Automatic updates fail to install

After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
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Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

Download the latest Windows Update Agent: (Applicable to your version of
Windows)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
Type "Location of your file here" /wuforce in the run command and press
Enter. You don't even need to restart your PC!
For example: if your file is stored in C:\Downloads, you need to type
exactly like this:

"C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

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Rey


"Ed H" wrote:

After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

No, that didn't fix it.???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.


"Rey Santos" wrote in message
...
Download the latest Windows Update Agent: (Applicable to your version of
Windows)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
Type "Location of your file here" /wuforce in the run command and press
Enter. You don't even need to restart your PC!
For example: if your file is stored in C:\Downloads, you need to type
exactly like this:

"C:\Downloads\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /wuforce

--
Rey


"Ed H" wrote:

After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

See if this helps,
Joan

Have you looked at : 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
Ignore the title.


--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

"Ed H" wrote in message
...
After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
that "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

I think that did it. The yellow flag is gone and the CPU is finally at rest
but when I go to the update site it says I need to register so I click yes
and then it says the page can not be displayed? I don't know if I or windows
is the problem.
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.


"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
See if this helps,
Joan

Have you looked at : 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
Ignore the title.


--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

"Ed H" wrote in message
...
After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
that "so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
--
Windows Update-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

Ed H wrote:
After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???

What is the *exact* message displayed ?

Regarding KB943144, did you install the latest Version of the Windows
Update Agent *and* register wups2.dll at a Command Prompt ?


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



Ed H wrote:

I think that did it. The yellow flag is gone and the CPU is finally at rest
but when I go to the update site it says I need to register so I click yes
and then it says the page can not be displayed? I don't know if I or windows
is the problem.

Yes and yes and all is well, thank you all very much.
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.


"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote in message
...
What is the *exact* message displayed ?

Regarding KB943144, did you install the latest Version of the Windows
Update Agent *and* register wups2.dll at a Command Prompt ?


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



Ed H wrote:

I think that did it. The yellow flag is gone and the CPU is finally at
rest but when I go to the update site it says I need to register so I
click yes and then it says the page can not be displayed? I don't know if
I or windows is the problem.

Ed H wrote:

Yes and yes and all is well, thank you all very much.


You're mowst welcome, Ed.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============

--
GMBC


"Ed H" wrote:

After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

Check this out:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144


"GasMaBaCris" wrote in message
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GMBC


"Ed H" wrote:

After a repair installation Automatic updates doesn't work. My computer
seems to constantly be down loading files, and I keep getting messages
that
"so and so" update was not successfully installed. Checked for
spyware/virus, all clear. ???
--
Ed H
Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2
60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.

Hello,

I have exactly the same problem. I followed the instructions above but
I still get automatic updates prompting me to install an update which
is not installed successfully - and this perpetually repeats with the
CPU at 100% - so the PC is very slow.

the update that does not install is : SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
(KB948109).

I followed the instructions on 'Updates are not installed successfully
from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic
Updates after you perform a new Windows XP installation or you repair a
Windows XP installation' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144)

however on step 1b when I type
net stop wuauserv
I get a message: "System error 2 has occurred. The system cannot find
the file specified." So I proceeded to disactivate automatic updates
via the control panel before proceeding to step 2. Step 2 did something
- it seems it recognized wups2.dll. However once doing this step I still
get the same problem.

Please help.
Thanks.
Raff


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Remolbarca

I am having the exact same problems that you are experiencing. I too did all
the steps as are outlined at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144. It
still does not work. I also noticed, that the four updates that are trying
to install contain 0 bytes and 0 time to download when I checked them on the
MS update website.
In addition my installer does not work either, but I will post a separate
message for that cumbersome problem.
Monika


"Remolbarca" wrote in message
...

Hello,

I have exactly the same problem. I followed the instructions above but
I still get automatic updates prompting me to install an update which
is not installed successfully - and this perpetually repeats with the
CPU at 100% - so the PC is very slow.

the update that does not install is : SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2
(KB948109).

I followed the instructions on 'Updates are not installed successfully
from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic
Updates after you perform a new Windows XP installation or you repair a
Windows XP installation' (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144)

however on step 1b when I type
net stop wuauserv
I get a message: "System error 2 has occurred. The system cannot find
the file specified." So I proceeded to disactivate automatic updates
via the control panel before proceeding to step 2. Step 2 did something
- it seems it recognized wups2.dll. However once doing this step I still
get the same problem.

Please help.
Thanks.
Raff


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Remolbarca