Now this is a curly one.....there are a few dll files you need to run via
the 'run' option to enable this to update...probably due to your copy of xp
not being validated. Only a suggestion but a friend of mine had this
problem...you will find the answer if you 'google' your problem

"Darren" <Darren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C07F2A5C-3C43-4DBA-AB70-7AEEE2AC9C59@microsoft.com...
>I was prompted for some new updates and I allowed the automatic updates to
> download and install the updates. When I shut down the PC next time,
> there
> is 2 updates that need to be installed on shutdown. Clicking on the
> shutdown
> icon to allow this, I get the usual prompt that update 1 of 2 is being
> installed and that the PC will shutdown when this is complete. I can
> leave
> the PC over 12 hours and it will never complete the first update.
> How can I determine what update is being applied?
> How can I determine what error is occuring or why the update is not
> completing?
> How can I remove these from my shutdown sequence?