The failed updates are part of your history. You can easily check to see
what has been installed and what hasn't -
Some users prefer:
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit
From Microsoft - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../mbsahome.mspx
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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
==================================
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http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
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"Computerguy" <> wrote in message
news:54D7E2D1-F896-489F-872B-...
| One final question! I have noticed that there are some older updates which
| still show as "failed" including the ones that triggered my original
question
| to this newsgroup. How do I install those? Doesn't Automatic Updates
install
| all updates or just the most recent ones?
|
| TIA,
| -computerguy
|
| "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > Parts of both articles applied to WinXP, but the first one specifically
| > mentioned Windows 2000.
| > I included both articles for you to peruse to ascertain which one was
most
| > beneficial to you.
| >
| > Please you were able to fix your problem by the information provided in
| > "910337".
| >
| > --
| >
| > ==================================
| > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > ==================================
| >
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > "Need more help?
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
| > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of
keeping
| > the information current)
| >
| >
| > "Computerguy" <> wrote in message
| > news:9DA386E3-96CF-4943-A59B-...
| > | Thanks a lot. I was able to install the updates using the help
contained
| > in
| > | KB 910337. Apparently, the registry key (FilesNotToBackup) was missing
and
| > I
| > | had to add it.
| > |
| > | By the way, this KB article was very straightforward and easy to
follow
| > | whereas the second KB article (916251) was a lot more complicated and
| > | confusing. I would probably have screwed things up had I followed
that!
| > Was
| > | it meant for Win XP? For example, the first article had me use
"regedit"
| > to
| > | add the key whereas the second used "Reg add".
| > |
| > | Thanks again,
| > | -computerguy
| > |
| > | "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
| > |
| > | > You may receive an error message that contains the "0x8DDD0018" code
or
| > the
| > | > "0x80246008" code when you try to download updates from the
Microsoft
| > | > Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site
| > | >
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;910337
| > | >
| > | > You receive an error message when you try to download updates from
the
| > | > Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, or
when
| > you
| > | > try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service
| > | >
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916251/en-us?spid=6527
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > ==================================
| > | > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
| > | > ==================================
| > | >
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| > | > "Need more help?
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
| > | > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of
| > keeping
| > | > the information current)
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Computerguy" <> wrote in
message
| > | > news:2B53B93D-504B-4B68-88FE-...
| > | > | Forgot to include this info. PC has Windows 2000 with SP4.
| > | > |
| > | > | "Computerguy" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > Updates download but installation fails with error code:
0x80246008.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > How do I correct this.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
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