Re: Windows Update Install Failure

On the WU Website, select your history of updates - now click on failed update (red mark)
and see if there is an error code.
If there is an error code, write it down and post back or in the alternative, do a search
for the error code.

or
View the Update log in Windows

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type %windir%\windowsupdate.log
and then click OK.

Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate the error code(s)
associated with the latest failed attempt to download/install. If appropriate copy and
paste the error codes into this thread so someone may be able to assist you. On the other
hand, you may be able to find the error code and other suggestions by searching the
Newsgroup.

Also check Windows folder for file called KB******.log (****** = number of update ie
KB896688) and post the contents of the failed update.
This may provide further clues as to why the update failed.

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093

or
How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server Update Services
installation issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;906602

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"Xanothin" <> wrote in message
news:461C1410-B28F-4C6B-9154-...
|I have unsuccessfully installed Windows update. I keep gettting the message
| that the 55 updates downloaded fine but then when I try to install them it
| comes up failed. Suggestions?

I'm also getting a failure with all updates. Done via custom or automatic
from the update web site.

Error I get is the following:Error Code: 0x80070005

can anyone assist?

"TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> On the WU Website, select your history of updates - now click on failed update (red mark)
> and see if there is an error code.
> If there is an error code, write it down and post back or in the alternative, do a search
> for the error code.
>
> or
> View the Update log in Windows
>
> Click Start, and then click Run.
> In the Open box, type %windir%\windowsupdate.log
> and then click OK.
>
> Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate the error code(s)
> associated with the latest failed attempt to download/install. If appropriate copy and
> paste the error codes into this thread so someone may be able to assist you. On the other
> hand, you may be able to find the error code and other suggestions by searching the
> Newsgroup.
>
> Also check Windows folder for file called KB******.log (****** = number of update ie
> KB896688) and post the contents of the failed update.
> This may provide further clues as to why the update failed.
>
> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902093
>
> or
> How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server Update Services
> installation issues
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;906602
>
> --
>
> ====================================
> TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2007 - Australia
> ====================================
> How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> Backup and data recovery: http://www.acronis.com/
> Enhancing file system performance: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
>
>
> "Xanothin" <> wrote in message
> news:461C1410-B28F-4C6B-9154-...
> |I have unsuccessfully installed Windows update. I keep gettting the message
> | that the 55 updates downloaded fine but then when I try to install them it
> | comes up failed. Suggestions?
>
>
>