Please help me with Windows Update

Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having problems
with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The following
are the ones that currently aren't installing:

KB950760
KB928365
KB950762
KB951698
KB890830
KB950759
KB951376

My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here as
this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to start
having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled it but
it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed included a
version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my computer
previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?

Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I installed
a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which also
may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update problems.

Can anyone help please?

Do you do a clean or repair install of WinXP before you installed WinXP SP3?

DId you install WinXP SP3 via Windows Update or manually?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall
(if any)? Were any of these applications running when you installed SP3?
--
~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/

Paulo84 wrote:
> Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having problems
> with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The
> following are the ones that currently aren't installing:
>
> KB950760
> KB928365
> KB950762
> KB951698
> KB890830
> KB950759
> KB951376
>
> My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here as
> this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to start
> having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
> installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled it
> but it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed included
> a
> version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my
> computer
> previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?
>
> Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I
> installed
> a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which also
> may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update
> problems.
>
> Can anyone help please?

I'm having the same problem I did a xp repair and have avg ver 8 anti virus
I did my sp3 update mannually

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Do you do a clean or repair install of WinXP before you installed WinXP SP3?
>
> DId you install WinXP SP3 via Windows Update or manually?
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall
> (if any)? Were any of these applications running when you installed SP3?
> --
> ~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/
>
> Paulo84 wrote:
> > Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having problems
> > with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The
> > following are the ones that currently aren't installing:
> >
> > KB950760
> > KB928365
> > KB950762
> > KB951698
> > KB890830
> > KB950759
> > KB951376
> >
> > My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here as
> > this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to start
> > having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
> > installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled it
> > but it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed included
> > a
> > version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my
> > computer
> > previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?
> >
> > Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I
> > installed
> > a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which also
> > may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update
> > problems.
> >
> > Can anyone help please?
>
>

It was a clean install of Windows XP, on the new hard drive. I installed SP3
via Windows Update. I use AVG, Spybot and Ad-Aware in addition to Windows
Firewall, no third party firewall. I'm not entirely sure if these were
running when I installed Service Pack 3 but it is more than likely, I assume
a message came up telling me to exit all programs and I didn't even think how
those were likely running in the background.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Do you do a clean or repair install of WinXP before you installed WinXP SP3?
>
> DId you install WinXP SP3 via Windows Update or manually?
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall
> (if any)? Were any of these applications running when you installed SP3?
> --
> ~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/
>
> Paulo84 wrote:
> > Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having problems
> > with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The
> > following are the ones that currently aren't installing:
> >
> > KB950760
> > KB928365
> > KB950762
> > KB951698
> > KB890830
> > KB950759
> > KB951376
> >
> > My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here as
> > this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to start
> > having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
> > installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled it
> > but it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed included
> > a
> > version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my
> > computer
> > previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?
> >
> > Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I
> > installed
> > a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which also
> > may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update
> > problems.
> >
> > Can anyone help please?
>
>

@blaurita:

CrystalBall© sez...

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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
--
~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/

blaurita wrote:
> I'm having the same problem I did a xp repair and have avg ver 8 anti
> virus
> I did my sp3 update mannually
<snip>

CrystalBall© sez...

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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.

If no joy...

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
--
~PA Bear


Paulo84 wrote:
> It was a clean install of Windows XP, on the new hard drive. I installed
> SP3
> via Windows Update. I use AVG, Spybot and Ad-Aware in addition to Windows
> Firewall, no third party firewall. I'm not entirely sure if these were
> running when I installed Service Pack 3 but it is more than likely, I
> assume
> a message came up telling me to exit all programs and I didn't even think
> how those were likely running in the background.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Do you do a clean or repair install of WinXP before you installed WinXP
>> SP3?
>>
>> DId you install WinXP SP3 via Windows Update or manually?
>>
>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
>> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
>> firewall
>> (if any)? Were any of these applications running when you installed SP3?
>> --
>> ~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/
>>
>> Paulo84 wrote:
>>> Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having
>>> problems
>>> with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The
>>> following are the ones that currently aren't installing:
>>>
>>> KB950760
>>> KB928365
>>> KB950762
>>> KB951698
>>> KB890830
>>> KB950759
>>> KB951376
>>>
>>> My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here
>>> as
>>> this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to
>>> start
>>> having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
>>> installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled
>>> it
>>> but it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed
>>> included
>>> a
>>> version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my
>>> computer
>>> previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?
>>>
>>> Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I
>>> installed
>>> a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which
>>> also
>>> may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help please?

