Loading script "C:\WINDOWS\:Microsoft Office Update

Microsoft has stopped providing XP users with security updates, forcing them to either upgrade to another, newer operating system, or gamble with their safety. While the latest usage figures show that a large portion of users are moving away from XP, there's still a sizable number of users who aren't -- or can't.
If you're an XP user, or know some XP users, there's a trick which makes it possible to receive security updates for the aging OS for another five years -- right up until April 2019.
The workaround makes use of updates for Windows Embedded Industry (formerly known as Windows Embedded POSReady). This is based on Windows XP Service Pack 3, and the security updates which are being released for it are essentially the same ones Microsoft would have pushed out for XP, if it was still doing so.
You can't simply install the updates -- that would be too easy -- and you'll receive a version mismatch error if you try. But a simple registry tweak is enough to fix that.
Create a text document, and call it XP.reg. You'll need to make sure .reg is the proper extension -- so not "XP.reg.txt". If it's not showing up as a registry file, open any folder, go to Tools > Folder Options, select View and uncheck 'Show hidden files and folders'. That should fix the problem.
Right-click the file, and select Edit. Paste in the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\WPA\PosReady]
"Installed"=dword:00000001Save it, and then double-click the file. That will make that change to the registry. That's all you need to do. Windows will now automatically fetch updates designed for POSReady 2009, ensuring XP remains protected for the foreseeable future.
This trick only works for 32-bit editions of XP, but there's a workaround for 64-bit versionshere.
Naturally, there's no way of knowing how long this trick will work -- Microsoft could put a stop to it at any moment. Also, because you're installing updates for a system other than Windows XP, there's the possibility that not all updates will work as intended. But it's still worth a shot.

please anyone help us to how to resolve this . This is problem in my laptop -- Windows Script Host -- Loading script "C:\WINDOWS\:Microsoft Office Update for Windows XP.sys" failed (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. ).

OK, sounds like the problem is that the computer cannot get a valid IP address. In fact it sounds like you might have a IP address conflict on your network. Each IP address on a network segment must be unique.

Check if you are using DHCP.

• Go to
• Control Panel
• Network connections
• Locate the network connection you are using e.g. 'Local area connection' or perhaps 'Wireless connection'
• Right click on the relevant network connection
• Select 'Properties'
• Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
• Select Properties

Is your machine set to "Obtain an IP address automatically" (DHCP) or "Use the following IP address".
If its "Use the following IP address" then make sure no other machines are also using this IP address. You can try setting to 'automatic' but if you do, make sure that you note all details first, so you can revert back to the settings you currently have if you need to.
if its "Obtain an IP address automatically" then make sure no other machines have been manually set.

With regards to the microsoft update, then your best bet is to only select a small number of updates at a time, until you determine which update(s) is causing the failure. Once you know which update is the problem then you can troubleshoot the specific update.

Hope this helps

Please take the time to rate this answer. Many Thanks Don.

Hope you had deleted some files that relate to your system files.
Try to repair your system by Inserting your Windows XP Service Pack2. in your CD/DVD ROM and boot it again.
And if it's not working than you must format your system. And installed it. Here are the procedure to repair/install for reference. Thanks for Using FixYa All the Best!

The only position that the ':' ("colon") can appear is immediately before the first '\'' ("slash") -- it's not allowed to have the ':' between the '\' and the 'Microsoft' strings.

his is an issue that is cropping up more and more. If just a new problem try exiting Yahoo Messenger and then relaunching it. Even try rebooting your computer. If both those fail to solve your problem then try the suggestions below.

1) The first thing to check is to make sure you have scripting enabled in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer is integrated into Yahoo Messenger so things that go wrong with IE can affect Yahoo Messenger. Here is the yahoo help page about that: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messeng…

2) In the Start Menu click on Run. Type, without the quotes, “regsvr32 jscript.dll” and then click OK. Next, repeat the process but this time type in the Run box “regsvr32 vbscript.dll” and click OK. Please note, if you are using Windows Vista temporarily disable the User Account Control (UAC). You can easily turn it back on. On the Control Panel (Category View) choose User Accounts and Family Safety, next choose User Accounts, and then click Turn User Account Control on or off.

3) If the above does not fix your problem and you are using Windows XP, you can update your Windows Script to version 5.7. In my experience helping others, this is the step that has helped the most people. Exit all browser windows and chat programs including Yahoo Messenger before installing. Here is link from Microsoft to update that:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/detai…
Or you can do an internet search for Windows Script 5.7 and choose the Microsoft link.

This version of Window Script is already included with Vista so you would not use that link. There is also a Windows Script 5.7 released for Windows 2000 and you can find that here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai…

I'll two solutions.
First

Update your DirectX.

1. Download DirectX 9.0c.
   
2. Click the Run or Open button to start the installation.
   
3. Click the I accept the agreement radio button.
   
4. Click the Next button twice.
   
5. Click the Finish button to restart your machine and complete the installation.
   

Second

The Microsoft® Scripting Runtime must be installed from the Microsoft® Windows Script components. The Microsoft® Windows Script components are installed by a self-extracting EXE. Please download and install the Microsoft® Windows Script Installer at the following Microsoft® Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

This link may also bring you directly to the download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en

Hope any of these two methods worked for you. All the best.

Regards,
Libin

You can ask Microsoft about these errors. There is no charge when asking for help with updates. When you open Microsoft Update and look at update history, click on the updates that failed and they often give you instructions on how to solve the problem.

Hello,

Click start - Run- Type "msconfig" without quotes.

Click the startup on top. Uncheck the startup script you mentioned. Save and restart and it should boo up fine.

Hope it helps. Kindly update me as well.

Regards

Sammy

Download from this link service pack 3