windows update glitches

[Mister Scary]

This has happened before: A glitch happened when updating Windows once, and
now there are a couple of updates relating to MSXML that keep showing up in
Windows Update despite having been successfully installed once already. If
I try to install again the installation just fails. How do I resolve this
issue?

Also, I have Office XP and Visio 2003, and Windows Update displays updates
for Office XP that do not install, and should not install. How do I get
Windows Update to stop giving me update notifications for Office 2003
altogether?

 

[Mister Scary]

Also, I have Office XP and Visio 2003, and Windows Update displays updates
for Office XP that do not install, and should not install. How do I get
Windows Update to stop giving me update notifications for Office 2003
altogether?

I meant to say "...displays updates for Office 2003 that do not install..."