Updates KB886185,873339,885835,885836 + any others won't install

Using XP SP2.

I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
get this message after about 3 seconds...

"Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".

This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.

I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
the problem.

Urrrrgh, please help!

--
Jink

In the "WindowsUpdate.log" file, here is an error I see each time I attempt
to install the updates:

"Install call failed, error is 80070005"

"Jink Welby" wrote:

> Using XP SP2.
>
> I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
> KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
> downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
> get this message after about 3 seconds...
>
> "Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
> in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".
>
> This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
> select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.
>
> I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
> the problem.
>
> Urrrrgh, please help!
>
> --
> Jink

I have the same problems applying these critical updates on my Dell laptop
(personal). However, it worked find with my IBM laptop (work).

I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Can someone help me? Thanks!

"Jink Welby" wrote:

> In the "WindowsUpdate.log" file, here is an error I see each time I attempt
> to install the updates:
>
> "Install call failed, error is 80070005"
>
> "Jink Welby" wrote:
>
> > Using XP SP2.
> >
> > I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
> > KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
> > downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
> > get this message after about 3 seconds...
> >
> > "Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
> > in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".
> >
> > This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
> > select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.
> >
> > I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
> > the problem.
> >
> > Urrrrgh, please help!
> >
> > --
> > Jink

Ok. This may be the cause...

I had changed the default COM settings to work with another scenario. I
checked what they were on another machine of mine and switched them to that
and voila, Windows Update worked again.

Here's what I did, Go to RUN and type "dcomcnfg", go to the 'Default
Properties' tab and set it to 'Default Identification Level' to "Connect" and
'Default Impersonation Level' to "Identify"

This seemed to work for me!

-Jink

"SCLNY" wrote:

> I have the same problems applying these critical updates on my Dell laptop
> (personal). However, it worked find with my IBM laptop (work).
>
> I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Can someone help me? Thanks!
>
> "Jink Welby" wrote:
>
> > In the "WindowsUpdate.log" file, here is an error I see each time I attempt
> > to install the updates:
> >
> > "Install call failed, error is 80070005"
> >
> > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> >
> > > Using XP SP2.
> > >
> > > I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
> > > KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
> > > downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
> > > get this message after about 3 seconds...
> > >
> > > "Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
> > > in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".
> > >
> > > This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
> > > select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.
> > >
> > > I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
> > > the problem.
> > >
> > > Urrrrgh, please help!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jink

Hi,

Thanks for the tip. However, I' dont' know what you mean by the "Default
Propperties" tab. I don't see such an thing after I ran "dcomcnfg"

Can you provide more explicit details?

Thanks much!

"Jink Welby" wrote:

> Ok. This may be the cause...
>
> I had changed the default COM settings to work with another scenario. I
> checked what they were on another machine of mine and switched them to that
> and voila, Windows Update worked again.
>
> Here's what I did, Go to RUN and type "dcomcnfg", go to the 'Default
> Properties' tab and set it to 'Default Identification Level' to "Connect" and
> 'Default Impersonation Level' to "Identify"
>
> This seemed to work for me!
>
> -Jink
>
> "SCLNY" wrote:
>
> > I have the same problems applying these critical updates on my Dell laptop
> > (personal). However, it worked find with my IBM laptop (work).
> >
> > I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Can someone help me? Thanks!
> >
> > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> >
> > > In the "WindowsUpdate.log" file, here is an error I see each time I attempt
> > > to install the updates:
> > >
> > > "Install call failed, error is 80070005"
> > >
> > > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Using XP SP2.
> > > >
> > > > I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
> > > > KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
> > > > downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
> > > > get this message after about 3 seconds...
> > > >
> > > > "Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
> > > > in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".
> > > >
> > > > This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
> > > > select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.
> > > >
> > > > I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
> > > > the problem.
> > > >
> > > > Urrrrgh, please help!
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jink

Glad to see others are having this problem. Strange 'cos updates work fine on
my other machine. Both new machines, both have SP2!

