Windows Update installation moving at the speed of cold molassas

I formatted my harddrive and reinstalled Windows XP. I'm now installing the
first batch of critical updates using the express install. The download was
quick, but the installation is taking hours. It's not hanging, just for some
reason it takes 30 minutes to install each update.

After 2 hours I'm at this point
Downloading Q329048: Security Update (update 1 of 16)... done!
Downloading Q323255: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 2 of 16)... done!
Downloading Q329390: Security Update (update 3 of 16)... done!
Downloading Q329115: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 4 of 16)... done!
Downloading 329170: Security Update (update 5 of 16)... done!
Downloading 811630: Critical Update (Windows XP) (update 6 of 16)... done!
Downloading 810577: Security Update (update 7 of 16)... done!
Downloading Q329441: Critical Update (update 8 of 16)... done!
Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (815021) (update 9 of 16)... done!
Downloading 817606: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 10 of 16)... done!
Downloading 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (update 11 of
16)... done!
Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (KB821557) (update 12 of 16)...
done!
Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (KB835732) (update 13 of 16)...
done!
Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (329834) (update 14 of 16)... done!
Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (KB828741) (update 15 of 16)...
done!
Downloading Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374) (update 16 of 16)...
done!
Initializing installation... done!
Installing Q329048: Security Update (update 1 of 16)... done!
Installing Q323255: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 2 of 16)... done!
Installing Q329390: Security Update (update 3 of 16)... done!
Installing Q329115: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 4 of 16)... done!
Installing 329170: Security Update (update 5 of 16)... done!
Installing 811630: Critical Update (Windows XP) (update 6 of 16)... done!
Installing 810577: Security Update (update 7 of 16)... done!
Installing Q329441: Critical Update (update 8 of 16)... done!
Installing Security Update for Windows XP (815021) (update 9 of 16)...

Any ideas what's causing the problem?

MrGone wrote:

> I formatted my harddrive and reinstalled Windows XP. I'm now installing the
> first batch of critical updates using the express install. The download was
> quick, but the installation is taking hours. It's not hanging, just for some
> reason it takes 30 minutes to install each update.
>
> After 2 hours I'm at this point
> Downloading Q329048: Security Update (update 1 of 16)... done!
> Downloading Q323255: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 2 of 16)... done!
> Downloading Q329390: Security Update (update 3 of 16)... done!
> Downloading Q329115: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 4 of 16)... done!
> Downloading 329170: Security Update (update 5 of 16)... done!
> Downloading 811630: Critical Update (Windows XP) (update 6 of 16)... done!
> Downloading 810577: Security Update (update 7 of 16)... done!
> Downloading Q329441: Critical Update (update 8 of 16)... done!
> Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (815021) (update 9 of 16)... done!
> Downloading 817606: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 10 of 16)... done!
> Downloading 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (update 11 of
> 16)... done!
> Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (KB821557) (update 12 of 16)...
> done!
> Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (KB835732) (update 13 of 16)...
> done!
> Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (329834) (update 14 of 16)... done!
> Downloading Security Update for Windows XP (KB828741) (update 15 of 16)...
> done!
> Downloading Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374) (update 16 of 16)...
> done!
> Initializing installation... done!
> Installing Q329048: Security Update (update 1 of 16)... done!
> Installing Q323255: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 2 of 16)... done!
> Installing Q329390: Security Update (update 3 of 16)... done!
> Installing Q329115: Security Update (Windows XP) (update 4 of 16)... done!
> Installing 329170: Security Update (update 5 of 16)... done!
> Installing 811630: Critical Update (Windows XP) (update 6 of 16)... done!
> Installing 810577: Security Update (update 7 of 16)... done!
> Installing Q329441: Critical Update (update 8 of 16)... done!
> Installing Security Update for Windows XP (815021) (update 9 of 16)...
>
> Any ideas what's causing the problem?

You should have bypassed them all and just installed SP2.