Windows update failed to install 92 updates

I have been using my old desktop as a small server and I looked at it today
and it had some updates to be installed. This is strange because it is set
to automaticly download and install these updates. I tried to do it manually
and it downloaded them and then failed to install all 92 updates.

I looked around for some answers and tried to do the manual validation
through the web, validated without a hic-up so I tried again but got the same
thing. Also tried disabling all anti-virus/firewalls with no luck.

I am using xp home sp2 and this is the list of updates. Any help would be
great

Critical Update for Office XP on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB885884)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885836)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB888302)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB891781)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890859)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
Update for Windows XP (KB910437)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927)
Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562)
Update for Windows XP (KB900485)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB908531)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB911280)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683)
Update for Windows XP (KB922582)
Update for Windows XP (KB916595)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685)
Update for Windows XP (KB920872)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213)
Update for Windows XP (KB930916)
Update for Windows XP (KB927891)
Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB929123)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398)
Update for Windows XP (KB938828)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 10 for Windows XP (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938127)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB936021)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729)
Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows XP (KB941202)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460)
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
Update for Windows XP (KB942763)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941568)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB944653)
Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 and 11
(KB941569)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941644)
Update for Windows XP (KB942840)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943485)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (KB110806)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB944533)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB946026)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB943055)
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - March 2008 (KB890830)

Ignore the title - 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

Try it and post back.

looking good, only on 5 of 92 but it's showing "done!" rather than failing
every one.

If I don't post back they all worked, or it failed and I solved my problem
with a baseball bat.

Either way problem solved!
Thanks

all is good, no bat required. now to get microsoft to not need a user to
install automatic updates.

Pleased the bat wasn't required and all is good.
K

[chickens]

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