Guest ~~Alan~~ Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 I had a computer that was on its last leg. I had another computer to use but instead of reinstalling an OS and all of my applications to start clean, I decided to remove the disk from the bad computer and put it into the new computer. I expected WinXP to not boot since the disk was configured for another machine. I read somewhere that I can do a repair install and then reapply the updates. The repair install worked. The system boots and my applications are still intact. The first update downloaded and installed. It was the WGA thing. I rebooted and the next set up updates downloaded, about 78 of them, and they all failed. I have tried rebooting again, downloaded manually from Windows Update, but to no avail. I manually downloaded and installed IE7 successfully, but the other 70 someodd updates still fail. any suggestions? thanks, ~alan
Guest NotMe Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: WinXP Updates failing Many times failures like that are due to antivirus or antispyware software running during the install. Delete the windows update temp files (C:\WUTemp) & try again with your security suite disabled. ONLY go to the windows update site and reenable the security after installing. -- A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! CarGodZeroOne@hotmail.com Change Alpha to Numeric to reply "~~Alan~~" <alan.shepro-NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ex4sIYKwHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I had a computer that was on its last leg. I had another computer to use >but instead of reinstalling an OS and all of my applications to start >clean, I decided to remove the disk from the bad computer and put it into >the new computer. > > I expected WinXP to not boot since the disk was configured for another > machine. I read somewhere that I can do a repair install and then reapply > the updates. > > The repair install worked. The system boots and my applications are still > intact. > > The first update downloaded and installed. It was the WGA thing. I > rebooted and the next set up updates downloaded, about 78 of them, and > they all failed. I have tried rebooting again, downloaded manually from > Windows Update, but to no avail. I manually downloaded and installed IE7 > successfully, but the other 70 someodd updates still fail. > > any suggestions? > > thanks, > ~alan >
Guest ~~Alan~~ Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: WinXP Updates failing The folder c:\WUTemp was not found even as a hidden or system folder. And after disabling Norton Antivirus Corp Ed, the updates still fail. Is there a registry something or other or anything else I can try? ~alan "NotMe" <cargodZeroOne@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23zPpv%23MwHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Many times failures like that are due to antivirus or antispyware software > running during the install. > Delete the windows update temp files (C:\WUTemp) & try again with your > security suite disabled. > ONLY go to the windows update site and reenable the security after > installing. > > -- > A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! > CarGodZeroOne@hotmail.com > Change Alpha to Numeric to reply > "~~Alan~~" <alan.shepro-NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:ex4sIYKwHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>I had a computer that was on its last leg. I had another computer to use >>but instead of reinstalling an OS and all of my applications to start >>clean, I decided to remove the disk from the bad computer and put it into >>the new computer. >> >> I expected WinXP to not boot since the disk was configured for another >> machine. I read somewhere that I can do a repair install and then >> reapply the updates. >> >> The repair install worked. The system boots and my applications are >> still intact. >> >> The first update downloaded and installed. It was the WGA thing. I >> rebooted and the next set up updates downloaded, about 78 of them, and >> they all failed. I have tried rebooting again, downloaded manually from >> Windows Update, but to no avail. I manually downloaded and installed IE7 >> successfully, but the other 70 someodd updates still fail. >> >> any suggestions? >> >> thanks, >> ~alan >> > >
Guest Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: WinXP Updates failing "~~Alan~~" <alan.shepro-NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uYhOnt$xHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > The folder c:\WUTemp was not found even as a hidden or system folder. And > after disabling Norton Antivirus Corp Ed, the updates still fail. > > Is there a registry something or other or anything else I can try? It will probably be necessary to totally uninstall Norton to get the machine working properly. And don't replace it with McAfee. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.
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