Updates can not be installed

Hi

I had to repair a nXP pro installation using the Repairinstallation option
from the setup CD.
Everything seems to run fine. all the apps are still there and running. IE7
has gone - I am back on IE6.

However, Microsoftupdate shows me 90(!) updats for my system and none of
them can be installed. It alwasy terminates with an error and shows them
again.

How do I get out of this issue?
Thanks, Franz

Franz Leu wrote:
> I had to repair a nXP pro installation using the Repairinstallation
> option from the setup CD.
>
> Everything seems to run fine. all the apps are still there and
> running. IE7 has gone - I am back on IE6.
>
> However, Microsoftupdate shows me 90(!) updats for my system and
> none of them can be installed. It alwasy terminates with an error
> and shows them again.
>
> How do I get out of this issue?

Search and Search before asking...

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
(Try it even if you did a clean, not repair, installation.)
(Try it even if you performed some sort of restore - not repair install.)

Can't figure that out?

Get Dial-a-Fix:
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

Use its options to fix:
- Windows Installer
- Windows Update
- All the Registration Center options.

Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2"
Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution".

Then click "GO" and wait until it is done... Reboot will be needed.

- Download/Install Windows Update v3.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/Wi...gent30-x86.exe
(You *may* need to install it using the command line switch "/wuforce"
right after the reboot - immediately after logging in.)

- Download/Install the 927891 patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...9-404327772E5A

- Reboot.

- Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan for/install updates.

- Come back and let us know how things went!

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Maybe I need to improve my 'search-techniques' ;-)
Installing the new update client did it.

Thanks for your help.
Franz

"Shenan Stanley" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:...
> Franz Leu wrote:
>> I had to repair a nXP pro installation using the Repairinstallation
>> option from the setup CD.
>>
>> Everything seems to run fine. all the apps are still there and
>> running. IE7 has gone - I am back on IE6.
>>
>> However, Microsoftupdate shows me 90(!) updats for my system and
>> none of them can be installed. It alwasy terminates with an error
>> and shows them again.
>>
>> How do I get out of this issue?
>
> Search and Search before asking...
>
> 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
> (Try it even if you did a clean, not repair, installation.)
> (Try it even if you performed some sort of restore - not repair install.)
>
> Can't figure that out?
>
> Get Dial-a-Fix:
> http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix
>
> Use its options to fix:
> - Windows Installer
> - Windows Update
> - All the Registration Center options.
>
> Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2"
> Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution".
>
> Then click "GO" and wait until it is done... Reboot will be needed.
>
> - Download/Install Windows Update v3.
>
> http://download.windowsupdate.com/Wi...gent30-x86.exe
> (You *may* need to install it using the command line switch "/wuforce"
> right after the reboot - immediately after logging in.)
>
> - Download/Install the 927891 patch.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...9-404327772E5A
>
> - Reboot.
>
> - Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan for/install updates.
>
> - Come back and let us know how things went!
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>