All updates for October 24 fail on 5 PCs

All updates for October 24th downloaded, including one DRM/software, but all failed to install on 4 PCs, all Windows XP Pro.
What is going on?
Thanks. /Howard

Following failed:
Initializing installation... done!
Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749) (update 1 of 5)... failed!
Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725) (update 2 of 5)... failed!
Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414) (update 3 of 5)... failed!
Installing Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB896688) (update 4 of 5)... failed!
Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400) (update 5 of 5)...
"Howard Sartori" <> wrote in message news:OSF$...
All updates for October 24th downloaded, including one DRM/software, but all failed to install on 4 PCs, all Windows XP Pro.
What is going on?
Thanks. /Howard

Perhaps you could provide some more information so someone can assist you further:-

WINUP-Third-Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;241234

Windows Update Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm


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 necessary copy and
paste the error codes into this thread so someone may be able to assist.

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093


"Howard Sartori" <> wrote in message
news:OSF$...
All updates for October 24th downloaded, including one DRM/software, but all failed
to install on 4 PCs, all Windows XP Pro.
What is going on?
Thanks. /Howard