I forgot to add that I tried also to download/install SP3. The
Winupdate site took over an hour (and I have DSL) to
download/verify/install the SP, and then, right at the end, gave me a
"Failed!" on it. Same problem??
Billl
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> One of my computers is offering the same updates every time I start it
> up. They appear to be run-of-the-mill updates (like one for IE6, and
> three other anonymous KB...... ones). I am first notified that "These
> updates are ready for downloading". I click OK and let them download.
> Then, I am told they are ready for installation. They appear to install
> (I get "Done!" after each one). But, the next time I start up the
> computer, I get the same progression as above.
>
> The computer is Win XP Pro (SP2) with all (so far) updates and is a
> laptop. My other desktops seem to have installed the updates just fine
> as they show up in the Install/Uninstall dialog box.
>
> I have tried clearing out all the TEMP folders I can find; turned off
> the anti-virus at least once; and turned off auto-update, rebooted, and
> turned it back on again.
>
> One possible clue is that I was asked (only twice in the last week of
> bootups) to install and run WGA tool. Is there some way this can fail,
> but not notify me? My Win XP is definitely genuine (I have the original
> disk) but a blog entry on another forum said that it was possible that
> the WGA failed in a manner that would stop updates from 'taking'. It
> sounded far-fetched, but at this stage I'm grasping at straws.
>
> Billl
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