failed / error lines in C:\windows\KBxxxxxx.log files (Is this normal?)

My OS: Windows XP Home SP2

I was exploring logs in my C:\windows directory and found some curious entries in the KBxxxxxx.log files (which I'm guessing are automatic update logs).

Is it normal to have failed/error lines in KBxxxxxx.log files such the ones shown below? If not, how might I be able to address the issue? I did a few searches on this BBS for strings from the quoted excerpts below but didn't find anything that seems to relate.

These are certainly not all of the failed/error lines in the log. I hope this info is enough to help you draw a conclusion.

Here are some added thoughts (in the event the failed/error lines are not normal).

Could the issue I had in this thread be related? (That SFC issue was discovered/resolved after the KBxxxxxx.log files were created. I suspect that cab file was corrupt for quite some time.)

Perhaps I should just wait until the next series of automatic updates come from MS and compare log characteristics.

Is WinXP smart enough to keep track of the failures/errors it encounters and fix them later when it is able?

The automatic updates SEEMED to go smoothly. If they didn't actually go smoothly, perhaps a prominent notification by the OS would be appropriate.

OK...enuf rambling...I'll wait for opinions and/or advice.

 

"What you see is 'normal' I think - I checked out my log for the same update and found similar lines. "

Thanks, Pete. It's comforting to know someone other than me has the same "failed/error" stuff. It's a little disconcerting sometimes for me to discover these things.

I hope I don't seem like a pest. I'm just on a mission to have a better understanding of "errors" and anomolies (as I initiallly perceive them anyway) I find and make sure my computer is CLEAN and secure. (Yep, I found another issue via SysInternals' "RootkitRevealer ", but I am going to save that for another thread if I don't come up with enough conclusive info on my own.)

"Download and run qfecheck.exe from Microsoft "

I downloaded, installed, and ran qfecheck.exe /v from the command prompt in a DOS window and all of the hotfixes it listed (41) showed up as "Current on system."

"I have Updates set to notify and always go to the Update site so that I can see what it wants to download "

Sounds like a good way to go. I will do that too. Then I can keep closer tabs on exactly what I'm installing...and create restore points before installing.

Thanks again.