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Guest Steve Wilson
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can any one advise what to do with my probelm

i have xp sp2 windows and set my updates to auto , but recently the updates

will advise me as they are released and will start to down load but will not

install...i also tried to do this manually ......

but same thing everytime latley...get updates , downloads and nothing happens

what would you do in this suitation?

 

Thanks for any help u can give

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Guest Rich Barry
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Re: problems updating XP

 

Steve, take a look at this MS Article

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457141.aspx

 

 

 

"Steve Wilson" <SteveWilson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D5A829F3-87E1-4980-9B5A-D738B6A4C945@microsoft.com...

> can any one advise what to do with my probelm

> i have xp sp2 windows and set my updates to auto , but recently the

> updates

> will advise me as they are released and will start to down load but will

> not

> install...i also tried to do this manually ......

> but same thing everytime latley...get updates , downloads and nothing

> happens

> what would you do in this suitation?

>

> Thanks for any help u can give

>

Guest PA Bear
Posted

Re: problems updating XP

 

How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server

Update Services installation issues:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906602

 

1. See the "Need more help? Tell us what problem you are having" section of

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527

 

2. You cannot install some updates or programs

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822798

 

3a. Check Windowsupdate.log (%windir%\Windowsupdate.log) for errors

associated with the download/install.

 

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

 

3b. Compare errors to those listed here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blogs/mowgreen/index.php?showentry=1122

and/or go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com > click on Help and Support

link in left pane > Solve problems on your own.

 

4. Windows Update Checklist:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm

 

5. Windows Update-specific newsgroup:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

Archive of Windows Update newsgroup:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

 

Steve Wilson wrote:

> can any one advise what to do with my probelm

> i have xp sp2 windows and set my updates to auto , but recently the

> updates

> will advise me as they are released and will start to down load but will

> not install...i also tried to do this manually ......

> but same thing everytime latley...get updates , downloads and nothing

> happens what would you do in this suitation?

>

> Thanks for any help u can give

Guest Plato
Posted

Re: problems updating XP

 

=?Utf-8?B?U3RldmUgV2lsc29u?= wrote:

>

> can any one advise what to do with my probelm

> i have xp sp2 windows and set my updates to auto , but recently the updates

> will advise me as they are released and will start to down load but will not

> install...i also tried to do this manually ......

 

 

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4


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