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Windows Update does not work after a new install of Windows XP SP2

I use to be able to load my Windows XP SP2 on a newly formatted HDD and then click on Windows Update to download all of the updates without a glitch.  Not so anymore.  I spent the better part of this week trying to get it to work but without success.  Could someone at Microsoft tell us the steps that must be followed now because the ones that used to work no longer do.  Obviously something has changed at the Microsoft end that prevents us from updating our new install the way we used to.  May I suggest that Microsoft reverts its Window Update site to a previous time i.e. one that works.  Hopefully, all of this is not intended to move us off Windows XP in the near term. 
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Hi Keith, I actually managed to reinstall my Windows XP SP2 using the following steps:

 

1.   Start up from Windows XP SP2 OEM Installation CD

2.   Create 30 GB partition on new HDD and format using regular NTSF formatting

3.   Install Windows XP SP2 to new partition

4.   Enter product key

5.   Let Windows start from HDD

6.   During Windows Tour turn on Automatic Update

7.  Open Device Manager and update driver for devices that had not been installed properly (from the MB installation and utilities CD)

8.   Modify Appearances and Display properties

9.   Register and validate the new Windows install over the Internet

10. Run WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe (downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=24)

11. Restart

Run IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe (downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/internet-explorer-8-details.aspx)

12. Restart

13. Run jre-7u45-windows-i586.exe (downloaded from http://java.com/en/download/windows_ie.jsp?locale=en)

14. Verify Java

15. Restart

16. Check for updates using Windows Update (failed – continuous loop)

 

The following steps came from Xircal at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_update/windows-update-died-tried-many-solutions-still/7d5ec39f-086f-471f-a713-b195d4c4b24d?page=3

 

17. Go to Start, then Run and copy/paste regsvr32 qmgr.dll then click OK

18. Go to Start, then Run and copy/paste regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll then click OK

19. Restart

20. Go to Start, then Run and copy/paste %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\inf\qmgr.inf and then click OK (in the dialog box asking for the Windows Installation CD change the path in the bottom field to C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 then click OK

21. Restart

22. Go to Start, then Run and copy/paste services.msc and then click OK to launch the Services list

23. In the Service List, double click Background Intelligent Transfer Service and then try to start the service again (would not start – if it does go to 28)

24. Go to Start, then Run and copy/paste Reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS\Parameters /v ServiceDll /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %windir%\System32\qmgr.dll and then click OK

25. Restart

26. Go to Start, then Run and copy/paste services.msc and then click OK to launch the Services list

27. In the Service List, double click Background Intelligent Transfer Service and then start the service

28. Change the Startup Type from “Manual” to “Automatic” then click Apply and close the window

29. Restart

30. Check for updates using Windows Update (failed – continuous loop)

31. Run IE8-WindowsXP-KB2888505-x86-ENU.exe (downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41074)

32. Check for updates using Windows Update

33. When Windows server prompts to install two product improvement updates click “Install”

34. Check for updates using Windows Update again

35. Download and Install the recommended updates (125 in total)

36. Restart

37. Check for updates again using Windows Update

38. Download and Install the recommended updates (2 in total)

39. Restart

40. Check for updates again using Windows Update (up to date - no new updates available)

41. Check the Windows Update History (everything OK - all green)

42. Restart PC (now up to date)

 

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Last updated July 5, 2018 Views 17,253 Applies to: