Update repeatedly fails

I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
(KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.

I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed
successfully.

Can someone suggest a course of action, please?

'Drew

I have done a system restore and reinstalled the update and yet the same one
fails. It will download approximately 10% (according to the mouseover data
given by the update shield in the system tray) and then simply stop.

I'm afraid that if it is included as part of SP3, it's failure to install
properly will also cause SP3 to fail to install properly.

"'Drew" <drewmore@bogusmail.com> wrote in message
news:ec5qZeSqIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>(KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>
> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed
> successfully.
>
> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>
> 'Drew
>

Drew

Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until
tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK) may
be the problem.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


'Drew wrote:
> I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
> (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>
> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time
> installed successfully.
>
> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>
> 'Drew

Your response is completely meaningless to the OPs problem.
"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:enN57ATqIHA.1736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Drew
>
> Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until
> tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK) may be
> the problem.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> 'Drew wrote:
>> I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>> (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>>
>> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time
>> installed successfully.
>>
>> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>>
>> 'Drew
>
>

Verify whether or not that update applies to your system.
"'Drew" <drewmore@bogusmail.com> wrote in message
news:ec5qZeSqIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>(KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>
> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed
> successfully.
>
> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>
> 'Drew
>

Is it? Another example of a foolish post by you.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unknown wrote:
> Your response is completely meaningless to the OPs problem.
> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:enN57ATqIHA.1736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Drew
>>
>> Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until
>> tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK)
>> may be the problem.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> 'Drew wrote:
>>> I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>>> (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>>>
>>> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time
>>> installed successfully.
>>>
>>> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>>>
>>> 'Drew

I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know existed) from
MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of the VB script would
mitigate the need for that update as the vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I
installed v 5.7 so that now the update is unnecessary. It may have been all
along but I do not know which version of the script I had previously.

I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might contain this
failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3, it might cause all of
SP3 to be rejected.
"'Drew" <drewmore@bogusmail.com> wrote in message
news:ec5qZeSqIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>(KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>
> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time installed
> successfully.
>
> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>
> 'Drew
>

Drew

Next time you have problems with downloads from Microsoft you need to
get the Error code.

Select, Start, Help and Support, Keep your Windows up- to-date with
Windows Update, Review your Update History and click on the Failed Icon
(if any) in the Status Column.

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


'Drew wrote:
> I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know
> existed) from MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of
> the VB script would mitigate the need for that update as the
> vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I installed v 5.7 so that now the
> update is unnecessary. It may have been all along but I do not know
> which version of the script I had previously.
> I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might
> contain this failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3,
> it might cause all of SP3 to be rejected.
> "'Drew" <drewmore@bogusmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ec5qZeSqIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>> (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>>
>> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time
>> installed successfully.
>>
>> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>>
>> 'Drew

The error code for this failure is 0x8007F0F4

"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%238onkFVqIHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Drew
>
> Next time you have problems with downloads from Microsoft you need to get
> the Error code.
>
> Select, Start, Help and Support, Keep your Windows up- to-date with
> Windows Update, Review your Update History and click on the Failed Icon
> (if any) in the Status Column.
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> 'Drew wrote:
>> I found a reply in the Updates Newsgroup (which I did not know
>> existed) from MVP Mow Green who stated that installing version 5.7 of
>> the VB script would mitigate the need for that update as the
>> vulnerable DLLs were in v 5.6. I installed v 5.7 so that now the
>> update is unnecessary. It may have been all along but I do not know
>> which version of the script I had previously.
>> I was NOT trying to download SP3. I was concerned that it might
>> contain this failed update and that if it failed to install in SP3,
>> it might cause all of SP3 to be rejected.
>> "'Drew" <drewmore@bogusmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ec5qZeSqIHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>>> (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>>>
>>> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time
>>> installed successfully.
>>>
>>> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>>>
>>> 'Drew
>
>

Is it? Read his post. He is not trying to download and install SP3. Can't
you read?
"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:OrY0GnUqIHA.4112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is it? Another example of a foolish post by you.
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unknown wrote:
>> Your response is completely meaningless to the OPs problem.
>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:enN57ATqIHA.1736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Drew
>>>
>>> Where are you trying to get the SP3 update from? It's not due until
>>> tomorrow. Using download sites not authorised by Microsoft (SFAIK)
>>> may be the problem.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>>
>>> 'Drew wrote:
>>>> I have tried three times to install Security Update for Windows XP
>>>> (KB944338) and three times the installation has failed.
>>>>
>>>> I do not kow why as the other 3 updates offered at the same time
>>>> installed successfully.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone suggest a course of action, please?
>>>>
>>>> 'Drew
>
>