Guest Menno Hershberger Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 I did a repair install of XP Home-SP2 on a Dell Dimension. Now it wants to install 76 updates, but the updates fail. What do I do? -- --- Long live Fat32! ---
Guest mandy griffith Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 "Menno Hershberger" wrote: > I did a repair install of XP Home-SP2 on a Dell Dimension. Now it wants to > install 76 updates, but the updates fail. What do I do? > > -- > --- Long live Fat32! --- >
Guest MowGreen [MVP] Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 First step is to stop the Automatic Updates service via the Services console or from Start > Run > type in net stop wuauserv Click OK or press Enter [NOTE: Do NOT Disable the AU service, just stop it for now and leave it set to start Automatically on boot] With show hidden files, folders, and system files enabled, delete all of the *subfolders* of WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution Then close the window Download and save: Windows Update Agent 3.0 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237 KB927891: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A Install WUA first, then KB927891, and restart the system To start the automatic download of updates go back to Start > Run > type in wuauclt /detectnow Click OK or press Enter Or, just initiate a manual visit to Windows Update via the Start Menu link or from within IE MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Menno Hershberger wrote: > I did a repair install of XP Home-SP2 on a Dell Dimension. Now it wants to > install 76 updates, but the updates fail. What do I do? >
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