All downloads fail instantly.

I reset my system, and was going through the process of updates. I run XP
Pro. I did all the updates offered, then rebooted. I believe the last
update was NET Framework 1.1 SP1. I go to the update site again, and Service
pack 2 was in there. The download failed the second it started, and then
gave me the 'failed to install' message. Now, every single update I try to
get fails instantly. Rebooting has not helped.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi Mantis,
I got the same problem. Haven´t been able to install any update for two
weeks now. Have you got any useful response? Cheers

"Mantis" wrote:

> I reset my system, and was going through the process of updates. I run XP
> Pro. I did all the updates offered, then rebooted. I believe the last
> update was NET Framework 1.1 SP1. I go to the update site again, and Service
> pack 2 was in there. The download failed the second it started, and then
> gave me the 'failed to install' message. Now, every single update I try to
> get fails instantly. Rebooting has not helped.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Yes, I fixed it. First off, you need to reset your system again. When you
go to do this, unplug your modem, so there will be no dynamic update. Boot
off the CD, and be sure to take the option to delete the partition, and start
fresh. (Oddly enough, after 3 resets, and doing the 4th one without the
modem on, I completed the installation in about 20% of the time it took for
the other 3...) I then installed NO drivers or software whatsoever. I
turned on the firewall, rebooted, and went straight to windows update.
Somewhere there, you'll see options to configure auto-update. I DLed the
software for it, but had it turned completely off. I did all the critical
updates first, then the optional ones.

Everything went in fine, and I'm just about to go install the rest of my
software, starting with the AV, and then taking it from there.

Good luck, hope that helps!

"Dario" wrote:

> Hi Mantis,
> I got the same problem. Haven´t been able to install any update for two
> weeks now. Have you got any useful response? Cheers