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RE: Windows updates fails

 
 
Liz
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      10-12-2005
Christian,

We are experiencing the same problem since August and the update to version
6 of Windows Update software.

The temporary directory is %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Download. Enter
this string in Start ... Run, then run the update.exe for the various
downloaded updates.

"Christian" wrote:

> I am running Windows 2000.
>
> On this paticular computer it appears that the updates have been downloaded,
> but I think they are corrupt. When I goto update.mico... and choose express
> update, the results page give me:
>
> Download size: 0kb
>
> I press the install updates button. The update begins but after a minute or
> two I get the message 'Updates were unable to succesfully installed'.
>
> Is there a temp file where these updates are downloaded too?
>
> Thanks!
> Christian

 
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