William Lurie wrote:
Automatic Updates tells me there is an update for Silverlight, and I
allow it to download and install. Its progress bar progresses and
finishes, and the message above it changes, and indicates that that
"update could not be installed." The balloon continues to tell me that
updates are ready to install. I've rebooted, done CHKDSK......what next?

I'm reposting this....still hoping for a solution to the problem.
I don't like the steady warning that updates are waiting ro be installed.