Windows Automatic updates in Windows XP and Server 2003
Forcing Automatic Updates client (wuauclt) to install the updates: net stop wuauserv delete datastore folder in c:windowssoftwaredistribution; rd /s datastore delete download folder in c:windowssoftwaredistribution; rd /s download net start wuauserv wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow wuauclt /updatenow If still not getting update, then try clearing out the BITS serice as well net stop BITS & net stop wuauserv & net stop cryptsvc rename catroot2 folder in c:windowssystem32; rename catroot2 catroot2.old net start cryptsvc & net start wuauserv & net start BITS wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow wuauclt /updatenow If still failing, check the Automatic Updates client log file at: %windir%Windowsupdate.log […]
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