Unable To Install MS Updates

[Carbo]

Running XP SP3. Just did a complete format and reinstall. First time running SP3, so I don't know if that has anything to do with this.
Anyway, when I go to MS Updates to see what is available or recommended for my system, there are a few files available. But no matter what I try to install, I receive an error message that the installation failed.
For example, I wanted to install Media Player 11 from the update page. But I received the failed to update message. Then I went directly to the Windows Media Player page and was able to download and install the program without any problem.
Anyone? Thank you.

 

[cubby1223]

Run all these commands from the windows\system32 directory, then try Windows Update again:

regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll
regsvr32.exe Mssip32.dll
regsvr32.exe Wintrust.dll
regsvr32.exe Softpub.dll
regsvr32.exe Initpki.dll
regsvr32.exe Dssenh.dll
regsvr32.exe Rsaenh.dll
regsvr32.exe Gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32.exe Slbcsp.dll
regsvr32.exe Cryptdlg.dll
regsvr32.exe licdll.dll
regsvr32.exe Sccbase.dll
regsvr32.exe Msxml.dll
regsvr32.exe Msxml2.dll
regsvr32.exe Msxml3.dll
regsvr32.exe wuweb.dll
regsvr32.exe wups2.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll

 

[captains]

just had this problem, did you get it revovled, for me it was a matter of reregistering a dll

 

[humanure]

had a similar problem recently, method 1 in this article fixed it.
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[mujizac]

Even though this issue is seems solved it's worth posting about the windows update repair tool, which registers all those dll's, and does a few other things. Check it out:
http://software.hitoma.com/WURT/