Windows Updates Fail When Downloading

I tried to update a notebook running Windows 2000 yesterday. I've
updated this system at the Windows Update web site for two years
without incident. Yesterday, everything appeared normal up to the
point where the critical updates were downloading. Each of the six
update downloads ended with "Failed!" instead of "Done!". The
problem is the same today. Does anybody know what might cause this?
I did not do anything different, and the system has not been used
since its update last month.

"Mark M Morse" wrote:

> I tried to update a notebook running Windows 2000 yesterday. I've
> updated this system at the Windows Update web site for two years
> without incident. Yesterday, everything appeared normal up to the
> point where the critical updates were downloading. Each of the six
> update downloads ended with "Failed!" instead of "Done!". The
> problem is the same today. Does anybody know what might cause this?
> I did not do anything different, and the system has not been used
> since its update last month.
>
>

Same problem cannot seem to download anyt updates at all

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"mega" wrote:

> Same problem cannot seem to download anyt updates at all
>
> "
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> >
I'm experiencing the same problem with Win XP SP2 on my Sony Vaio. This
happened after I perform a windows repair and re-activate my window os using
the product key.
There are a large number of updates, but they all fail to download.
I tried install one critical update manually, it went ok but still having
the same problem with automatic updates.

Hi,
Not sure if this will help you but method 1 from below seemed to have fixed
mine.
Thanks Freudi. Cheers, P.
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Subject: Re: Windows Update Install Error 8/19/2007 4:18 PM PST

By: Ottmar Freudenberger In: microsoft.public.windowsupdate


"Yarrowman12" <> schrieb:

>I recently ran a repair for windows xp pro. Now when I boot up windows tells
> me that I need to install a lot of windows updates, but when I try to install
> them it tells me that "the following updates could not be installed."

Method 1:
You may wanna try downloading Windows Update Agent 3.0 manually,
save it to a folder and run the EXE with parameter "/wuforce"
(without the quotes) afterwards:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7...gent30-x86.exe

Start -> Run ->
"[Complete Path to EXE]\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce [Hit Enter key]

Method 2:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914224/en-us

Bye,
Freudi
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"mega" wrote:

> Same problem cannot seem to download anyt updates at all
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