Updates failed - no error message ??

I have just reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop and been able to install some
Windows Updates and services packs for my differents softwares, like SQL
Server and Visual Studio.

Problem is, I don't know why, but now, I can't install any more updates. I
have 20+ downloaded updates (some are "critical updates", some are "custom")
and when it tries to install them, it just say: "some updates were not
installed" and give the list of all pending downloaded updates I have. I
click "close" and it brings me to the "Result" page where it says 20 updates
failed. I don't have any error message.

any idea why I can't install any updates?

thanks a lot for your time and help

"Dominic29" wrote:

> I have just reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop and been able to install some
> Windows Updates and services packs for my differents softwares, like SQL
> Server and Visual Studio.
>
> Problem is, I don't know why, but now, I can't install any more updates. I
> have 20+ downloaded updates (some are "critical updates", some are "custom")
> and when it tries to install them, it just say: "some updates were not
> installed" and give the list of all pending downloaded updates I have. I
> click "close" and it brings me to the "Result" page where it says 20 updates
> failed. I don't have any error message.
>
> any idea why I can't install any updates?
>
> thanks a lot for your time and help

You need to read the Windows Update LOG to find the error codes, then post
back here or Google them.

Read this help article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

Kind Regards

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP
http://www.updatexp.com
http://www.instantvista.com

..

Thanks for the hint. I got error 0x40008002. After looking on Google, I
founded a fix:

Re-Register the Windows Update dll files

regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wuweb.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wups2.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wups.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\winnt\system32\wuapi.dll

and it worked!! Now it's fine.
thanks for your help!


"Marc Liron MVP" wrote:

> "Dominic29" wrote:
>
> > I have just reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop and been able to install some
> > Windows Updates and services packs for my differents softwares, like SQL
> > Server and Visual Studio.
> >
> > Problem is, I don't know why, but now, I can't install any more updates. I
> > have 20+ downloaded updates (some are "critical updates", some are "custom")
> > and when it tries to install them, it just say: "some updates were not
> > installed" and give the list of all pending downloaded updates I have. I
> > click "close" and it brings me to the "Result" page where it says 20 updates
> > failed. I don't have any error message.
> >
> > any idea why I can't install any updates?
> >
> > thanks a lot for your time and help
>
> You need to read the Windows Update LOG to find the error codes, then post
> back here or Google them.
>
> Read this help article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Marc Liron
> Microsoft MVP
> http://www.updatexp.com
> http://www.instantvista.com
>
> .

"Dominic29" wrote:

> Thanks for the hint. I got error 0x40008002. After looking on Google, I
> founded a fix:
>
> Re-Register the Windows Update dll files....

Glad to have helped!

Had I known that was the error code i would have sent you to:

http://www.updatexp.com/0x40008002.html

Kind Regards

Marc Liron
Microsoft MVP

CrystalBall© sez...

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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.

--
~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/

Dominic29 wrote:
> I have just reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop and been able to install
> some Windows Updates and services packs for my differents softwares, like
> SQL Server and Visual Studio.
>
> Problem is, I don't know why, but now, I can't install any more updates. I
> have 20+ downloaded updates (some are "critical updates", some are
> "custom")
> and when it tries to install them, it just say: "some updates were not
> installed" and give the list of all pending downloaded updates I have. I
> click "close" and it brings me to the "Result" page where it says 20
> updates
> failed. I don't have any error message.
>
> any idea why I can't install any updates?
>
> thanks a lot for your time and help