Fantastic! I followed the steps on the support page and Windows Update is now
successfully installing again! Thank you very much for your time and effort.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> CrystalBall© sez...
>
> 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
>
> NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
>
> If no joy...
>
> Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
> Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
> e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.
>
> • US:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • CA:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • UK:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • AU:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
> Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
>
> Paulo84 wrote:
> > It was a clean install of Windows XP, on the new hard drive. I installed
> > SP3
> > via Windows Update. I use AVG, Spybot and Ad-Aware in addition to Windows
> > Firewall, no third party firewall. I'm not entirely sure if these were
> > running when I installed Service Pack 3 but it is more than likely, I
> > assume
> > a message came up telling me to exit all programs and I didn't even think
> > how those were likely running in the background.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Do you do a clean or repair install of WinXP before you installed WinXP
> >> SP3?
> >>
> >> DId you install WinXP SP3 via Windows Update or manually?
> >>
> >> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
> >> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
> >> firewall
> >> (if any)? Were any of these applications running when you installed SP3?
> >> --
> >> ~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/
> >>
> >> Paulo84 wrote:
> >>> Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having
> >>> problems
> >>> with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The
> >>> following are the ones that currently aren't installing:
> >>>
> >>> KB950760
> >>> KB928365
> >>> KB950762
> >>> KB951698
> >>> KB890830
> >>> KB950759
> >>> KB951376
> >>>
> >>> My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here
> >>> as
> >>> this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to
> >>> start
> >>> having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
> >>> installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled
> >>> it
> >>> but it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed
> >>> included
> >>> a
> >>> version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my
> >>> computer
> >>> previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?
> >>>
> >>> Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I
> >>> installed
> >>> a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which
> >>> also
> >>> may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update
> >>> problems.
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone help please?
>
>

You're welcome & thanks for your feedback.

Paulo84 wrote:
> Fantastic! I followed the steps on the support page and Windows Update is
> now successfully installing again! Thank you very much for your time and
> effort.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> CrystalBall© sez...
>>
>> 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
>>
>> NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery
>> installs.
>>
>> If no joy...
>>
>> Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
>> Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
>> e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.
>>
>> • US:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • CA:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • UK:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • AU:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>>
>> • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 |
>> select
>> Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
>> --
>> ~PA Bear
>>
>>
>> Paulo84 wrote:
>>> It was a clean install of Windows XP, on the new hard drive. I installed
>>> SP3
>>> via Windows Update. I use AVG, Spybot and Ad-Aware in addition to
>>> Windows
>>> Firewall, no third party firewall. I'm not entirely sure if these were
>>> running when I installed Service Pack 3 but it is more than likely, I
>>> assume
>>> a message came up telling me to exit all programs and I didn't even
>>> think
>>> how those were likely running in the background.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Do you do a clean or repair install of WinXP before you installed WinXP
>>>> SP3?
>>>>
>>>> DId you install WinXP SP3 via Windows Update or manually?
>>>>
>>>> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed? What
>>>> anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party
>>>> firewall
>>>> (if any)? Were any of these applications running when you installed
>>>> SP3?
>>>> --
>>>> ~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/
>>>>
>>>> Paulo84 wrote:
>>>>> Shortly after I installed Service Pack 3 for XP, I started having
>>>>> problems
>>>>> with Windows Update. It won't successfully install any updates. The
>>>>> following are the ones that currently aren't installing:
>>>>>
>>>>> KB950760
>>>>> KB928365
>>>>> KB950762
>>>>> KB951698
>>>>> KB890830
>>>>> KB950759
>>>>> KB951376
>>>>>
>>>>> My computer is experiencing other problems, but I won't post them here
>>>>> as
>>>>> this forum is for Windows Update. If I recall correctly, I seemed to
>>>>> start
>>>>> having problems both with Update and in general *immediately* after I
>>>>> installed some software for my Sony Ericsson phone. I have uninstalled
>>>>> it
>>>>> but it makes no difference. The Sony Ericsson software installed
>>>>> included
>>>>> a
>>>>> version of .NET, as far as I know there was no .NET software on my
>>>>> computer
>>>>> previously and I wonder if this may be where the problem lies?
>>>>>
>>>>> Aside from that these problems are happening on a computer where I
>>>>> installed
>>>>> a new 500 GB IDE hard drive onto a 6 year old Dell motherboard, which
>>>>> also
>>>>> may be the source of some problems, though I think not the update
>>>>> problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone help please?