the file
| MCREPAIR.EXE. 8.. Click Yes to any messages that appear. Once
| the process is complete, you will be prompted to reboot your PC.
| 9.. After your system boots, try the Windows Update site again.
| If the download still hangs, and/or you encounter problems with
| other applications on your PC then you can use the following
| steps to restore your original files: 1.. Open Windows Explorer.
| 2.. Navigate to the C:\Backup folder.
| 3.. Copy the four files to this folder: C:\Windows\System. 4..
| Click the "Yes To All" button when the popup message appears
| asking if you want to overwrite the existing files. 5.. Now re-
| boot your PC."
|
| .....END QUOTE.....
|
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