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hey u all people
help me!!!
i have windows xp sp2 in my box and every time automatic update runs it is not able to install the updates!!! and i m now worried whether this is a big problem or not??? plz help!!
this thing started only after i downloaded and installed sp2
Ok... asking nicely gets you a long way... demanding kinda makes people wanna punch you in the mouth!
what exactly does it say that makes you believe that it isnt installing the updates?
are the updates downloading?
maybe the service pack was corrupt.... you'll have to answer a few questions to help us understand it better before we could give a decent answer.
CTO
no the updated are downloading fine but when i try to install them it shows the message:
<name of the update>...failed to install
but when i try to install to re-install them again and again many times then 4 out 10 updates gets installed but 6 still are not able to be installed on the computer!!!
first: is your version of xp pirated -- i ask this because windows blocks certain serial numbers from updating
second: what are the updates that are failing -- i ask this because it may be missing a pre-requisite (i could not get the .net framework 1.1 patch to install until i installed another patch first)
ALso .. various Parasites (Spyware/Adware) and some worms will block the installation of MS updates. example of this is the Gaobot family (see Symantec)
usually this is a SP installation situation, and it will tell you that you have an invalid Product key.. that is the message.. but certainly I have heard of some very non-friendly warez copies of Xpee.. esp one "cracked"sp2 update file..Quote:
first: is your version of xp pirated -- i ask this because windows blocks certain serial numbers from updating
I am not sure if this will help:
Do a search for "Belarc Advisor" download and run it. It will put up a report in your browser. Look down the bottom left for any Windows updates marked with a red "X". These are ones that haven't worked properly, but have left stuff on your system.
Make a note of any that have failed then go into "Add/Remove Programs" and see if you can uninstal them. Then try to download again.
Belarc also tells you which ones worked :)
sorry to reply late
no my XP isnt pirated and it was the microsoft's site from where i got SP2 in my machine and it worked fine. but the updates i download now dont get installed easily i have to try it again and again in order to install them.Quote:
is your version of xp pirated -- i ask this because windows blocks certain serial numbers from updating
yes, .net framework 1.1 created some trouble but when i tried to install it 5th or 6th time it installed on my pc so i dont know whether this may be the reason!!!Quote:
i could not get the .net framework 1.1 patch to install until i installed another patch first
i already have scanned my pc for Gaobot family using Panda AV and it detected none!!!Quote:
ALso .. various Parasites (Spyware/Adware) and some worms will block the installation of MS updates. example of this is the Gaobot family (see Symantec)
still if u think there can be some adware/spyware problem do tell me!!!
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Do a search for "Belarc Advisor" download and run it. It will put up a report in your browser. Look down the bottom left for any Windows updates marked with a red "X". These are ones that haven't worked properly, but have left stuff on your system.
Make a note of any that have failed then go into "Add/Remove Programs" and see if you can uninstal them. Then try to download again.
Belarc also tells you which ones worked :)
hey i thinnk Balarac has nothing to do with this because all the updates are getting installed on my friend's pc!!!!
Make sure you have closed all programs before updating, ...including your real time AV scanning...and any other utilities you may have running.
Also...MS offers free support on security patch errors etc..via email...which I have used before .
I had to clear out a temp folder that the update creates...but that was a long time ago..and I cannot remember the specifics...
Anyway..
Heres a link to MS
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
If your XP is legit..they will fix it
MLF
Hi,
You missed the point..................I meant to get the software and use it to check if your updates have worked.Quote:
hey i thinnk Balarac has nothing to do with this because all the updates are getting installed on my friend's pc!!!!
Belarc is a good tool, NOT malware :D
It tried it but it didnt improved the problemQuote:
Make sure you have closed all programs before updating, ...including your real time AV scanning...and any other utilities you may have running.
If this is possible plz give me the email address or the link which i can useQuote:
Also...MS offers free support on security patch errors etc..via email...which I have used before .
This didnt worked at all, it looked like the same thing i have used many times earlier!!!Quote:
Heres a link to MS
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
If your XP is legit..they will fix it
I got it and it says all the updates are working!!!!Quote:
You missed the point..................I meant to get the software and use it to check if your updates have worked.
Belarc is a good tool, NOT malware
what to do now? :-(
NEO
OK
1. If you are running WinSonar, cancel the process.
2. Run Belarc and do a copy and paste of the list of all the MS updates you have got.
3. Click on your Windows Update icon. That should take you to the MS site where it should load the latest version of the update program.
4. Check for updates, select one and try to apply it (make a note of its number). Check if MS says it has worked or not.
5. Reboot
6. Run Belarc again and check what it says happened to the update.
It sounds as if your update system has become corrupted. I think morganlefay is right about some temporary file, I can vaguely remember that myself, but it was a long time ago :)
Whilst you have the Microsoft list of available updates, compare it to the Belarc list of ones that have worked.................are there any matches? What I am saying is are MS offering you updates that Belarc says you already have?
Cheers
That link works for me...an on that page is a link
"Get help and support"
Then you put your mouse over it and left click..this will then take you to a support page.
Or can you not even load the page????
Try this then Troubleshooting windows update
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...oot.aspx?ln=en
If you cannot get to the windows update site...than I think you have malware that is blocking it...and you need to clean your machine first.
IMHO...format and reinstall...
MLF
It sounds like your a home user, but I'd thought i would throw this out there in case your joined to a domain:
About 5 or 6 updates would fail here on both XP and 2000 os's when updating under local Administrator. We found that if your joined to a domain, you must be signed in as a domain administrator to do these last updates. Makes no sense to me, but thats just what we found.
good luck!