Guest Monroe Ruda Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 windows will not install updates after downloading no matter how I try to do it
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: windows will not install updates Monroe Ruda wrote: > windows will not install updates after downloading no matter how I > try to do it Try this: Get Dial-a-Fix: http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix Use its options to fix: - Windows Installer - Windows Update - All the Registration Center options. Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2" Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution". Then click "GO" and wait until it is done... Reboot may be needed. - Download/Install Windows Update v3. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237 (You may need to install it using the command line switch "/wuforce" right after an additional reboot - immediately after logging in.) - Download/Install the 927891 patch. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A - Reboot. - Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan for/install updates. - Come back and let us know how things went! -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Newbie Coder Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: windows will not install updates Monroe Ruda, Any error messages? Are you logged in as an administrator or part of the admin group when trying to install these updates? -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "Monroe Ruda" <monty5@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:u4iBUAd6HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > windows will not install updates after downloading no matter how I try to do > it > >
Guest PA Bear Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Re: windows will not install updates 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 Monroe Ruda wrote: > windows will not install updates after downloading no matter how I try to > do > it
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