Windows Update not installing

Hi guys
During download the warning: Automatic MSUpdates from Windows may not be installing because they are not "˜Logo tested’ & I should contact my administrator?.
Installation begins, then the advice that the installation has not been sucessful probably because. a)I wrongly clicked a Trust Certificate, or b) my internet explorer security settings are two high.
The IE security settings are at default levels
& im not clicking the certificate.
any help gratefully received.

 

winxp update

Turn off antivirus in background & try again

 

Thankyou rancher for the suggestion
sounded good to me so
Disabled the Symantec SystemWorks
but still unable to install.
regards

 

Hello alcheme,

Can't help you with this particular problem, however, there is a different, and I think a better way to install MS updates for XP.

When you are in the MS update site, click on MS Catalog Update (on the left side of the Web Page under "see also "). This will take you to a new window where you search for updates for either XP Home or Pro. The Upadates here are downloadable for installation at a later time offline under better circumstances. Save the updates for re-install if ever you have to re-load XP. The updates now can be easily reversed by using System Restore as well.

Regards - Charles

 

Thankyou Charles for your good thoughts
My 'See also' offers two options "about Windows Update "
& "Support information ", neither of which seemed to offer a Home or Pro search option. may not be @ the same address?

 

I'm not familiar with that particular error message, but see if this helps.
Error "Software update incomplete, this Windows Update software did not update successfully." (Q319585)

 

Thankyou Kevin
Everything went smoothly on (Q319585) until the final stage of removing the activeX controls.
When deleting iuengine.dll received warning
"cannot delete file: cannot read from the source file or disk "
the 4 that remain un removed are Norton Protected
C:\Recycled
C:|ddnre|recycled
help : )

 

I haven't ever used any Norton utilities other than NAV. I'll have to leave that for someone familar with the application.

 

MS Updates

charlesvar I don't get that menu in winxpp! Instead under "see also" is About windows update & support information!

 

Hello alcheme and Rancher,

Below is the XP MS catalog update address. No idea why your MS update site doesn't have this option. Let me know how this worked for you.

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp?corporate=true

Regards - Charles

 

MS-updates

Thanks for the link Charles, went there, tested the thing & still only installs selected updates, can not save to disk

 

Hi Rancher,

The link is about WinXP catalog updates. This is the only
site that I've run across that mentions this option. Not sure why its such a secret.

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/howto-10.html

Regards - Charles

 

Thanks

Hey Charles, thanks that link worked