Ignore the title of the KB article - 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

Install the WU Agent
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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"ploughman" <ploughman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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| It appears that during disk maintence I may have moved some XP update
| pointer. Current updates cannot be installed by Automatic Updates. Accessing
| Windows XP Update page I am notified that I have to download and install a
| new Windows Update check program which fails. It informs me to check my
| update history, this shows that all update prior to the last 10 have not been
| installed. Prior to the maintenance I had downloaded and generated an SP3
| disc. Using this it seems that my PC is upto date. BUT the current Automatic
| updates and New Window Update check program still fails.