RE: Windows Updates Fail To Download!

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WU Updates still fail to download, I wonder if I need to re-install? Is there
a way to re-install?
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kaleo


"Jeff Teel" wrote:

> The subject of Windows Updates may be a familiar topic but I think this is a
> new issue that I have not seen here on this NG. There have been topics about
> Windows Updates failing for one reason or another and with the introduction
> to WU v6 at least the one of WU failing when previously viewing a SharePoint
> web has been resolved.
>
> Tonight I was running WU (the v6 one) and started the update by going to the
> Control Panel and clicking on Windows Update link on the left hand column of
> the page. This is on an XP Pro workstation. When entering Windows Update
> that way I received a "Updates Failed To Download" error message. I tried
> downloading one of the updates manually and installing it and that went fine
> but when going back to Windows Update again by clicking the link in Control
> Panel the same error occurred. After going to Windows Update by starting IE
> and using the link under tools the updates downloaded and installed without
> any problems.
>
> I don't know if there is another dll conflict like there was with SharePoint
> but updates have consistlantly failed to download for me when getting there
> thru the Control Panel.
>
> Has anyone else experienced the same??
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
>
>
>
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