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my updates have stopped installing I have 94 and none will install but they

download fine.

can anyone help it is driving me nuts!

 

also the second computer in the house has stopped installing them now?

Posted

For XP Only

 

1.- Use the belt-and-suspenders mode. Make a Restore Pºint.

 

 

2.- Please confirm your system clock, and Time Zone also the Date aew set

properly,

Having it set incorrectly can cause this type of behaviºr.

 

 

3.- Test this WGA diagnose test, connection to MS, that scripts working and

a new Validation tººl

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/diag/

 

4.- Reboot into safe mºde

 

 

Download CCleaner (for housekeeping) and Dial-ª-fix to the desktºp

 

CCleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com

Note, uncheck Yahoo toolbar during instªll.

 

Do the scans with all the check marks ºn.

 

Run the above cleaner remover in safe mode then CCleaner on all 3

settings(windows,apps & issues) and clear anything found reboot and see if it

still exists.

 

NOTE - The first time you run CCleaner's Issues scanner you'll have to keep

running it back-to-back until it finds nºthing.

 

One scenario is a registry key may only be a reference pointing to a

completely different location in the registry and when it's removed then that

reference link is also noticed as being invalid on a subsequent scªn.

 

It's generally a good idea to keep running the Issues scan until nothing is

listed.

 

 

There is also a third-party fix which has had good results for a number of

folks here:

 

Dial-ª--Fix

http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

 

Run this program with all the functions activated in safe mºde.

 

Please read the page and Scroll down about 2/3 of the way to Download

Dial-ª-fix

 

 

Exit Safe Mode (Rebººt)

 

 

Try the updates n0w

 

You didn't say, or at least it's not clear, whether you tried getting the

updates using Internet Explorer, by going here:

 

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

 

Some new ActiveX software has to be installed on XP before your computer can

be scanned.

 

Just follow the prompts to do so, but it should then list and download the

same updates, and install them, as those you see in the taskbar notificatiºn.

 

 

If going to the site is successful, keep going back until there are no more

critical updates to install.

 

I hope this post is helpful.

 

 

Let us know how it works ºut

--

 

 

"Will" wrote:

> my updates have stopped installing I have 94 and none will install but they

> download fine.

> can anyone help it is driving me nuts!

>

> also the second computer in the house has stopped installing them now?

Guest Ottmar Freudenberger
Posted

"Will" <Will@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb:

> my updates have stopped installing I have 94 and none will install but they

> download fine.

> can anyone help it is driving me nuts!

 

You're on Windows XP and you've processed a "Repair Installation"?

If true, you may want to download Windows Update Agent 3.0 manually via

http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

*Save* the EXE into a folder, let's say "C:\Downloads". After the

download completed, type the following exactly and including every

quote and space under "Run" in the Start menu:

"C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

Hit the [Enter] key afterwards or click on "OK" to start the instal-

lation.

 

HTH,

Freudi

Posted

thanks i will give it a go and let you know.

 

"Engel" wrote:

> For XP Only

>

> 1.- Use the belt-and-suspenders mode. Make a Restore Pºint.

>

>

> 2.- Please confirm your system clock, and Time Zone also the Date aew set

> properly,

> Having it set incorrectly can cause this type of behaviºr.

>

>

> 3.- Test this WGA diagnose test, connection to MS, that scripts working and

> a new Validation tººl

> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/diag/

>

> 4.- Reboot into safe mºde

>

>

> Download CCleaner (for housekeeping) and Dial-ª-fix to the desktºp

>

> CCleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com

> Note, uncheck Yahoo toolbar during instªll.

>

> Do the scans with all the check marks ºn.

>

> Run the above cleaner remover in safe mode then CCleaner on all 3

> settings(windows,apps & issues) and clear anything found reboot and see if it

> still exists.

>

> NOTE - The first time you run CCleaner's Issues scanner you'll have to keep

> running it back-to-back until it finds nºthing.

>

> One scenario is a registry key may only be a reference pointing to a

> completely different location in the registry and when it's removed then that

> reference link is also noticed as being invalid on a subsequent scªn.

>

> It's generally a good idea to keep running the Issues scan until nothing is

> listed.

>

>

> There is also a third-party fix which has had good results for a number of

> folks here:

>

> Dial-ª--Fix

> http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix

>

> Run this program with all the functions activated in safe mºde.

>

> Please read the page and Scroll down about 2/3 of the way to Download

> Dial-ª-fix

>

>

> Exit Safe Mode (Rebººt)

>

>

> Try the updates n0w

>

> You didn't say, or at least it's not clear, whether you tried getting the

> updates using Internet Explorer, by going here:

>

> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

>

> Some new ActiveX software has to be installed on XP before your computer can

> be scanned.

>

> Just follow the prompts to do so, but it should then list and download the

> same updates, and install them, as those you see in the taskbar notificatiºn.

>

>

> If going to the site is successful, keep going back until there are no more

> critical updates to install.

>

> I hope this post is helpful.

>

>

> Let us know how it works ºut

> --

>

>

> "Will" wrote:

>

> > my updates have stopped installing I have 94 and none will install but they

> > download fine.

> > can anyone help it is driving me nuts!

> >

> > also the second computer in the house has stopped installing them now?

Posted

thanks! this seems to have worked but the 3 updates i cant install are office

spk2 ,office 2003 updates and junk email up date any ideas here

 

"Ottmar Freudenberger" wrote:

> "Will" <Will@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb:

>

> > my updates have stopped installing I have 94 and none will install but they

> > download fine.

> > can anyone help it is driving me nuts!

>

> You're on Windows XP and you've processed a "Repair Installation"?

> If true, you may want to download Windows Update Agent 3.0 manually via

> http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

> *Save* the EXE into a folder, let's say "C:\Downloads". After the

> download completed, type the following exactly and including every

> quote and space under "Run" in the Start menu:

> "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

> Hit the [Enter] key afterwards or click on "OK" to start the instal-

> lation.

>

> HTH,

> Freudi

>

Guest dlyates99@gmail.com
Posted

On Aug 18, 11:59 am, "Ottmar Freudenberger" <fre...@gmx.net> wrote:

> "Will" <W...@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb:

>

> > my updates have stopped installing I have 94 and none will install but they

> > download fine.

> > can anyone help it is driving me nuts!

>

> You're on Windows XP and you've processed a "Repair Installation"?

> If true, you may want to download Windows Update Agent 3.0 manually viahttp://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/...

> *Save* the EXE into a folder, let's say "C:\Downloads". After the

> download completed, type the following exactly and including every

> quote and space under "Run" in the Start menu:

> "C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

> Hit the [Enter] key afterwards or click on "OK" to start the instal-

> lation.

>

> HTH,

> Freudi

 

I was having the same problem after a WinXP repair installation with

slipstreamed SP2. I tried your suggestion and it worked like a charm!

Thank you so much.

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