See if this helps::
1. Click Start.
2. Choose Run.
3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after each one) :-

net.exe stop wuauserv
regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe MSXML3.dll
regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll
regsvr32.exe qmgrprxy.dll
net.exe start wuauserv

Restart.


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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
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"Spirit" <Spirit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:618FD84F-B5E5-48E6-8639-61213736870A@microsoft.com...
>I Also am recieving the same error, following a virus attack. Any ideas?
>
> "ward" wrote:
>
>> trying to download
>> the update to get
>> rid of viruses
>> --
>> byte