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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
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"newuser2008" <> wrote in message
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| Thank you, thank you.
|
| Windows Update now is working again after following your attached message.
|
| The clincher was your one line "Note the space between " /wuforce". I was
| not inserting a space when I added the switch to the
| "C:\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" in the run box. Such a small item to cause
| me so much trouble!
|
| Thanks again!
|
| "TaurArian" wrote:
|
| > Click Start, click Run, click Browse, locate the file that you saved and then click
Open.
| >
| > Add the /wuforce switch to the end of the run command, and then click OK. For example,
the
| > run command may appear as the following: "C:\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce
| > Click Run.
| >
| > Follow the steps to complete the wizard.
| >
| > Note the space between " /wuforce
| >
| > --
| >
| > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
| >
http://taurarian.mvps.org
| > ======================================
| > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
| >
| >
| > "newuser2008" <> wrote in message
| > news:410E56B7-325B-44FB-9560-...
| > | Found I do have x86 based system thanks to your suggestion.
| > |
| > | Then proceeded to try method 2 in KB943144 by downloading and saving the x86
| > | file to my C drive. Did step 2 and after doing step 3, I got the following:
| > | "Windows cannot find 'C:\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe/wuforce'. Make sure
| > | you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file,
| > | click the start buton, and then click search."
| > |
| > | I did a search and found the file in windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe in C:\.
| > |
| > | Can't do step 4 and 5 because of above error. Regarding step 5, what steps
| > | and what wizard???
| > |
| > | Hope someone can help get windows update working again. Thanks in advance
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "TaurArian" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Most likely you have X86 -
| > | >
| > | > To find out if you have a 32 bit system (x86) -
| > | > Click Start, Select Run, now type in: msinfo32
| > | >
| > | > Look at System Type.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
| > | >
http://taurarian.mvps.org
| > | > ======================================
| > | > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > | > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "newuser2008" <> wrote in message
| > | > news:0F2BC23D-31AA-423C-B529-...
| > | > |I am having a similar problem. Have windows XP, go to windows update, chose
| > | > | custom, select an update. It appears to download but says install failed
| > | > | with no error information. I have tried different updates and get the same
| > | > | result.
| > | > | Went to KB943144 and tried method one. Still same failure to install update.
| > | > |
| > | > | My question at this point is how do I find whether my system is x86, x64, or
| > | > | itanium based so I can try method 2 as suggested in KB943144?
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks for any help.
| > | > |
| > | > | "TaurArian" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > Ignore the title Meg and see if this helps - 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
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | >
| > | > | > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
| > | > | >
http://taurarian.mvps.org
| > | > | > ======================================
| > | > | > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > | > | > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > "********Meg" <alumni(removethis)@swedishinstitute.edu> wrote in message
| > | > | > news:...
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | I have windows xp, Sp2
| > | > | > | I have admin rights
| > | > | > | I go to the windows update website
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | hit custom updates (I don't want IE 7)
| > | > | > | choose the updates that I want
| > | > | > | it seems to go through the process and then it tells me that the update(s)
| > | > | > | failed to install.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | No error message.
| > | > | > | Even if I download the update and try to install it manually, it's a
| > | > | > | failure.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Where to go next?
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