I am sure this has been covered before, but I am using Outlook Express and I
do not know how to search the archives.

I have XP Pro installed with SP3 and plenty of memory, both disk and on
board (2gb). I tried Microsoft Update and received the message that 11
updates failed to install, even after several tries. Is there a definitive
fix to this problem? The updates apparently downloaded OK.

Thanks,

Gordo

CrystalBall© sez...

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

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

gordo wrote:
> I am sure this has been covered before, but I am using Outlook Express and
> I
> do not know how to search the archives.
>
> I have XP Pro installed with SP3 and plenty of memory, both disk and on
> board (2gb). I tried Microsoft Update and received the message that 11
> updates failed to install, even after several tries. Is there a definitive
> fix to this problem? The updates apparently downloaded OK.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gordo

Try this
You cannot install updates that you download from the Windows Update Web
site on a Windows XP-based computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934648/en-us

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> CrystalBall© sez...
>
> 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
>
> NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery
> installs.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> gordo wrote:
>> I am sure this has been covered before, but I am using Outlook Express
>> and I
>> do not know how to search the archives.
>>
>> I have XP Pro installed with SP3 and plenty of memory, both disk and on
>> board (2gb). I tried Microsoft Update and received the message that 11
>> updates failed to install, even after several tries. Is there a
>> definitive
>> fix to this problem? The updates apparently downloaded OK.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Gordo
>