Thanks for all the suggestions, I tied everysingle one of them, but Windows
update still gives me the same error message: "Your computer's date and time
appear to be out of sync with an update
certificate. To fix this:
1. In Control Panel, open Date and Time Properties.
2. Ensure that the date and time are correct.

Read more about steps you can take to resolve this problem (error number
0x80072F8F) yourself."


"Detlev Dreyer" wrote:

> "lrh381b2" <lrh381b2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I think the virus corrupted a critical file in the windows directory,
> > so Windows would not boot. After talking to the help desk for the
> > computer manufacturer, My only choice was to erase the hard drive and
> > make it like a new computer.
>
> This was certainly the best solution in terms of system security.
>
> > Everything works now except for Windows Update.
>
> In addition to PA Bear's reply there are some tools around fixing that
> problem, eg. http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix or
> http://download.mshelper.de/mshregs/winUpdRstre.exe
>
> --
> d-d
>