"Some Updates Were Not Installed"

J

Jim H.

I just built a new XP machine with a brand new copy of XP Pro, SP2 and went
today to Microsoft to do an Automatic Update. It downloaded 90 updates but
then loaded zero.

I got this message that "Some updates were not installed." I couldn't find
anything about this on Microsoft's site.

What's up?

--

Jim H.

"The following updates were not installed:

Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885836)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB888302)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB891781)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890859)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927)
Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911280)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168)
Update for Windows XP (KB935448)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
Update for Windows XP (KB930916)
Update for Windows XP (KB927891)
Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB929123)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
Update for Windows XP (KB938828)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938127)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB936021)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729)
Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB941202)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)
Update for Windows XP (KB936357)
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Update for Windows XP (KB942763)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941568)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB944653)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB937894)
Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9 (KB941569)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941644)
Update for Windows XP (KB942840)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943485)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB944533)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB946026)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - February 2008 (KB890830)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943055)"
 
C

Colin Barnhorst

If automatic updates was turned on the system may have already been
installing the updates at the same time. Check the update history and see.
 
J

Jim H.

Colin, update history shows that only the following updates have been
installed:

Windows XP - Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130)
Windows XP - Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1

Nothing else will load.
 
J

Jim H.

I found the solution to my problem and am posting it here for other's benefit.

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

Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
 
C

Colin Barnhorst

Phone and email support for all updates is free. Use the contact info in WU
for getting help from MS or call MS Product Support Services.
 

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