[sr-suicide]

My computer seems to randomly crash, anywhere from 1 to 10 times a day. It bassically just freezes up completely, I can't move the mouse or anything.

I've looked through my event application logs and it seems as though the same thing keeps happening. Here's the logs at the time of crash:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: ESENT
Event Category: General
Event ID: 100
Date: 5/30/2005
Time: 3:51:18 PM
User: N/A
Computer: GENERIC
Description:
wuauclt (1700) The database engine 5.01.2600.0000 started.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: ESENT
Event Category: General
Event ID: 102
Date: 5/30/2005
Time: 3:51:18 PM
User: N/A
Computer: GENERIC
Description:
wuaueng.dll (1700) SUS20ClientDataStore: The database engine started a new instance (0).


Event Type: Information
Event Source: ESENT
Event Category: General
Event ID: 103
Date: 5/30/2005
Time: 3:51:18 PM
User: N/A
Computer: GENERIC
Description:
wuaueng.dll (1700) SUS20ClientDataStore: The database engine stopped the instance (0).


For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft....link/events.asp.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: ESENT
Event Category: General
Event ID: 101
Date: 5/30/2005
Time: 3:51:18 PM
User: N/A
Computer: GENERIC
Description:
wuauclt (1700) The database engine stopped.

I've tried a few things, since it seems to be related to windows updates. I've tried updating to the latest version, turning of automatic updates and even disabling the service from running at all. I even deleted those two files, but they respawned about 5 seconds later! Nothing has worked so far. Please help. I've spent hours hunting google and havent found a solution.

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See if this clears one

To register the Wuaueng.dll file, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 Wuaueng.dll, and then click OK.
2. When you receive the following message, click OK:
DllRegisterServer in Wuaueng.dll succeeded.

[Retired Tech]

See if this clears one

To register the Wuaueng.dll file, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 Wuaueng.dll, and then click OK.
2. When you receive the following message, click OK:
DllRegisterServer in Wuaueng.dll succeeded.

[sr-suicide]

I already tried that unfortunately... Didn't work. I also did a general spyware and virus scan with no results...

Thanks for your time.

[Retired Tech]

Try this though you may get wuauclt could not be found

Click Start > Run > Type the following commands in the Open box one at at time and pressing enter after each one

REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups.dll

After re-registering the files, try the Windows Update site again.

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Edited by kool808, 01 June 2005 - 03:41 AM.

[sr-suicide]

Try this though you may get wuauclt could not be found

Click Start > Run > Type the following commands in the Open box one at at time and pressing enter after each one

REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups.dll

After re-registering the files, try the Windows Update site again.

Did that, wuauclt didn't work (could'nt be found) but the rest went fine, however the windows update site wont work for me..

I get:

[Error number: 0x8007043B]
Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested page.

Hmm...

[Retired Tech]

Look here

http://www.updatexp....0x8007043b.html

Try these, it does have different ones

Try registering the following:

Click Start, select Run and type (pressing enter after each one and wait for the
success message):

net.exe stop wuauserv
Press Ok

Repeat for the following:
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 atl.dll

net.exe start wuauserv


http://v5.windowsupd...icleid=19&ln=en

[sr-suicide]

Thanks, I've got all the updates now, hasn't crashed yet, I'll see how it it goes...

[Retired Tech]

Thank you for letting me know

Hope it goes well

[sr-suicide]

Argh, It didn't work, the random crash still occurs...

All I've been able to work out is that it only seems to occur when my Internet connection is idle, like when I'm reading a website or just listening to music. I recently started to use Microsoft Outlook Express, I think I started using it about the same time the crashes started to occur. Could it be conflicting somehow?

Thanks for your time.

[Retired Tech]

Try these

http://www.eudora.co...ures/index.html

http://www.eudora.com/email/modes/


http://www.mozilla.o...ts/thunderbird/

You can get a 1TB account here

http://www.hriders.c...ate_account.cfm

Microsoft say you need to reinstall SP2 to repair Outlook Express and I wouldn't recommend that to anyone

You can use the SP2 CD to reinstall without removing it first

http://www.microsoft...us/default.mspx

[sr-suicide]

I never updated to SP2, didn't like it when I had it when It first came out (and from what I've seen people with SP2 have the problem as well =/). I looked around google and it seems the only way to remove outlook express removes internet explorer as well?

Thanks for your help.

[Retired Tech]

If you go add / remove then add / remove windows components they are listed in different places