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Windows Update Fails
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Original Message
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Name: Badmanrc
Date: March 6, 2006 at 15:43:33 Pacific
Subject: Windows Update FailsOS: WinXP ProCPU/Ram: Athlon 64 3500+, 2GBModel/Manufacturer: --- |
Comment: Whenever i try to install updates from windows update it always fails. It will download but when it tries to install it says fail. Now everytime i go to windows update it says update already downloaded and when it tries to install it, it just fails again. Does anybody know why it fails?? Thanx for any help. ps. I DO have a legit version of Windows Ryan
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Response Number 2
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Name: lurkswithin
Date: March 6, 2006 at 15:53:27 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Some times the switch for the installation is damaged and windows update keeps seeing it as uninstalled...but then it is checked and found to be already installed... find the same installation in add/remove and uninstal it and then let windows reinstall the update and install the correct notifier. IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE,
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Response Number 3
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Name: per
Date: March 6, 2006 at 15:58:52 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Usually in the window of the updates it gives a failure code in the upper rt corner. You will need to click on it and follow the links. It can get very involved. You may have to go to the forum and dig out the problem. http://computervitals.com/
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Response Number 4
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Name: per
Date: March 6, 2006 at 16:06:44 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Start here. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?query=0x800a01ae&dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=B0DE109D-10E1-4C3C-BCC9-8EB7A22FC6A0&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us http://computervitals.com/
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Response Number 6
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Name: Badmanrc
Date: March 6, 2006 at 20:05:25 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I did all the above and it still fails. It is trying to download WGA Validation Tool by the way. Because it cant install this it means that i cant even scan my computer i find what updates it needs to download manually from another site. I tried uninstalling the Windows installer 3.1 and when i went to windows update it tried to download it and reinstall it but that failed upon trying to reinstall too, so i know its nothing to do with the WGA thinking my windows is not Legit. Anymore ideas guys?? Thanks
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Response Number 7
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Name: Johnw
Date: March 6, 2006 at 20:13:37 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Double check that something has'nt altered this.
Start > Run, type in regedit & press Enter.
Press F3, type in > regdone & press Enter.
Right click on regdone, click on modify & make the value 1.
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Response Number 9
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Name: mph100
Date: March 9, 2006 at 18:13:22 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Are you using a program that protects some registry keys,such as Reg Defend? It caused some of my updates to fail to install.
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