Windows update won't install

[Hector Bonilla]

I had to reinstall Windows XP Home Edition and everything
was fine, until I realized that critical updates are not=20
been installed since then. I had tryed to do it through=20
my Internet Connection, I had downloaded the critical 32=20
packages, but they will not install. How do I fix this=20
problem. Please Help me.

H=E9ctor

[Bugsbyte]

Following may help
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;817753
http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00320200601joh03.htm


"Hector Bonilla" > wrote in message
...
I had to reinstall Windows XP Home Edition and everything
was fine, until I realized that critical updates are not
been installed since then. I had tryed to do it through
my Internet Connection, I had downloaded the critical 32
packages, but they will not install. How do I fix this
problem. Please Help me.

Héctor

[phil]

Hello Hector,

Additional advice.

It`s a bad idea ,to download and to try to install all those available
updates at the same time. Take one or two at a time.

Most of those updates, you will never need and are useless for the average
pc owner.When you are at the windows update site go to> review and install
updates. After each update you will find "READ MORE". Click on it and read
about each individual update.Some are downright armfull, like update 911493.
Microsoft is working on a solution.
Herewith you will find an answer to your question ,I found a few days ago
,in this newsgroup. Thank the author, Alex Nichol,not me . Good luck .
Phil

Terre wrote:

>Unfortunately I had to install a new harddrive yesterday along my year and
>half old WinXP. When I went to Windows Update it says I need:
>34 Critical Updates and Security Packs
>23 Windows XP
>2 Driver Updates
>
>Crapola! With a dial-up connection this is gonna take forever if I do them
>all again! I don't want to do any Service Packs yet <too gun shy at this
>point>. Can I just pick and choose what I think is appropriate?

Really I would start with SP1 - on a fresh install that should not cause
trouble, and if it should you can reinstall again without throwing
things away.

Then 817287 to avoid possible trouble with other updates, and the
consolidated ones for IE and OE - 813489 and 330994. Add in the
security fixes for scripting and you probably do not need worry much
about others. I would definitely leave out anything referring to
Servers, or the several that mention 'an attacker would have to have
access' - those refer to a malicious employee with Limited rights using
a loophole to promote himself to Full control. If there is no one
untrusted able to log on with limited rights you can do without them


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows - File Systems)
Bournemouth, U.K.




"Bugsbyte" > wrote in message
.. .
> Following may help
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;817753
> http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00320200601joh03.htm
>
>
> "Hector Bonilla" > wrote in message
> ...
> I had to reinstall Windows XP Home Edition and everything
> was fine, until I realized that critical updates are not
> been installed since then. I had tryed to do it through
> my Internet Connection, I had downloaded the critical 32
> packages, but they will not install. How do I fix this
> problem. Please Help me.
>
> Héctor
>
>