Windows Update Problem

[Greg]

I recently had a problem after trying to install Service
Pack 2, when I rebooted my machine I got the dreaded blue
screen {unable to locate component}.

I ended up reinstalling WinXP Home and starting
installing updates. The problem I am now having, I keep
getting prompted to install the security patch KB828741,
even though I have installed it several times. I've
tried live update as well as the Windows update website.
My install history shows that I've successfully installed
this update a half a doze times.

Anyone can help me??

 

[Alias]

I recently had a problem after trying to install Service
Pack 2, when I rebooted my machine I got the dreaded blue
screen {unable to locate component}.

I ended up reinstalling WinXP Home and starting
installing updates.

How did you "reinstall" XP Home? Did you write zeros to your hard disk first
or did you install it over itself?

Alias

The problem I am now having, I keep

 

[Phil]

Possible solutions:

1 - Delete or rename the folder c:\windows\system32\catroot2

Then do the updates again.



2 - Start/stop the auto-update service.

Start, control panel, administrative tools, services, right click automatic
updates, click stop. Right click again, click start.

 

[Greg]

I booted off the sin xp ce and went into the repair
option. At the command prompt I typed C:\chkdsk /r to
run the checkdisk repait utility. After that I
reinstalled windows and I could then reboot.

 

[me]

-----Original Message-----
I recently had a problem after trying to install Service
Pack 2, when I rebooted my machine I got the dreaded blue
screen {unable to locate component}.

I ended up reinstalling WinXP Home and starting
installing updates. The problem I am now having, I keep
getting prompted to install the security patch KB828741,
even though I have installed it several times. I've
tried live update as well as the Windows update website.
My install history shows that I've successfully installed
this update a half a doze times.

Anyone can help me??
.

This may or may not relate to your problem. I did a new
build on a notebook and Windows Update kept popping up and
telling me that there were 2 new updates to install. I
would click install and it looked like they were installing
but Windows Update kept popping up telling me that there
were 2 updates ready to install. Always the same ones. So I
ran Windows Update manually and it said that there was a
new version of Windows Update. I installed that and now I
don't have the same 2 updates trying to install anymore

 

[Greg]

what is in the catroot2 directory?

I have live updates turned off right now and have been
using the Windows update website

 

[Phil]

It's used by windows update / auto-updates for downloading/installing
updates.