Windows update failed suddenly.

Using WinXP pro. The update feature works normally until one day the
following updates were not being able to be installed. The "New Update" alert
keeps coming back but none of them can be installed successfully. Please
help.

Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890175)

Sam,
Had same problem. Try installing all the updates except KB866185. This
worked for me. Of course, still trying to figure out why I can't install
KB866185. But I'm working on that
Larry

"Sam" wrote:

> Using WinXP pro. The update feature works normally until one day the
> following updates were not being able to be installed. The "New Update" alert
> keeps coming back but none of them can be installed successfully. Please
> help.
>
> Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
> Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
> Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
> Security Update for Windows XP (KB890175)
>

Thanks but it did not work. I then tried to install one at a time with no
success.

"ljkdhall" wrote:

> Sam,
> Had same problem. Try installing all the updates except KB866185. This
> worked for me. Of course, still trying to figure out why I can't install
> KB866185. But I'm working on that
> Larry
>
> "Sam" wrote:
>
> > Using WinXP pro. The update feature works normally until one day the
> > following updates were not being able to be installed. The "New Update" alert
> > keeps coming back but none of them can be installed successfully. Please
> > help.
> >
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
> > Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB890175)
> >