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Automatic updates fail to install

 
 
Ed H
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      25th Apr 2008
After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
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Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.



 
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Rey Santos
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      25th Apr 2008
Download the latest Windows Update Agent: (Applicable to your version of
Windows)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
Type "Location of your file here" /wuforce in the run command and press
Enter. You don't even need to restart your PC!
For example: if your file is stored in C:\Downloads, you need to type
exactly like this:

"C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

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"Ed H" wrote:

> After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
> seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages that
> "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
> spyware/virus, all clear. ???
> --
> Ed H
> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
>
>
>
>

 
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Ed H
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      25th Apr 2008
No, that didn't fix it.???
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Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.


"Rey Santos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:188B5B07-E163-4C32-8122-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Download the latest Windows Update Agent: (Applicable to your version of
> Windows)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
> Type "Location of your file here" /wuforce in the run command and press
> Enter. You don't even need to restart your PC!
> For example: if your file is stored in C:\Downloads, you need to type
> exactly like this:
>
> "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce
>
> --
> Rey
>
>
> "Ed H" wrote:
>
>> After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
>> seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
>> that
>> "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
>> spyware/virus, all clear. ???
>> --
>> Ed H
>> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
>> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
>>
>>
>>
>>



 
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Joan Archer
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      25th Apr 2008
See if this helps,
Joan

Have you looked at : 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
Ignore the title.


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"Ed H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
> seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
> that "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
> spyware/virus, all clear. ???
> --
> Ed H
> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
>
>
>

 
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Ed H
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      25th Apr 2008
I think that did it. The yellow flag is gone and the CPU is finally at rest
but when I go to the update site it says I need to register so I click yes
and then it says the page can not be displayed? I don't know if I or windows
is the problem.
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.


"Joan Archer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> See if this helps,
> Joan
>
> Have you looked at : 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
> Ignore the title.
>
>
> --
> Joan Archer
> http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
> http://lachsoft.com/photogallery
>
> "Ed H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
>> seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
>> that "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
>> spyware/virus, all clear. ???
>> --
>> Ed H
>> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
>> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
>>
>>
>>



 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]
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      25th Apr 2008
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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
--
Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Ed H wrote:
> After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
> seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
> that
> "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
> spyware/virus, all clear. ???


 
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MowGreen [MVP]
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      25th Apr 2008
What is the *exact* message displayed ?

Regarding KB943144, did you install the latest Version of the Windows
Update Agent *and* register wups2.dll at a Command Prompt ?


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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Ed H wrote:

> I think that did it. The yellow flag is gone and the CPU is finally at rest
> but when I go to the update site it says I need to register so I click yes
> and then it says the page can not be displayed? I don't know if I or windows
> is the problem.

 
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Ed H
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      26th Apr 2008
Yes and yes and all is well, thank you all very much.
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Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.


"MowGreen [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> What is the *exact* message displayed ?
>
> Regarding KB943144, did you install the latest Version of the Windows
> Update Agent *and* register wups2.dll at a Command Prompt ?
>
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
> Ed H wrote:
>
>> I think that did it. The yellow flag is gone and the CPU is finally at
>> rest but when I go to the update site it says I need to register so I
>> click yes and then it says the page can not be displayed? I don't know if
>> I or windows is the problem.



 
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MowGreen [MVP]
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      26th Apr 2008
Ed H wrote:

> Yes and yes and all is well, thank you all very much.



You're mowst welcome, Ed.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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      16th May 2008

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"Ed H" wrote:

> After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
> seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages that
> "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
> spyware/virus, all clear. ???
> --
> Ed H
> Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
> 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
>
>
>
>

 
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