Re: update installation failed..

[Crossposted to Windows Update newsgroup]

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup, please.

CrystalBall© sez...

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

lifesuckedme wrote:
> Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB839645) in my windows XP sp0
> failed for 15days..i directly tried from website also ...

i am having windows Xp version 5.1
please i want to upgrade it to sp1 ..or any sp3 etc..
how can i doo that...when i try to download sp1 from Microsoft ..it couldnot
run..
i am getting most of the automatic updates...

lifesuckedme wrote:

> i am having windows Xp version 5.1

That doesn't provide the information we need. Please go to the Start Menu and
select Run. Type

winver

into the box and press OK. Take a screenshot of the "About Windows" box that
appears and post it here, or type out everything it says on the line between
"Microsoft (R) Windows" and "Copyright (C) 1981-2001 Microsoft Corporation".

Harry.

in running winver following information i found..
version 5.1 {Build 2600.xpsp1.020828-1920}

thanx for you support

[To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.]

You're running WinXP SP1: You must be running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3 to be
able to install updates.

============================
NB: You will want to print the following instructions or copy/paste into
Notepad for offline reference!

1. Download & save to your desktop:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...8-1e1555d4f3d4

2. Read & heed:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron...tallation.aspx

3. Logged in as Administrator, if necessary, double-click on the saved file
to install WinXP SP3. [Yes, you can skip SP2.] Follow all prompts, be
patient, and reboot twice.

4. Do Resolution Method 2 here (trust me):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

5. Go to Windows Update | Install any required software then click on
CONTINUE | Select CUSTOM and scan | Install any critical security updates
offered. Again, follow all prompts.

[I do NOT recommend installing IE7 via Windows Update.]

6. Make certain that Automatic Updates is enabled; cf.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525

Addtional References:

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. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select "Windows
XP" then select "Windows XP Service Pack 3"

Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...r/default.mspx

Learn how to protect your PC by taking three simple steps
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...6-602954130D38
--
~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/

lifesuckedme wrote:
> in running winver following information i found..
> version 5.1 {Build 2600.xpsp1.020828-1920}
>
> thanx for you support
<paste>
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> [Crossposted to Windows Update newsgroup]
>
> Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
> posting to this newsgroup, please.
>
> CrystalBall© sez...
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you perform a new Windows XP
> installation or you repair a Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> lifesuckedme wrote:
>> Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB839645) in my windows XP sp0
>> failed for 15days..i directly tried from website also ...