One "Update Not Installed" Problem Solved

For the last month I've been having consitent problems with all MS
updates not installing. Download and install went thru the whole
process, and at the end I was told the update was not installed without
any explanation. I've been thru all the formums and many KB articles.

I finally found one that worked! If you have ever used a register
cleaner, it may have removed a register entry that is stoping updates
from working. The article is at

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

I'm still anoyed with MS for making this solution so hard to find, but
I'm working fine now and suggest you give this one a try if the others
have failed.

JD

James Darby wrote:
> For the last month I've been having consitent problems with all MS
> updates not installing. Download and install went thru the whole
> process, and at the end I was told the update was not installed
> without any explanation. I've been thru all the formums and many
> KB articles.
>
> I finally found one that worked! If you have ever used a register
> cleaner, it may have removed a register entry that is stoping
> updates from working. The article is at
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> I'm still anoyed with MS for making this solution so hard to find,
> but I'm working fine now and suggest you give this one a try if the
> others have failed.

Glad you found your answer - hopefully this will help others.

Also help them to possible learn to help themselves...

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Examples (phrases to use):

Windows XP updates will not install

updates not installing on Windows XP

my updates download but do not install on Windows XP

why won't my updates install on Windows XP

updates fail to install with Windows XP


The answer to that question has been posted many many times over - all one
has to do is search.

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

I know many people will come back saying they did not know what to search
for - but the truth is - most of the time when they say that - you can take
wording straight from their posting (where they ask about the problem) and
use that to search with and come up with the answer. Sometimes they neglect
to reveal some critical part (like - if you notice - I put "Windows XP" in
each of my suggested searches above? That's because that is a constant that
is important. Think about it. You don't take your car to the shop and
refuse to tell the people working on it the make/model of the vehicle. ;-) )

Once you learn to use some of the more advanced features of Google - you can
optimize your searches. The first link I gave you is a great start. For
example - just matching my name with the KB number above:

http://www.google.com/search?&as_q=9...Shenan+Stanley

~1100 hits. I'd say that solution has been posted a few times. ;-)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Hard to find? See
http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...rt=0&scoring=d
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

James Darby wrote:
> For the last month I've been having consitent problems with all MS
> updates not installing. Download and install went thru the whole
> process, and at the end I was told the update was not installed without
> any explanation. I've been thru all the formums and many KB articles.
>
> I finally found one that worked! If you have ever used a register
> cleaner, it may have removed a register entry that is stoping updates
> from working. The article is at
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> I'm still anoyed with MS for making this solution so hard to find, but
> I'm working fine now and suggest you give this one a try if the others
> have failed.
>
> JD