Cannot download Windows Security Updates

For some reasons, my laptop would not download any update from microsoft
(even the beta internet explorer 7) and also some programs too would not
install, its as if the laptop picks what it wants.

Does anyone know of a solution to this problem?
Thank You.

Mike,

In the WINDOWS folder ( directory ) is a file named WindowsUpdate.log.
Open it and post the last 20-30 lines of it, please.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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Mike wrote:

> For some reasons, my laptop would not download any update from microsoft
> (even the beta internet explorer 7) and also some programs too would not
> install, its as if the laptop picks what it wants.
>
> Does anyone know of a solution to this problem?
> Thank You.