Installation of updates on a new PC

[Guest Rajiv K Khandelwal]

Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP Professional.

Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but 86

are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how to

overcome this problem.

 

Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

 

Rajiv K. Khandelwal

[Guest Rey Santos]

RE: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

See this link:

 

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

Update Services installation issues

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602/

 

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Rey

 

 

"Rajiv K Khandelwal" wrote:

> Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP Professional.

> Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but 86

> are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how to

> overcome this problem.

>

> Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

>

> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>

>

>

>

[Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Re: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

How to view the Update log in Windows:-

 

Click Start, and then click Run.

In the Open box, type: %windir%\windowsupdate.log

and then click OK.

 

Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate the error code(s)

associated with the latest failed attempt to download/install. If appropriate copy and

paste the error codes into a thread on the WU Newsgroup so someone may be able to assist

you. On the other hand, you may be able to find the error code and other suggestions by

searching the WU Newsgroup.

or

On the WU Website, select your history of updates – now click on failed update (red mark)

and see if there is an error code.

If there is an error code, write it down and post back or in the alternative, do a search

for the error code.

 

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093

 

Windows Update newsgroup:

(OE newsreader)

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

or

(Web)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&lang=en&cr=US

 

Information:

 

You cannot install updates that you download from the Windows Update Web site on a Windows

XP-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=934648

 

If Updates fail to install:-

If you receive a 643 error message or a message indicating that Windows Update was unable

to complete the operation. This may occur if the catalog database (Edb.log) is damaged.

Try this:-

Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.

At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

del /q "%SystemRoot%\System32\Catroot2\Edb.log

This command will force the catalog database to rebuild itself.

 

You Cannot Install Some Updates or Programs

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798

 

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"Rajiv K Khandelwal" <rajiv@vardaan.net> wrote in message

news:ekidlic9HHA.1900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP Professional.

| Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but 86

| are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how to

| overcome this problem.

|

| Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

|

| Rajiv K. Khandelwal

|

|

|

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

Can you install the updates via Windows/Microsoft Update website?

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

 

Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

> Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP

> Professional.

> Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but

> 86

> are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how to

> overcome this problem.

>

> Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

>

> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

[Guest Rajiv K Khandelwal]

Re: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

Thanks everybody for your guidance. The link

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910359 worked and all the updates were

re-downloaded and installed successfully.

 

Rajiv K. Khandelwal

 

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:uqkXcwh9HHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Can you install the updates via Windows/Microsoft Update website?

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

>

> Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

>> Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP

>> Professional.

>> Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but

>> 86

>> are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how

>> to

>> overcome this problem.

>>

>> Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

>>

>> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>

>

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

Were you receiving an "0x800A01AE" or "0x080070570" error messages?

--

~PA Bear

 

Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

> Thanks everybody for your guidance. The link

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910359 worked and all the updates were

> re-downloaded and installed successfully.

>

> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>

> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:uqkXcwh9HHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Can you install the updates via Windows/Microsoft Update website?

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

>>

>> Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

>>> Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP

>>> Professional.

>>> Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded but

>>> 86

>>> are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how

>>> to

>>> overcome this problem.

>>>

>>> Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

>>>

>>> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

[Guest Rajiv K Khandelwal]

Re: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

NO message was received; the critical updates were downloaded but were not

getting installed.

 

Rajiv K. Khandelwal

 

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:elKqlnu9HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Were you receiving an "0x800A01AE" or "0x080070570" error messages?

> --

> ~PA Bear

>

> Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

>> Thanks everybody for your guidance. The link

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910359 worked and all the updates were

>> re-downloaded and installed successfully.

>>

>> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>>

>> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:uqkXcwh9HHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Can you install the updates via Windows/Microsoft Update website?

>>> --

>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

>>>

>>> Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

>>>> Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP

>>>> Professional.

>>>> Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded

>>>> but

>>>> 86

>>>> are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and how

>>>> to

>>>> overcome this problem.

>>>>

>>>> Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

>>>>

>>>> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>

>

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Installation of updates on a new PC

 

Thanks for your feedback.

--

~PA Bear

 

Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

> NO message was received; the critical updates were downloaded but were not

> getting installed.

>

> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>

> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:elKqlnu9HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Were you receiving an "0x800A01AE" or "0x080070570" error messages?

>> --

>> ~PA Bear

>>

>> Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

>>> Thanks everybody for your guidance. The link

>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910359 worked and all the updates were

>>> re-downloaded and installed successfully.

>>>

>>> Rajiv K. Khandelwal

>>>

>>> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:uqkXcwh9HHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Can you install the updates via Windows/Microsoft Update website?

>>>> --

>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002

>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/

>>>>

>>>> Rajiv K Khandelwal wrote:

>>>>> Just reformatted a stand alone PC and re-installed Windows XP

>>>>> Professional.

>>>>> Then installed SP2. Subsequently 87 critical updates were downloaded

>>>>> but

>>>>> 86

>>>>> are not being installed. Tried several times. What can be wrong and

>>>>> how

>>>>> to

>>>>> overcome this problem.

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanking you in advance for your response to this issue.

>>>>>

>>>>> Rajiv K. Khandelwal