Unable to download updates

I currently have 79 XP updates to download and install. Whilst the updates
can be completed, I have tried now for over a week to actually install them
but each one fails. Disabling the anti virus software (F-secure) doesn't
work. As some of the updates are critical, can anyone help please?

Thank you for your help,

T5

*** Did you do a Repair Installation of XP ? ***

The downloads were completed, the installation of said updates has failed.
Please go to Start > Run > type in or copy&paste the below into the
Open: line

%windir%\windowsupdate.log

Click OK or press Enter.
Post the last 50 or so lines of the log into your reply.

Yes, I did a Repair

are you sure you have a guinune license
cause if it's not you can't download updates
what version of xp do you have?

Yes, it's definitely a genuine licence of XP with SP2 also.

I guess I need you guys to turn my PC firewall and enable the NIC card, can
anyone help me with that?

Since your post is a little unclear, here is a suggestion for starters:

Check that your version of Windows Installer is 3.1.4000.4039 by
typing at the Start menu Run "%systemroot%\system32" and then select the
file "msi.dll" . Under File|"properties" for this file you can see the
version number. In case it is not 3.1.4000.4039, then first install security
update KB927891 : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 .

I don't understand why you are asking about the NIC card unless you are
updating the driver which I don't recommend getting from MS update anyway.

As for F-secure av, have you had this problem before with F-secure
installed? Maybe you should read the FAQs at their website if you suspect
the problem has to do with their AV program.

i HAVE A SECURITY UPDATE FOR wINDOWS xp (KP920213) in my histoty that failed
to download. How do I down load it.

I keep getting the error message FATAL msi DLL 3.0, Version 3.1 is required.
This is a repair installtion.
How do I get the new dll?

same problem here
Windows update was running fine until I got SP3 installed
is there a bug on SP3?

PS My windows is a genuine one

Same problem as what?

In the meantime, try this:

From a command prompt, stop the Automatic Updates service, register
wups2.dll, restart the AU Service.

Start>Run>cmd [enter]
net stop wuauserv [enter]
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll [enter]
(close out of cmd)

Also see:

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 (applies to Service
Packs also):

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

If you need more help, provide the missing details - including what you've
already tried. The best place to get help with Windows Update questions is
in its newsgroup, microsoft.public.windowsupdate.


Thx it works now!

Glad to hear that sorted it for you. Thanks for taking the time to let me
know.

Try downloading this tool which is very effective.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...al-a-fix.shtml

- Download the Dial Fix
- Open the folder which is downloaded
- Click to open the Dial a fix.exe
- Put checks for all the Check Boxes & then Run


& then try Windows Update & you'll not de disappointed

i iam not sure how to ask a question but i want to know why when i have
loaded a genuine home office syudent 2007 onto my computer it tells me that
it has to be validated, then when i di that it woint do it can anyone help.

how do you ask questions on here please

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