Unfortunately, going to the install history does not show anything since I
repaired the install. So I have no error codes.
Anyone have a suggestion how to proceed?
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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
Can't figure that out?
Get Dial-a-Fix:
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Dial-a-fix
Use its options to fix:
- Windows Installer
- Windows Update
- All the Registration Center options.
Turn off the "Empty System32\Catroot 2"
Do NOT do "Flush SoftwareDistribution".
Then click "GO" and wait until it is done... Reboot will be needed.
- Download/Install Windows Update v3.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.0.6000.381/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe
(You *may* need to install it using the command line switch "/wuforce"
right after the reboot - immediately after logging in.)
- Download/Install the 927891 patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A
- Reboot.
- Visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan for/install updates.
- Come back and let us know how things went!
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en#AffinityDownloads
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2. Please go to the Desktop and double click the downloaded file to install
it.
3. Please select C:\Windows\System32 as the destination folder during the
Iinstallation (Note: We assume C:\ is the system partition). Later we will
use this tool to reset the current permission settings on the machine.
Step 2:
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1. Click Start, Run, type: notepad C:\reset.cmd and press Enter. Choose Yes
when you are prompted.
2. Copy the following commands and then paste them into the opened Notepad
window:
@echo off
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f
@Echo =========================
@Echo Finished.
@Echo =========================
@pause
3. After you paste the above commands, please close the Notepad window.
Choose Yes when you are prompted to,
then luckily i was able to see the discussion on this problem; i went to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 and followed the directions and all
76 updates were installed
"Download/Install the 927891 patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A"
It told me that something that should have been done was not completed....
Wow, that sure was a clue... ahem....
So, I went back and did everything including wiping out the history of
updates, that is, I did the ""Flush SoftwareDistribution".
Then I went to bed.... This AM I awoke to find that MotherBill had secretely
installed the "Installer." I then had it put in the "Advantage." THEN I was
able to get the 10 skillion security updates...
Came back there to say THANKS.... and also then saw the link to the
explanation about XP/repair from CD...
SO thanks all.... Now I'm off to the PayPal site to make a donation....
Regards,
Mike Gorman
Enlighten us, oh follower of Allah. How about which version of 7 and what
error. Your deity may be able to read minds, but most others cannot.
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If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
There are 4 updates that have continuously been trying to run...the system
goes through installation, reboots my machine and when it restarts I am told
the updates failed. I have also tried shutting down to install the
updates...goes through installation at shutdown, configuration at start up,
then when I log in the same message that the updates failed.
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) cleanly installed about 3 months ago.
The updates are:
Visual Studio 2005 - Security update for Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1
Redistributable Package (KB973923)
Windows 7 - Update for win 7 for x64 based systems (KB976972)
Windows 7 - Update for win 7 for x64 based systems (KB977074)
Office 2007 - Update for Microsoft outlook 2007 Junk email filter (KB977839)
Anything I can do to make these load successfully? I will try running gone
at a time and see if any succeed...