many problems

Let's just start with I am trying to upgrade to service pack 2.
1) The Windows Update v5 does not work. It tells me to update my WU
softare, so I click next and it downloads to 100% then registers to 100%, but
then stops. The next time I visit WU site it just says 'checking for updates
to windows software' and never stops. OR, sometimes when updating the WU
software I've recieved 2 different errors (0x800700E6, 0x800A138F but not at
the same time).
2) The windows support site says something about a 3rd part Firewall that
may be causing the problem but I dont have that particular Firewall but I
check my windows firewall anyway. Now for some reason I cannot even enable
my firewall and it says I need to choose at least one protocol but it wont
let me (I don't know much about this area).
3) I read a post which directs me to the v4 of the WU site. This allows me
to search my computer and it comes up with 4 critical updates. I download
the updates but it wont install. I get error 0x80004005. I then go to my
WUTemp folder and try to install them manually but I get the error "Setup
could not verify the integrity of the file Update.inf. Make sure the
Crytographic service is running on this computer". I have no idea what this
means.

I'm all out of ideas, but as a side note I have been getting an increased
amount of IE errors lately and my computer has been acting a little funny in
a few other areas, which is why I want to upgrade to SP2 to begin with.

P.S. I am not that computer savy so I would appreciate any responses to this
to keep them simple if possible. Thank you.

Just many of the update problems.
You have to make sure that cryptic service is working.
it is I am afraid a bit technical.
look at this kb it says how to set it and also containts other info that me
be usefull
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822798

you may get answers for 0x800a138f

http://www.updatexp.com/0x800A138F.html

http://www.dylangreene.com/blog.asp?blogID=237

Thanks, I'll get to work on that.

"jim" wrote:

> you may get answers for 0x800a138f
>
> http://www.updatexp.com/0x800A138F.html
>
> http://www.dylangreene.com/blog.asp?blogID=237
>
>