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dragon
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updating xp

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When I try to update xp through the Microsoft update and I get an error 0x80070020 which is that a required program is being used by another. I turned off everything I could and still get this. Is there a way to find out which program is causing this or a way around this.
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Did you turn your anti-virus off too?
Microsoft wrote:SYMPTOMS
When you try to download an update from the Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, you receive the following error message:
0x80070020 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

CAUSE
This problem occurs when your computer has an antivirus program that uses real-time scanning.
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Post by dragon »

Yeah but still no effect. Oh well I'll just update without using the window update site, more of a pain.
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