Ted;
Those are not a problem, it is a part of the Windows History and has no
effect on anything.
If you manually installed an update it is also normal for it not to be in
the Windows Update history since Windows Update was not involved.
There are many reasons to perform a Clean Installation and this is not one
of them.
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"Ted F" <> wrote in message
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>I guess I'll have to do a totally fresh install of Windows XP.
>
> The only way to get rid of the red X failed files in Windows Update
> History.
>