Updates not installing on battery power

How do I get automatic updates to install when shutting down my laptop even
if it's on battery power? Unplugging it from the mains when it's installing
the updates cancels it. I am using Windows XP Professional SP2.

What updates are you attempting to install? Is this sudden, new behavior or
an ongoing problem?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
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Timothy Holt wrote:
> How do I get automatic updates to install when shutting down my laptop
> even
> if it's on battery power? Unplugging it from the mains when it's
> installing
> the updates cancels it. I am using Windows XP Professional SP2.

Any automatic updates for the operating system that automatically get
downloaded. It is an ongoing problem.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> What updates are you attempting to install? Is this sudden, new behavior or
> an ongoing problem?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/
>
> Timothy Holt wrote:
> > How do I get automatic updates to install when shutting down my laptop
> > even
> > if it's on battery power? Unplugging it from the mains when it's
> > installing
> > the updates cancels it. I am using Windows XP Professional SP2.
>
>

This *may* be default behavior but I must admit I've never seen a question
about it.

When this happens, do you see a 0x8007F0F4* error? What does
WindowsUpdate.log have to say about this?

Control Panel > Power Options > Power schemes: Are you using one of the
Windows schemes or one associated with Power Management software install
with your laptop (e.g., Dell QuickSet)?

*0x8007F0F4 = Setup cannot continue because one or more pre-requisites
required to install failed.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Timothy Holt wrote:
> Any automatic updates for the operating system that automatically get
> downloaded. It is an ongoing problem.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> What updates are you attempting to install? Is this sudden, new behavior
>> or an ongoing problem?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> Timothy Holt wrote:
>>> How do I get automatic updates to install when shutting down my laptop
>>> even
>>> if it's on battery power? Unplugging it from the mains when it's
>>> installing
>>> the updates cancels it. I am using Windows XP Professional SP2.