Guest mfruech Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt handler: failed to spawn COM server 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before signaling event 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing updates with error 0x80004002 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... Mike Quote
Guest whirphy Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install I am having this exact same problem. I just upgraded to XP Pro and I have 77 updates that will not install. "mfruech" wrote: > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > handler: failed to spawn COM server > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > signaling event > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > updates with error 0x80004002 > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > Mike Quote
Guest RHDIT Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install Same here, reinstalled OS got the 1st update and now all the rest fail. With no reasoning attatched. "whirphy" wrote: > I am having this exact same problem. I just upgraded to XP Pro and I have 77 > updates that will not install. > > "mfruech" wrote: > > > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > > handler: failed to spawn COM server > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > > signaling event > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > > updates with error 0x80004002 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > > > Mike Quote
Guest mfruech Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install I have finally found the fix for my particular problem. I downloaded the new Windows Update agent at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and ran it with the /wuforce switch. That forced the reinstallation of all wu agent files. After a reboot, all is well. Hope this helps someone. Mike "RHDIT" wrote: > Same here, reinstalled OS got the 1st update and now all the rest fail. With > no reasoning attatched. > > "whirphy" wrote: > > > I am having this exact same problem. I just upgraded to XP Pro and I have 77 > > updates that will not install. > > > > "mfruech" wrote: > > > > > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > > > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > > > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > > > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > > > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > > > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > > > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > > > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > > > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > > > handler: failed to spawn COM server > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > > > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > > > signaling event > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > > > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > > > updates with error 0x80004002 > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > > > > > Mike Quote
Guest hesynergy Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install "mfruech" wrote: > I have finally found the fix for my particular problem. I downloaded the new > Windows Update agent at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and ran it > with the /wuforce switch. That forced the reinstallation of all wu agent > files. After a reboot, all is well. Hope this helps someone. > > Mike Mike, I dl'd the above file as WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe. Then I used your switch as: WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe /wuforce /wuforce The result was a list of possible switches which I assume indicates that /wuforce is NOT a viable switch...there is /overwriteoem... soooooo....what did you do that I didn't...or vice versa??? Thanks, Chas Quote
Guest fnlvn2 Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install I have a probable solution. I'm not on a network so things may be a little different and therefore may not work the same. In my case I have multiple systems on multiple hard drives and have the following problems on all. If I do a repair installation I can never get the windows updates. They download, but fail to install. To repair this problem the dll files associated with the windows update program have to be registered. To do this you'll need to run regsvr32. Go start then run: regsvr32 wuapi.dll regsvr32 wuaueng.dll regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll regsvr32 wucltui.dll regsvr32 wups.dll regsvr32 wups2.dll regsvr32 wuweb.dll If networked machines operate under the same principles as stand alone machines, this will be the solution to your problem "mfruech" wrote: > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > handler: failed to spawn COM server > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > signaling event > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > updates with error 0x80004002 > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > Mike Quote
Guest Tom-H-PIC Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install This worked for me Thanks. "mfruech" wrote: > I have finally found the fix for my particular problem. I downloaded the new > Windows Update agent at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and ran it > with the /wuforce switch. That forced the reinstallation of all wu agent > files. After a reboot, all is well. Hope this helps someone. > > Mike > > "RHDIT" wrote: > > > Same here, reinstalled OS got the 1st update and now all the rest fail. With > > no reasoning attatched. > > > > "whirphy" wrote: > > > > > I am having this exact same problem. I just upgraded to XP Pro and I have 77 > > > updates that will not install. > > > > > > "mfruech" wrote: > > > > > > > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > > > > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > > > > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > > > > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > > > > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > > > > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > > > > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > > > > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > > > > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > > > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > > > > handler: failed to spawn COM server > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > > > > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > > > > signaling event > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > > > > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > > > > updates with error 0x80004002 > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > > > > > > > Mike Quote
