All windows updates failing xp

This unit was sold by Dell as Vista capable and should run Windows 7 or 8. For Windows 8. Windows Updates fail to install. I'm rebooting the system and it's doing…something. Maybe it will work this time. No, in fact, it just tries to update when shut down, but it never succeeds; it just takes lots of time shutting down. Any more thoughts. Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions.

Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by rfritz33 Solved. Windows XP fails to update. So here I am. Any suggestions? All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Solution 1. Accepted Solutions. PudgyOne 8 Krypton. Important: Restart the computer, and then run Windows Update again. Renaming the software distribution folder will erase your history on the Windows Update Site.

Anytime you wish to check what updates are installed you can: - Start button Control Panel Programs Under Programs and Features - click View installed updates. Rename the Catroot2 folder 1. Click Start, type cmd in the Start Search box, right-click cmd. Important: Do not rename the Catroot folder. The Catroot2 folder is automatically recreated by Windows, but the Catroot folder is not recreated if the Catroot folder is renamed. To reinstall Windows Update Agent - download the relevant file for your system and save it to a drive where Vista is not loaded because the file cannot be launched directly from the system root directory.

D: is the drive where Windows is not installed ie a flash drive or a 2nd hard drive etc. Was this reply helpful?

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Every single update I have always fails when I try to upload it. Thus, I had to do this before running Windows Update every time. It wasn't hard to find other reports of the same problem , and this trick has, apparently, not helped everyone.

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