Unable to install service packs/updates

[Jack]

I found the solution to my problem !
Reviewing the various log files created during update, I
found one named xpsp1hfm.log in the WINDOWS directory.
For each failed installed it included the lines:

d:\7dd8a7a618af5dfbeb1ab3192744\xpsp1hfm.exe version
5.3:16.6
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp1hfm.exe version 5.3:16.5
CopyFile(d:\7dd8a7a618af5dfbeb1ab3192744\xpsp1hfm. exe,
C:\WINDOWS\system32\xpsp1hfm.exe) failed 5
Failed to install xpsp1hfm.exe

Which meant it was not able to install the new file
xpsp1hfm.exe on top of the old one in WINDOWS\system32\.
So I went in WINDOWS\system32\ and renamed the existing
xpsp1hfm.exe into OLDxpsp1hfm.exe.
It did the trick, now the updates install fine. I then
removed the OLDxps1hfm.exe

Hope this will help resolve your issue



>-----Original Message-----
>I am unable to install any security updates on XP
>professional - I am trying to install the patch for the
>worm, as well as several other Windows Update patches.
>
>I am able to download, but the installer terminates - it
>says "Inspecting your configuration", and then "Checking
>third party drivers", and then exits without any error
>and without installing the patch.
>
>I have tried all of the suggested solutions -renaming
the
>catroot2 directory, verifying registry entries, deleting
>the WUTemp directory, but still nothing.
>
>
>.
>