Guest iexplorer0726 Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install hesynergy;3043317 Wrote: > > Mike, > > I dl'd the above file as WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe. Then I > used > your switch as: > WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe /wuforce /wuforce > > The result was a list of possible switches which I assume indicates > that > /wuforce is NOT a viable switch...there is /overwriteoem... > > soooooo....what did you do that I didn't...or vice versa??? > > Thanks, > > Chas Chas, We made the same mistake, putting the /wuforce on the WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe. Mike wasn't referring to using the /wuforce switch on the first file (WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe), rather he was saying to use the /wuforce on the second file, Windows updater file (WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe), such as "WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce". Hope that helps. -- iexplorer0726 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iexplorer0726's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=28560 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest אודם המלכה Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install Worked for me too. Thanks a lot mfruech & mfruech!!!!! you really helped me a lot... thanks again. Telmadog Quote
Guest rsmith187 Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install Thank god this thread made it into google. Man, this was a b*** to figure out. Of all the other supposed "fixes", this is the only one that truly works. I had this happen to me on two different systems this week that I just did a repair install of Windows XP SP2. Both exhibited the symptom of showing 79 or 80 updates downloaded and waiting to be installed, but the installer would just scroll through them all and immediately fail them all. No error code. No info behind the "red X". Very frustrating. Seems like Microsoft has botched something with windows update in the last couple months to cause this. I do repair installs fairly often and never saw this before. But lo and behold follow the two steps outlined here in this thread, and my windows updates are working again. And in typical MSKB fashion, the title and symptoms listed in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 don't match any of our symptoms, so we would never find it! Thanks guys! -- rsmith187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rsmith187's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=28882 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest Kaung Posted August 11, 2007 Posted August 11, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install Dear folks, download the latest Windows Update Agent (see one of the above posts or here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891) and just type "Location of your file here" /wuforce in the run command and press Enter. *You don't even need to restart your PC!* For example: if your file is stored in C:\Downloads, you need to type exactly like this: "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce Hope this helps. Regards, Kaung -- Kaung ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kaung's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=29211 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest Whiplash777 Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install THANKS Kaung!!!! I just did a repair install of XP Pro and the updates wouldn't install. I ran the command you specified: Kaung;3078381 Wrote: > > "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce > And then everything worked great!!!! You ROCK! Apparently the rogue registry entries are there for v3 of WUAUCLT (so the client install says it's already installed), but the client was downgraded due to the repair. -- Whiplash777 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Whiplash777's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=29396 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest rzbhatti Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install Thanks this worked for me on XP Pro Sp2 Bhatti > I have finally found the fix for my particular problem. I downloaded the new > Windows Update agent at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and ran it > with the /wuforce switch. That forced the reinstallation of all wu agent > files. After a reboot, all is well. Hope this helps someone. > Mike -- rzbhatti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rzbhatti's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=29557 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest sir reddo Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install Thank's your a life saver fnlvn2, I went to lots of other sites and everywhere there were suggestions but nothing fixed it. Thanks again. Sir Reddo -- sir reddo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sir reddo's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=29690 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest scrouse426 Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install Thanks everyone. I worked on this problem for about 4 hours, the fixed referenced was perfect. -- scrouse426 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ scrouse426's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=30927 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest torjy Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install Thanks , this just saved me too -- torjy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ torjy's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=36189 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest MADhase Posted December 12, 2007 Posted December 12, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install This is definitely THE solution and should be sticky. Nice work and thanks a lot! "fnlvn2" wrote: > I have a probable solution. I'm not on a network so things may be a little > different and therefore may not work the same. In my case I have multiple > systems on multiple hard drives and have the following problems on all. If I > do a repair installation I can never get the windows updates. They > download, but fail to install. To repair this problem the dll files > associated with the windows update program have to be registered. To do this > you'll need to run regsvr32. Go start then run: > regsvr32 wuapi.dll > regsvr32 wuaueng.dll > regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll > regsvr32 wucltui.dll > regsvr32 wups.dll > regsvr32 wups2.dll > regsvr32 wuweb.dll > > If networked machines operate under the same principles as stand alone > machines, this will be the solution to your problem > > "mfruech" wrote: > > > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > > handler: failed to spawn COM server > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > > signaling event > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > > updates with error 0x80004002 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > > > Mike Quote
