Post System Recovery Issues: Missing dlls, Updates not working, automated MS Fix-it does not recogn

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Windows XP Home (32-bit), Version 2002 which came preloaded on my HP Pavilion 551w when it was purchased new from Wal-mart in April 2002.  Wildblue Exede broadband.

 

 

Prior to recent System Recovery computer was "clean", no viruses, etc., and was currect on updates.  It was overloaded with old junk files and so many corrupted files that had it so bogged down it was almost impossible to use. Took almost 30 minutes to boot

it up. Deleted tons of programs and files, defrag, etc., even tried reg repair program (RegZooka) to no avail. System Recovery was last resort.

 

After System Recovery I need to re-install SPs , but Windows Update does not function and manual attempts also do not work. Automated Microsoft Fix-it does not recognize my computer's XP Home OS (message that . Followed steps for manual registration of wups2.dll,

rec'd RegSvr32 message "module could not be found". What to I do now to fix this? (As much as I'd love to, I cannot afford to replace my computer at this time.)

 

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