All Windows Updates Fail

Windows Update fails to install any of the 8 critical updates it finds. The
last successfull update I received was Microsoft Installer 3.1 in May. It was
previously suggested in an earlier thread to turn off automatic updates, then
to "C:\Windows\windowsupdate.log and rename the file", start automatic
updates, then rerun Windows Updates. I can't find windowsupdate.log and
how/what do I rename the file? Thanks for your patience.



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