42 trojan threats??/please help!!

Browntoa

http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2007/09/27/windows-update-solution-if-it-stops-working-after-xp-repair-mode.aspx

Manually registering files solves the problem

If you find that Windows Update refuses to install most patches, you can register its missing DLLs yourself. This can be accomplished by manually entering seven commands (shown in Step 2, below) at a command prompt. If you need to run the fix on multiple machines, it's easiest to use a batch file, as Steps 1 through 5 explain:

Step 1. Open Notepad (or any text editor).

Step 2. Copy and paste the following command lines into the Notepad window (the /s switch runs the commands silently, freeing you from having to press Enter after each line):

regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 /s wucltui.dll
regsvr32 /s wups2.dll
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuweb.dll

Step 3. Save the file to your desktop, using a .bat or .cmd extension.

Step 4. Double-click the icon of the .bat or .cmd file.

Step 5. A command window will open, run the commands, and then close.

The next time you visit the Windows Update site, you should not have any problem installing the latest patches.

Sunshine12

Thanks Browntoa (RIk thanks for all your previous help.)

Tried first one and crashed. Tried second one and it ran the dll files then the command window disappeared. Went into windows update to run the upgrade and it crashed again........feel like throwing it out the window at the moment!!

Browntoa

if you have an XP cd you could try a repair install that leaves everyting intact, then retry updates

if theres nothing to save then I'd go down the fresh install route

Sunshine12

Dont want to tempt fate but did tried the second thing you said again and it now appears to have worked! Its ran the update and hasnt crashed since. Thanks so much! Have had some really great advice and really appreciate the time that everyone has taken to help me. Hopefully that will be it for a while! Thanks again.

aliEnRIK

Glad your sorted mate

And well done Browntoa