I had been able to download windows updates without any problem, now suddenly
all my updates downloaded in the past are gone and I am unable to redownload
and install any of them. What is going on with windows update? Can anybody
help with this problem? Thank a lot.
"Engel" wrote:
> Hello Frixie,
>
> Doesn't hurt to try this solution.
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...1-35f68f2ad7fc
>
> I hope that post is helpful.
>
> Let us know how it works ºut.
> --
>
>
> "Frixie" wrote:
>
> > I have 2 machines that I recently installed a genuine version of
> > Windows XP
> > Pro with SP2 slipstreamed into it. I got past the first round of
> > Windows
> > updates which downloaded and installed .NET framework, Genuine
> > Advantage,
> > etc etc. After a reboot and going back to windows update, 53 files
> > need
> > downloading and installing. Mostly security updates for XP. Both
> > failed at
> > install. No error codes. Tried it over and over again and it never
> > installs
> > and on every reboot, now keeps going out to windows update and tries
> > to
> > download all over again. I had to shut off the automatic updates.
> >
> > I upgraded a 3rd machine yesterday at a different location from XP
> > Home to XP Pro with SP2. Same thing. After the first 3 updates, 60
> > were to download and install and all 60 failed. What is going on?
> >
> > I googled the problem and some say to uninstall Yahoo Toolbar, some
> > say to
> > update JAVA.it's none of those things. No Activex is being blocked.
> >
> > Two machines had Norton Security on them before I started the
> > download. I
> > was sure it was blocking something so I downloaded the Norton Removal
> > Tool
> > from the Symantec site and uninstalled Norton entirely. The third
> > machine also has Norton Security which I uninstalled using the Norton
> > Removal Tool before I even started. No difference, updates still
> > failed.
> >
> > Now I'm guessing I have registry errors?
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
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