I am at my wit's end trying to solve this prob. I am able to find 11 udates,
but when trying to download and install them, the computer just seems to
hang. I have tried reregistering Msscript.ocx, Dispex.dll, Vbscript.dll and
Scrrun.dll but this didn't help. I have added the Update website to my
Trusted Sites (Windows Firewall).
My computer is otherwise fine and very quick (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L
laptop, Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, 248 MB RAM, Broadband connection). I have
McAfee anti-virus software.
Can anybody please help??

Marius,
Try turning on "Automatic Updates" to install automatically. I have used
that for a very long time and have had no problems. With 11 downloads, you
may have a very large total package to download. Usually the Firewall is not
a problem and neither are anti-virus programs. Also, see if there is a
difference by manually setting the internet security settings to the lowest
settings.

"Marius" wrote:

> I am at my wit's end trying to solve this prob. I am able to find 11 udates,
> but when trying to download and install them, the computer just seems to
> hang. I have tried reregistering Msscript.ocx, Dispex.dll, Vbscript.dll and
> Scrrun.dll but this didn't help. I have added the Update website to my
> Trusted Sites (Windows Firewall).
> My computer is otherwise fine and very quick (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L
> laptop, Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, 248 MB RAM, Broadband connection). I have
> McAfee anti-virus software.
> Can anybody please help??

Hi,
I had Automatic Udates on for a long time before asking for help. My Udate
history shows hundreds of failed attempts! I've had no successful Updates for
several months.
As far as changing the security level, the lowest allowable security level
for the Windows Update website on my computer is Medium; I'm unable to set it
any lower than this.
Any further suggestions??

"MrBil" wrote:

> Marius,
> Try turning on "Automatic Updates" to install automatically. I have used
> that for a very long time and have had no problems. With 11 downloads, you
> may have a very large total package to download. Usually the Firewall is not
> a problem and neither are anti-virus programs. Also, see if there is a
> difference by manually setting the internet security settings to the lowest
> settings.
>
> "Marius" wrote:
>
> > I am at my wit's end trying to solve this prob. I am able to find 11 udates,
> > but when trying to download and install them, the computer just seems to
> > hang. I have tried reregistering Msscript.ocx, Dispex.dll, Vbscript.dll and
> > Scrrun.dll but this didn't help. I have added the Update website to my
> > Trusted Sites (Windows Firewall).
> > My computer is otherwise fine and very quick (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L
> > laptop, Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, 248 MB RAM, Broadband connection). I have
> > McAfee anti-virus software.
> > Can anybody please help??

I have the same problem I can not change the security level, the lowest
allowable security level for Windows on my computer is Medium; I'm unable
to set it any lower than this. Error number: 0x80072F76 I need help to
ineed updates
Marius" wrote:

> Hi,
> I had Automatic Udates on for a long time before asking for help. My Udate
> history shows hundreds of failed attempts! I've had no successful Updates for
> several months.
> As far as changing the security level, the lowest allowable security level
> for the Windows Update website on my computer is Medium; I'm unable to set it
> any lower than this.
> Any further suggestions??
>
> "MrBil" wrote:
>
> > Marius,
> > Try turning on "Automatic Updates" to install automatically. I have used
> > that for a very long time and have had no problems. With 11 downloads, you
> > may have a very large total package to download. Usually the Firewall is not
> > a problem and neither are anti-virus programs. Also, see if there is a
> > difference by manually setting the internet security settings to the lowest
> > settings.
> >
> > "Marius" wrote:
> >
> > > I am at my wit's end trying to solve this prob. I am able to find 11 udates,
> > > but when trying to download and install them, the computer just seems to
> > > hang. I have tried reregistering Msscript.ocx, Dispex.dll, Vbscript.dll and
> > > Scrrun.dll but this didn't help. I have added the Update website to my
> > > Trusted Sites (Windows Firewall).
> > > My computer is otherwise fine and very quick (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L
> > > laptop, Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, 248 MB RAM, Broadband connection). I have
> > > McAfee anti-virus software.
> > > Can anybody please help??

Try disabling the Windows Firewall and McAfee just for the update?

"Marius" wrote:

> I am at my wit's end trying to solve this prob. I am able to find 11 udates,
> but when trying to download and install them, the computer just seems to
> hang. I have tried reregistering Msscript.ocx, Dispex.dll, Vbscript.dll and
> Scrrun.dll but this didn't help. I have added the Update website to my
> Trusted Sites (Windows Firewall).
> My computer is otherwise fine and very quick (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L
> laptop, Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, 248 MB RAM, Broadband connection). I have
> McAfee anti-virus software.
> Can anybody please help??

