updates
 

I've just "legalised" my XP on a computer I bought. Windows automatic update
says that there are a number of updates needed (about 80) most of these
seem to be already on the machine (Belarc). Windows will download all the
updates but not install them. The cut-off point seems to be updates past
925486. Everytime I turn on windows wants to download all these updates but
can't install them. Help?

updates
 

tisza wrote:
I've just "legalised" my XP on a computer I bought. Windows
automatic update says that there are a number of updates needed
(about 80) most of these seem to be already on the machine
(Belarc). Windows will download all the updates but not install
them. The cut-off point seems to be updates past 925486. Everytime
I turn on windows wants to download all these updates but can't
install them. Help?

Search and Search before asking...

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update,
from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after
you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Can't figure that out?

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

Use its options to fix:
- Windows Installer
- Windows Update
- All the Registration Center options.

Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2"
Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution".

Then click "GO" and wait until it is done... Reboot will be needed.

- Download/Install Windows Update v3.

http://download.windowsupdate.com/Wi...gent30-x86.exe
(You *may* need to install it using the command line switch "/wuforce"
right after the reboot - immediately after logging in.)

- Download/Install the 927891 patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...9-404327772E5A

- Reboot.

- Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan for/install updates.

- Come back and let us know how things went!

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

updates
 

"tisza" wrote in message
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I've just "legalised" my XP on a computer I bought. Windows automatic
update
says that there are a number of updates needed (about 80) most of these
seem to be already on the machine (Belarc). Windows will download all the
updates but not install them. The cut-off point seems to be updates past
925486. Everytime I turn on windows wants to download all these updates
but
can't install them. Help?

Can you tell me what all was involved with this "legalization" please? I
have a friend who has a PC with a bootleg copy of XP on it who would like to
"make it right".

TIA.

updates
 

tisza wrote:
I've just "legalised" my XP on a computer I bought. Windows
automatic update
says that there are a number of updates needed (about 80) most of
these seem to be already on the machine (Belarc). Windows will
download all the updates but not install them. The cut-off point
seems to be updates past 925486. Everytime I turn on windows wants
to download all these updates but
can't install them. Help?

BigRedWingsFan wrote:
Can you tell me what all was involved with this "legalization"
please? I have a friend who has a PC with a bootleg copy of XP on
it who would like to "make it right".

From the sounds of it - they either did a clean installation or a repair
installation:

- Clean...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

- Repair...
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

- They may have just changed the product key with the new/legitimate one
they acquired...
The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a
reinstall!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Link...46&clcid=0x409

Its probably better - all around - to perform a clean installation of
Windows XP and all applications after backing upii your data for the simple
fact that you know you have something 'not legitimate' on the machine now.
You don't know with 100% certainty what might have been changed in that copy
of the Windows XP that the installation was done with - but you do know that
it was possibly modified.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html