winupdate failed

[jussi.mursula]

I´m updating w2k professional. Downloading goes well, but installing
doesn´t. I´m trying this as Administrator.

 

[badgolferman]

(e-mail address removed), 3/15/2006, 10:20:18 AM,

I´m updating w2k professional. Downloading goes well, but installing
doesn´t. I´m trying this as Administrator.

Do you get a BITS failure message?

 

[Pen]

I´m updating w2k professional. Downloading goes well, but installing
doesn´t. I´m trying this as Administrator.

Are you using a laptop? There seem to be some driver issues with
them and many of these problems can be solved by installing in safe mode.

 

[Grinder]

I´m updating w2k professional. Downloading goes well, but installing
doesn´t. I´m trying this as Administrator.

I'm getting the same result. All that is offered is the flavorless
error message: Updates were unable to be successfully installed. Here
are the updates that fail:

Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB911565)
Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - March 2006 (KB890830)

I don't have a resolution for you, but thought you might like to know
that you're not alone.

 

[Grinder]

I'm getting the same result. All that is offered is the flavorless
error message: Updates were unable to be successfully installed. Here
are the updates that fail:

Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB911565)
Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - March 2006 (KB890830)

I don't have a resolution for you, but thought you might like to know
that you're not alone.

I was able to get this items applied by running standalone installers.
Go here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx?displaylang=en

....and search for the KB numbers to find those installers.

 

[GlowingBlueMist]

I'm getting the same result. All that is offered is the flavorless error
message: Updates were unable to be successfully installed. Here are the
updates that fail:

Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB911565)
Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - March 2006 (KB890830)

I don't have a resolution for you, but thought you might like to know that
you're not alone.

I am having a similar problem with an XP machine.
Last night I turned on Auto Updates and told the system to install them at
3AM. Strangely enough that worked and all updates were made.

Possibly your system will update things if automatic updates is available.

 

[don]

Are you on a network with a proxy server?

I´m updating w2k professional. Downloading goes well, but installing
doesn´t. I´m trying this as Administrator.

 

[kony]

On 15 Mar 2006 07:20:18 -0800,

I´m updating w2k professional. Downloading goes well, but installing
doesn´t. I´m trying this as Administrator.

A bunch of people have been having problems with the windows
updates recently, I suggest you just wait for MS to fix it.