Automatic updates fail to install

[Ed H]

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. ???

 

[Rey Santos]

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

 

[Ed H]

No, that didn't fix it.???

 

[Joan Archer]

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.

 

[Ed H]

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.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

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/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

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

 

[MowGreen [MVP]]

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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Never Forgotten
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[Ed H]

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

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
===============

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.

 

[MowGreen [MVP]]

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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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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[GasMaBaCris]

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GMBC

 

[Gary Roach]

Check this out:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

 

[Purpledawn]

I am having the exact same problems that you are experiencing. I too did all
the steps as are outlined at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144. It
still does not work. I also noticed, that the four updates that are trying
to install contain 0 bytes and 0 time to download when I checked them on the
MS update website.
In addition my installer does not work either, but I will post a separate
message for that cumbersome problem.
Monika