First, perform a DISK CLEANUP:
(Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup)
Second, visit
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
while using your Internet Explorer browser.
Review the troubleshooting tips in these articles:
Manually install the latest Windows Update controls:
For Windows XP:
Download the controls from:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/cab/x86/unicode/iuctl.cab
and save them to your desktop.
Extract the .cab file following the steps below:
1. Go to the desktop and right click the iuctl.cab file.
2. Click "Open".
3. Select all the files listed.
4. Right click on them and click "Extract."
5. Point to a known location (like the desktop) and click "OK."
6. Go to the location you selected and right click the iuctl.inf file.
5. Click "Install."
"Software Update Incomplete, This Windows Update Software
Did Not Update Successfully" Error Message When You Visit
the Windows Update Web Site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319585
Windows Update Troubleshooter
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
Problems When Viewing or Downloading From Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=193385
HOW TO: Troubleshoot Problems Connecting to Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818018
How To Fix The Cryptographic Service Error
http://www.updatexp.com/cryptographic-service.html
Also, visit
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm and scroll
down to "Why Can't I Download Updates" for additional troubleshooting ideas.
Visit the Windows Update newsgroup and read the messages
posted there for helpful troubleshooting tips.
The "Official" Windows Update newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate
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Nicholas
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| After going to the Windows Update site, I received an
| information notice saying:
| "New Windows Update Software Required. The Windows Update
| site has been updated. To update your version of the
| software and begin using Windows Update, click Update Now."
| I click on the Update Now button and I see the update
| progress bar show that it is working. After that
| finishes, the screen is refreshed and takes me right back
| to the same screen - saying that I need to click on the
| Update Now button. This happens no matter how many times
| I have chosen the update. Any solutions to get Windows
| Update to work?
