Unable to do updates

[Guest]

When trying to do updates get the message "updates were unable to be
successfully installed". When checking the review update history for some of
the updates it was ox800705AA and for one it was ox5AA. I have not been able
to find these error codes. Thank you in advance for any assistance you may
be able to provide.

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi Nancy,

You would be better served posting your question in the Windows Update
group--that's where the real experts on those issues hang out. You can find
it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&lang=en&cr=US

HTH,
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| When trying to do updates get the message "updates were unable to be
| successfully installed". When checking the review update history for some
of
| the updates it was ox800705AA and for one it was ox5AA. I have not been
able
| to find these error codes. Thank you in advance for any assistance you
may
| be able to provide.

 

[Rock]

When trying to do updates get the message "updates were unable to be
successfully installed". When checking the review update history for some
of
the updates it was ox800705AA and for one it was ox5AA. I have not been
able
to find these error codes. Thank you in advance for any assistance you
may
be able to provide.

I recommend you post this question to the experts in the windows update
newsgroup. Peruse the posts there to see if anything is similar before
asking your question.

microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Nancy

The Error Code is indicating Insufficient System Resources.

Select Start, Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance Settings.
Which option has been selected? Try checking Adjust for best
performance.


Does this enable you to update?


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Hope this helps.


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England


Enquire, plan and execute
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[Guest]

Gerry: Thank you for taking time to address my question. Do I leave all the
boxes unmarked?? It say an administrator may have to make changes.

A little background if I may. When I tried to do the update at first it
went all the way thru them & said they were done. Then it started all over
with the update, after the first one, service pack, it said it was done then
all the others "failed". Shows I have 68% free space.

Thank you
Nancy

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Nancy

You can make the change whilst in Safe Mode.

Log on in Safe Mode as the Administrator ( not your usual Logon ).

Explanation of Safe Mode
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_Mode

Most computers use the F8 key to access Safe Mode but there are some
variations.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Rock]

Gerry: Thank you for taking time to address my question. Do I leave all
the
boxes unmarked?? It say an administrator may have to make changes.

A little background if I may. When I tried to do the update at first it
went all the way thru them & said they were done. Then it started all
over
with the update, after the first one, service pack, it said it was done
then
all the others "failed". Shows I have 68% free space.

<snip>

Have you also looked at and if need by, posted to the experts in the windows
update group? That's the best place for issues with windows update.