Guest tigerdillon Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install Guys, if you guys are not impatient you can download and install them manually. Goto the update site and locate each update individually and run them from the site... I did... all 93 updates..... Good luck to you all "mfruech" wrote: > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > handler: failed to spawn COM server > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > signaling event > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > updates with error 0x80004002 > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > Mike Quote
Guest MADhase Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 RE: automatic updates fail to install 100 Updates??? sorry, I am impatient. The upper solution works. So no more need for manual operations :P "tigerdillon" wrote: > Guys, > if you guys are not impatient you can download and install them manually. > Goto the update site and locate each update individually and run them from > the site... I did... all 93 updates..... > > Good luck to you all > > > "mfruech" wrote: > > > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > > handler: failed to spawn COM server > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > > signaling event > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > > updates with error 0x80004002 > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > > > Mike Quote
Guest Charles Ecilop Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install I've tried the "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce suggestion; that loaded with no problem. The other, (WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe) failed to install. And my automatic updates still won't install. The message I get is... "The following updates were not installed: Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB936782) Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.0 Service Pack 3 (KB930494) Update for Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (KB939683) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569) Update Rollup KB908250 for Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update for Windows XP (KB927891) Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)" -- Charles Ecilop ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles Ecilop's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=37700 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=789036 http://forums.techarena.in Quote
Guest Ottmar Freudenberger Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 Re: automatic updates fail to install "Charles Ecilop" <Charles.Ecilop.31trze@DoNotSpam.com> schrieb: > I've tried the "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce > suggestion; that loaded with no problem. The other, > (WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe) failed to install. Huh? Which error message/code is beeing displayed while trying to? > And my automatic updates still won't install. The message I get is... > > "The following updates were not installed: Check the Windows Update site and click in the "Update History" link on the upper left side. Now click on the "red cross" aside the failing updates. What's the error code shown in the upcoming window? Bye, Freudi Quote
Guest orenco Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 RE: automatic updates fail to install Yes, this helped me with my problem. I recently formatted my pc and put my XP sp3 pro back on, and after a few (successfully installed) windows updates it started downloading critical updates but failed when atempting to install them. After some testing i also noticed that if i removed any installed update from add or remove programs and let windows update install them again, they where also downloaded but not installed. In the windowsupdate.log file i have several "0x80004002" errors. In my case when i tried to install the "WindowsXP-KB927891-v3-x86-ENU.exe" it said that "setup has detected that the service pack version of this system is newer than the update you are aplying". so i skipped it and installed the "WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" with the /wuforce in the end. And after a reboot it installed all the downloaded windows updates. Hope this helps other ppl as well. "mfruech" wrote: > I have finally found the fix for my particular problem. I downloaded the new > Windows Update agent at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 and ran it > with the /wuforce switch. That forced the reinstallation of all wu agent > files. After a reboot, all is well. Hope this helps someone. > > Mike > > "RHDIT" wrote: > > > Same here, reinstalled OS got the 1st update and now all the rest fail. With > > no reasoning attatched. > > > > "whirphy" wrote: > > > > > I am having this exact same problem. I just upgraded to XP Pro and I have 77 > > > updates that will not install. > > > > > > "mfruech" wrote: > > > > > > > I have had to reinstall winXP Pro on two machines on my network recently. On > > > > both machines, after the reinstall was complete, I rebooted and logged into > > > > the network without any problems. Windowsupdate immediately found 1 update to > > > > install. I believe it was Windows Installer 3.0. It installed without any > > > > problems. After a reboot, Windowsupdate found around 50 new updates to > > > > install, but no matter what I try it fails every time. > > > > Here is a portion of my windowsupdate.log file. > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:34:000 816 dec Handler Attempting to create remote handler > > > > process as MHS_SPECTRUM_SE\Mike in session 0 > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc =========== Logging initialized > > > > (build: 7.0.6000.374, tz: -0500) =========== > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 Misc = Process: > > > > C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:781 3696 e74 AUClnt FATAL: Error: 0x80004002. wuauclt > > > > handler: failed to spawn COM server > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:36:875 816 dec Handler FATAL: 0x80004002: ERROR: Remote > > > > update handler container process created (PID: 3696), but exited before > > > > signaling event > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80004002 > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ********* > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ** END ** Agent: Installing > > > > updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent ************* > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 dec Agent WARNING: WU client failed installing > > > > updates with error 0x80004002 > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > > [updateId = {707E6500-81C1-4165-8C43-631E09891716}] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > > [updateId = {9785760A-3232-40E0-8F2A-03FB932BF3CA}] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update > > > > [updateId = {E2E1C013-B99A-4683-921C-B99663F3F8ED}] > > > > 2007-07-24 09:20:38:968 816 32c AU # WARNING: Install skipped > > > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas how I can make this work again? Thanks... > > > > > > > > Mike Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.