55 Updates won't install automatically

I recently helped a friend with her system, with involved reparing the OS
(Windows XP Pro) from the OEM disks. After that, there were 57 updates to
install. I can install them individually, but everytime I request more than
1 update to install, they all fail. With 50 updates left to go, and
rebooting between each, this will take a week. Any suggestions?

The updates came down via Automatic Updates, correct ? Without seeing a
relevant section of the WindowsUpdate.log [located in %windir%], it
would be difficult to hazzard a guess as to what's causing the issue.
IF the updates came down via AU, then post the last 50 or so lines of
the WU log, please.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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BigManOnBike wrote:

> I recently helped a friend with her system, with involved reparing the OS
> (Windows XP Pro) from the OEM disks. After that, there were 57 updates to
> install. I can install them individually, but everytime I request more than
> 1 update to install, they all fail. With 50 updates left to go, and
> rebooting between each, this will take a week. Any suggestions?

No. I manually went to updates, and then I did custom. When I selected 1
update, it worked. When I selected more than 1, it failed. Automatic
updates is off because of the problems.

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> The updates came down via Automatic Updates, correct ? Without seeing a
> relevant section of the WindowsUpdate.log [located in %windir%], it
> would be difficult to hazzard a guess as to what's causing the issue.
> IF the updates came down via AU, then post the last 50 or so lines of
> the WU log, please.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> BigManOnBike wrote:
>
> > I recently helped a friend with her system, with involved reparing the OS
> > (Windows XP Pro) from the OEM disks. After that, there were 57 updates to
> > install. I can install them individually, but everytime I request more than
> > 1 update to install, they all fail. With 50 updates left to go, and
> > rebooting between each, this will take a week. Any suggestions?
>

> Automatic updates is off because of the problems.

Automatic Updates as in AU in the Control Panel and NOT the Automatic
Update service, correct ?
Is Windows Installer 3.1 installed yet ? If not, suggest you install
that by itself, restart the system, and then see if multiple updates can
be installed.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/i...splayLang%3den

If it is installed already and/or installing it does not resolve the
issue, let's give this a shot ... open the Services console
Start > Run > type in

services.msc
Click OK or press Enter
Stop the Automatic Update service; leave the Services console open

Show hidden files, folders, and system files :
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...l62.html#winxp

Using Windows Explorer, navigate to WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution
Open the Download subfolder and *delete all contents*
Open the EventCache subfolder and *delete all contents*
Close Windows Explorer
Empty the Recycle Bin

In the Services console, Start the AU service
Download the latest version of the Windows Update Agent and save it:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe

Close the browser and any other open programs
Now run WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
*IF* a message appears stating that the Update Agent is already
installed, then go to Start > Run > click the Browse button
Navigate to where WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe was saved and click once
on it
Click the Open button
In the Open: line, click once on WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
It should now be highlighted in blue
Click once after the last quotation mark "
Push the Space Bar on the keyboard and enter /wuforce
The entry should now look like this

"C:\<locationoffile>\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

Note the space after the last quotation mark and the /

Click OK or press Enter
Next, download, save, close the browser, and install KB927891
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891

If you're prompted to restart the system, do so.

If no joy, then please state which antivirus/security suite is
installed ?

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



BigManOnBike wrote:

> No. I manually went to updates, and then I did custom. When I selected 1
> update, it worked. When I selected more than 1, it failed. Automatic
> updates is off because of the problems.
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
>
>
>>The updates came down via Automatic Updates, correct ? Without seeing a
>>relevant section of the WindowsUpdate.log [located in %windir%], it
>>would be difficult to hazzard a guess as to what's causing the issue.
>>IF the updates came down via AU, then post the last 50 or so lines of
>>the WU log, please.
>>
>>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
>>===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>>Never Forgotten
>>===============
>>
>>
>>BigManOnBike wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I recently helped a friend with her system, with involved reparing the OS
>>>(Windows XP Pro) from the OEM disks. After that, there were 57 updates to
>>>install. I can install them individually, but everytime I request more than
>>>1 update to install, they all fail. With 50 updates left to go, and
>>>rebooting between each, this will take a week. Any suggestions?
>>