This didn't help either. Doesn't anybody know how to solve my problem??? (See
above info) - Marius

"perofoslo" wrote:

> Try disabling the Windows Firewall and McAfee just for the update?
>
> "Marius" wrote:
>
> > I am at my wit's end trying to solve this prob. I am able to find 11 udates,
> > but when trying to download and install them, the computer just seems to
> > hang. I have tried reregistering Msscript.ocx, Dispex.dll, Vbscript.dll and
> > Scrrun.dll but this didn't help. I have added the Update website to my
> > Trusted Sites (Windows Firewall).
> > My computer is otherwise fine and very quick (Fujitsu Siemens Amilo L
> > laptop, Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, 248 MB RAM, Broadband connection). I have
> > McAfee anti-virus software.
> > Can anybody please help??

I seem to be at exactly the same place. I troulbe shoot windows for a
living and have been doing this 17 years. This probelm is going to
force a complete reinstall if I cant fix it soon. You have done all the
right things and seem to know what you are talking about. I just read
one person using Panda AV got over it when they released a fix. I dont
use that. I didnt know my updates were not going in for the longest
time. I am more behind than you. At first it was just the Net Framework
updates that wouldnt go, now it is everything. It fails!!! right away,
it couldnt have downloaded in the time it is taking so the prolbem is
at that level. I turn off the firewall and no go. Windows wont though
even take me manually downloading the updates and trying to execute
them so maybe it is more than the download process is not working. I
acutally got MS interested for a while and got a reply that "this will
likely solve your problems so we will assume it does and close your
case", somehtings like that. But they gave a convuluted way to reply to
keep it going. I did it over and over and over and they dont answer. I
have been Microshafted again. I had a Google hit on a blog that only
has the Net Frame work install problem, exactly as I had it, used logic
exactly as i did and it failed and he hates Windows with a passion. Get
back to me if you watn to work together on this,...
Thanks
Dave H


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Look, revert to before dec 13 and wait for ms fix.

A complete install does not fix the problem.


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>
> I seem to be at exactly the same place. I troulbe shoot windows for a
> living and have been doing this 17 years. This probelm is going to
> force a complete reinstall if I cant fix it soon. You have done all the
> right things and seem to know what you are talking about. I just read
> one person using Panda AV got over it when they released a fix. I dont
> use that. I didnt know my updates were not going in for the longest
> time. I am more behind than you. At first it was just the Net Framework
> updates that wouldnt go, now it is everything. It fails!!! right away,
> it couldnt have downloaded in the time it is taking so the prolbem is
> at that level. I turn off the firewall and no go. Windows wont though
> even take me manually downloading the updates and trying to execute
> them so maybe it is more than the download process is not working. I
> acutally got MS interested for a while and got a reply that "this will
> likely solve your problems so we will assume it does and close your
> case", somehtings like that. But they gave a convuluted way to reply to
> keep it going. I did it over and over and over and they dont answer. I
> have been Microshafted again. I had a Google hit on a blog that only
> has the Net Frame work install problem, exactly as I had it, used logic
> exactly as i did and it failed and he hates Windows with a passion. Get
> back to me if you watn to work together on this,...
> Thanks
> Dave H
>
>
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My meaning was to reinstall a freshly formatted hard drive with WIndows
XP Pro and then start with the updates. If your statement was correct
it would mean we all have this problem and clearly we dont. That is
reinforced by the fact that I find so few hits on this problem and that
MS doesnt have a fix for their "inoperable updater/fixer function". I
didnt mean reinstall on top of my massively overdone and burnt out
current install. Most my friends agree if you use Windows alot, get
used to reinstalling from 'scratch" every 18 months. As far as a fix
from MS, they completely ignore the question so dont think they even
know they/we have a problem. I would like to hear from the user just
before my entry if you are out there, it said just three hours ago you
were on as of yesterday. THanks,...

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Hi,
I still have the same problem. Tom's advice is useless to me too because my
problem started months ago. My last successful Windows Update was in Aug
2006, so restoring to before Dec 13 will clearly not solve anything.

"winsleuth" wrote:

>
> My meaning was to reinstall a freshly formatted hard drive with WIndows
> XP Pro and then start with the updates. If your statement was correct
> it would mean we all have this problem and clearly we dont. That is
> reinforced by the fact that I find so few hits on this problem and that
> MS doesnt have a fix for their "inoperable updater/fixer function". I
> didnt mean reinstall on top of my massively overdone and burnt out
> current install. Most my friends agree if you use Windows alot, get
> used to reinstalling from 'scratch" every 18 months. As far as a fix
> from MS, they completely ignore the question so dont think they even
> know they/we have a problem. I would like to hear from the user just
> before my entry if you are out there, it said just three hours ago you
> were on as of yesterday. THanks,...
>
> Dave H
>
>
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