Cannot Install Security Updates in Xp Pro SP2

[Frixie]

I have 2 machines that I recently installed a genuine version of
Windows XP
Pro with SP2 slipstreamed into it. I got past the first round of
Windows
updates which downloaded and installed .NET framework, Genuine
Advantage,
etc etc. After a reboot and going back to windows update, 53 files
need
downloading and installing. Mostly security updates for XP. Both
failed at
install. No error codes. Tried it over and over again and it never
installs
and on every reboot, now keeps going out to windows update and tries
to
download all over again. I had to shut off the automatic updates.

I upgraded a 3rd machine yesterday at a different location from XP
Home to XP Pro with SP2. Same thing. After the first 3 updates, 60
were to download and install and all 60 failed. What is going on?

I googled the problem and some say to uninstall Yahoo Toolbar, some
say to
update JAVA.it's none of those things. No Activex is being blocked.

Two machines had Norton Security on them before I started the
download. I
was sure it was blocking something so I downloaded the Norton Removal
Tool
from the Symantec site and uninstalled Norton entirely. The third
machine also has Norton Security which I uninstalled using the Norton
Removal Tool before I even started. No difference, updates still
failed.

Now I'm guessing I have registry errors?

Any ideas?

 

[ACC]

RE: Cannot Install Security Updates in Xp Pro SP2

I am having the exact same problem. Any suggestions or help would be
appreciated

"Frixie" wrote:

> I have 2 machines that I recently installed a genuine version of
> Windows XP
> Pro with SP2 slipstreamed into it. I got past the first round of
> Windows
> updates which downloaded and installed .NET framework, Genuine
> Advantage,
> etc etc. After a reboot and going back to windows update, 53 files
> need
> downloading and installing. Mostly security updates for XP. Both
> failed at
> install. No error codes. Tried it over and over again and it never
> installs
> and on every reboot, now keeps going out to windows update and tries
> to
> download all over again. I had to shut off the automatic updates.
>
> I upgraded a 3rd machine yesterday at a different location from XP
> Home to XP Pro with SP2. Same thing. After the first 3 updates, 60
> were to download and install and all 60 failed. What is going on?
>
> I googled the problem and some say to uninstall Yahoo Toolbar, some
> say to
> update JAVA.it's none of those things. No Activex is being blocked.
>
> Two machines had Norton Security on them before I started the
> download. I
> was sure it was blocking something so I downloaded the Norton Removal
> Tool
> from the Symantec site and uninstalled Norton entirely. The third
> machine also has Norton Security which I uninstalled using the Norton
> Removal Tool before I even started. No difference, updates still
> failed.
>
> Now I'm guessing I have registry errors?
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

 

[Engel]

RE: Cannot Install Security Updates in Xp Pro SP2

Hello Frixie,

Doesn't hurt to try this solution.


http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...d7fc&mid=fb171ac4-a746-45ae-b6e1-35f68f2ad7fc

I hope that post is helpful.

Let us know how it works ºut.
--


"Frixie" wrote:

> I have 2 machines that I recently installed a genuine version of
> Windows XP
> Pro with SP2 slipstreamed into it. I got past the first round of
> Windows
> updates which downloaded and installed .NET framework, Genuine
> Advantage,
> etc etc. After a reboot and going back to windows update, 53 files
> need
> downloading and installing. Mostly security updates for XP. Both
> failed at
> install. No error codes. Tried it over and over again and it never
> installs
> and on every reboot, now keeps going out to windows update and tries
> to
> download all over again. I had to shut off the automatic updates.
>
> I upgraded a 3rd machine yesterday at a different location from XP
> Home to XP Pro with SP2. Same thing. After the first 3 updates, 60
> were to download and install and all 60 failed. What is going on?
>
> I googled the problem and some say to uninstall Yahoo Toolbar, some
> say to
> update JAVA.it's none of those things. No Activex is being blocked.
>
> Two machines had Norton Security on them before I started the
> download. I
> was sure it was blocking something so I downloaded the Norton Removal
> Tool
> from the Symantec site and uninstalled Norton entirely. The third
> machine also has Norton Security which I uninstalled using the Norton
> Removal Tool before I even started. No difference, updates still
> failed.
>
> Now I'm guessing I have registry errors?
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

 

[AnnL]

RE: Cannot Install Security Updates in Xp Pro SP2

I had been able to download windows updates without any problem, now suddenly
all my updates downloaded in the past are gone and I am unable to redownload
and install any of them. What is going on with windows update? Can anybody
help with this problem? Thank a lot.

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello Frixie,
>
> Doesn't hurt to try this solution.
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...d7fc&mid=fb171ac4-a746-45ae-b6e1-35f68f2ad7fc
>
> I hope that post is helpful.
>
> Let us know how it works ºut.
> --
>
>
> "Frixie" wrote:
>
> > I have 2 machines that I recently installed a genuine version of
> > Windows XP
> > Pro with SP2 slipstreamed into it. I got past the first round of
> > Windows
> > updates which downloaded and installed .NET framework, Genuine
> > Advantage,
> > etc etc. After a reboot and going back to windows update, 53 files
> > need
> > downloading and installing. Mostly security updates for XP. Both
> > failed at
> > install. No error codes. Tried it over and over again and it never
> > installs
> > and on every reboot, now keeps going out to windows update and tries
> > to
> > download all over again. I had to shut off the automatic updates.
> >
> > I upgraded a 3rd machine yesterday at a different location from XP
> > Home to XP Pro with SP2. Same thing. After the first 3 updates, 60
> > were to download and install and all 60 failed. What is going on?
> >
> > I googled the problem and some say to uninstall Yahoo Toolbar, some
> > say to
> > update JAVA.it's none of those things. No Activex is being blocked.
> >
> > Two machines had Norton Security on them before I started the
> > download. I
> > was sure it was blocking something so I downloaded the Norton Removal
> > Tool
> > from the Symantec site and uninstalled Norton entirely. The third
> > machine also has Norton Security which I uninstalled using the Norton
> > Removal Tool before I even started. No difference, updates still
> > failed.
> >
> > Now I'm guessing I have registry errors?
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >