I believe the msxml should not even be on your machine.
It was removed when my machine worked fine, but is back after going back in
time and now does not work.

"Patti MacLeod" <pam120@nospamshaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi Richard,
>
> See if the information in this post by TaurArian [MS-MVP] helps you to
> resolve the problem:
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...134f652a3bb5f9
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "Richard Jones" <RichardJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4CE36B19-949B-4E68-BADA-94B5BA19527B@microsoft.com...
>> I have an Acer Aspire 3500, preloaded with Windows XP Home,
>> I go to the windows update page and click on Express, I get a page that
> says
>> that: "Files required to use Windows upadates are no longer registered or
>> installed on your computer"
>> I click on "Register or reinstall the files for me now,(Recommended)
>> it show downloading and installing and shows 100% done.
>> Then it returns to the update page with Express or Custom, I click
> Express,
>> and I'm sent back to the "Files required to use windows updates..." again
>> I try again I get the same thing, over and over again.
>>
>> --
>> Richard Jones
>
>