"SCLNY" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the tip. However, I' dont' know what you mean by the "Default
> Propperties" tab. I don't see such an thing after I ran "dcomcnfg"
>
> Can you provide more explicit details?
>
> Thanks much!
>
> "Jink Welby" wrote:
>
> > Ok. This may be the cause...
> >
> > I had changed the default COM settings to work with another scenario. I
> > checked what they were on another machine of mine and switched them to that
> > and voila, Windows Update worked again.
> >
> > Here's what I did, Go to RUN and type "dcomcnfg", go to the 'Default
> > Properties' tab and set it to 'Default Identification Level' to "Connect" and
> > 'Default Impersonation Level' to "Identify"
> >
> > This seemed to work for me!
> >
> > -Jink
> >
> > "SCLNY" wrote:
> >
> > > I have the same problems applying these critical updates on my Dell laptop
> > > (personal). However, it worked find with my IBM laptop (work).
> > >
> > > I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Can someone help me? Thanks!
> > >
> > > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> > >
> > > > In the "WindowsUpdate.log" file, here is an error I see each time I attempt
> > > > to install the updates:
> > > >
> > > > "Install call failed, error is 80070005"
> > > >
> > > > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Using XP SP2.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
> > > > > KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
> > > > > downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
> > > > > get this message after about 3 seconds...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
> > > > > in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".
> > > > >
> > > > > This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
> > > > > select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.
> > > > >
> > > > > I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
> > > > > the problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Urrrrgh, please help!
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Jink

Just adding myself to the group. The more people react, the quicker Microsoft
will act to solve the problem worldwide. They started the problem...


"chiphead" wrote:

> Glad to see others are having this problem. Strange 'cos updates work fine on
> my other machine. Both new machines, both have SP2!
>
> "SCLNY" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks for the tip. However, I' dont' know what you mean by the "Default
> > Propperties" tab. I don't see such an thing after I ran "dcomcnfg"
> >
> > Can you provide more explicit details?
> >
> > Thanks much!
> >
> > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> >
> > > Ok. This may be the cause...
> > >
> > > I had changed the default COM settings to work with another scenario. I
> > > checked what they were on another machine of mine and switched them to that
> > > and voila, Windows Update worked again.
> > >
> > > Here's what I did, Go to RUN and type "dcomcnfg", go to the 'Default
> > > Properties' tab and set it to 'Default Identification Level' to "Connect" and
> > > 'Default Impersonation Level' to "Identify"
> > >
> > > This seemed to work for me!
> > >
> > > -Jink
> > >
> > > "SCLNY" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have the same problems applying these critical updates on my Dell laptop
> > > > (personal). However, it worked find with my IBM laptop (work).
> > > >
> > > > I'm not quite sure why this is happening. Can someone help me? Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In the "WindowsUpdate.log" file, here is an error I see each time I attempt
> > > > > to install the updates:
> > > > >
> > > > > "Install call failed, error is 80070005"
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jink Welby" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Using XP SP2.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm having a similar problem as 'chiphead - Updates
> > > > > > KB886185,873339,885835,885836 won't install' except that the AutoUpdate
> > > > > > downloads and asks me to install them and then when I choose to install, I
> > > > > > get this message after about 3 seconds...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Updates were unable to be successfully installed" with the updates listed
> > > > > > in a list saying "The following updates were not installed:".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This now also effects ANY update from Windows Update when I go there and
> > > > > > select them, I'll get the same message with the updates listed.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I use symatec antivirus but I have completely unloaded its service but still
> > > > > > the problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Urrrrgh, please help!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Jink

Jink Welby wrote:
> Ok. This may be the cause...
>
> I had changed the default COM settings to work with another scenario. I
> checked what they were on another machine of mine and switched them to that
> and voila, Windows Update worked again.
>
> Here's what I did, Go to RUN and type "dcomcnfg", go to the 'Default
> Properties' tab and set it to 'Default Identification Level' to "Connect" and
> 'Default Impersonation Level' to "Identify"
>
> This seemed to work for me!
>
> -Jink


Thanks for the info, this seems to have fixed it for me!
But, what exactly have we done here - I mean, are there any other
implications of having changed these settings?

A