Re: Reinstalling failed updates on WinME

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From: Taurarian (taurarianREMOVECAPS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:50:28 +1100

You'll have to install the failed updates manually

You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166

Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what you want,
Click the “Go To Download Basket” link. Type in or browse to the location where you
want the updates saved to and then Click the “Download Now” button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD if you want.

Other link which may be of interest:

Search for a download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en

The history will still show the failed updates but once successfully installed it
will show the updates as also installed further up the list.

"Daffronius" <Daffronius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1A3D2796-CC0A-460D-8BA4-030FAA9E4E6E@microsoft.com...
>I just reinstalled WindowsME on my computer, and was updating all the
> critical updates. At the same time, I was transferring files from one of the
> other computers on my home network. Anyhow, Windows update quit responding,
> and I let the computer sit for about 15 minutes while I ate dinner, hoping
> something was just running slow.
> When I returned, the computer was frozen, so I manually shut it off and
> restarted it. Upon starting Windows update, it showed I only had a couple
> more updates to go. When I looked at the update installation history, all of
> the updates had failed.
> Now my question is (to anyone that can help), How can I get the updates to
> clear from a failed status, and reinstall them?
> I have already been into my control panel, and clicked on the box to restore
> hidden items (updates that have been rejected), but that didn't help...
>
> Thanks for any offered help!

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