updates for software not on my computer

Hi
I hope someone can help. I am running Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2.
Microsoft updates repeatedly tries to install updates which appear to relate
to software that I do not have on my computer. The updates fail to install
each time, then I am asked to reinstall next time I shut down. How can I stop
this happening?

regards

JohnM

Which updates for what software?

Run a manual update & review the history

"JohnM" <> wrote in message
news:0FCDDF57-B978-4BC5-8C98-...
> Hi
> I hope someone can help. I am running Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2.
> Microsoft updates repeatedly tries to install updates which appear to
> relate
> to software that I do not have on my computer. The updates fail to install
> each time, then I am asked to reinstall next time I shut down. How can I
> stop
> this happening?
>
> regards
>
> JohnM

Hi DL

There are 4:
1. Security Update for Microsoft.NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
(KB928366)
2. Security Update for Office 2003 (KB920813)
3. Security Update for Office 2003 (KB934180)
4. Update for Office 2003 (KB925251).

I have no idea what No.1 is. I don't have Office 2003 on my computer.
Although the system repeatedly tries to install these, the result is always
the same - "Installation failed". Other updates have installed OK.

"DL" wrote:

> Which updates for what software?
>
> Run a manual update & review the history
>
> "JohnM" <> wrote in message
> news:0FCDDF57-B978-4BC5-8C98-...
> > Hi
> > I hope someone can help. I am running Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2.
> > Microsoft updates repeatedly tries to install updates which appear to
> > relate
> > to software that I do not have on my computer. The updates fail to install
> > each time, then I am asked to reinstall next time I shut down. How can I
> > stop
> > this happening?
> >
> > regards
> >
> > JohnM
>
>
>

JohnM wrote:
> I hope someone can help. I am running Windows XP Home, Service Pack
> 2. Microsoft updates repeatedly tries to install updates which
> appear to relate to software that I do not have on my computer. The
> updates fail to install each time, then I am asked to reinstall
> next time I shut down. How can I stop this happening?

Would be helpful (for you and us) if you got specific about what updates are
trying to install for what software that you supposedly do not have. ;-)

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

JohnM wrote:
> I hope someone can help. I am running Windows XP Home, Service
> Pack 2. Microsoft updates repeatedly tries to install updates
> which appear to relate to software that I do not have on my computer.
> The updates fail to install each time, then I am asked to reinstall next
> time I shut down. How can I stop this happening?

DL wrote:
> Which updates for what software?

JohnM wrote:
> There are 4:
> 1. Security Update for Microsoft.NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service
> Pack 1 (KB928366)
> 2. Security Update for Office 2003 (KB920813)
> 3. Security Update for Office 2003 (KB934180)
> 4. Update for Office 2003 (KB925251).
>
> I have no idea what No.1 is. I don't have Office 2003 on my
> computer. Although the system repeatedly tries to install these,
> the result is always the same - "Installation failed". Other
> updates have installed OK.

The first is an update for the .NET Framework - which is highly likely you
*do* have installed.
Download/run this:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Let it try again.

The latter - you say you do not have Office 2003 - but do you have Microsoft
Works with Word? How about any of the Office products? Publisher, Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, PowerPoint Viewer, Outlook, etc?

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

Open Add/Remove Programs > Make sure the Show Updates box is checked >
Scroll down > Is "Microsoft .NET Framework 1 Service Pack 1" listed?

Is any version of MS Works installed? A standalone version of MS Outlook?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear), working offline
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


JohnM wrote:
> Hi DL
>
> There are 4:
> 1. Security Update for Microsoft.NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
> (KB928366)
> 2. Security Update for Office 2003 (KB920813)
> 3. Security Update for Office 2003 (KB934180)
> 4. Update for Office 2003 (KB925251).
>
> I have no idea what No.1 is. I don't have Office 2003 on my computer.
> Although the system repeatedly tries to install these, the result is
> always
> the same - "Installation failed". Other updates have installed OK.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> Which updates for what software?
>>
>> Run a manual update & review the history
>>
>> "JohnM" <> wrote in message
>> news:0FCDDF57-B978-4BC5-8C98-...
>>> Hi
>>> I hope someone can help. I am running Windows XP Home, Service Pack 2.
>>> Microsoft updates repeatedly tries to install updates which appear to
>>> relate
>>> to software that I do not have on my computer. The updates fail to
>>> install
>>> each time, then I am asked to reinstall next time I shut down. How can I
>>> stop
>>> this happening?
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> JohnM