Re: Windows Update disappears

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Any errors in windowsupdate.log?

How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server Update Services installation issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602

1. See the "Need more help? Tell us what problem you are having" section of http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527

2. You cannot install some updates or programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798

3a. Check Windowsupdate.log (%windir%\Windowsupdate.log) for errors associated with the download/install.

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

3b. Compare errors to those listed here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blogs/mowgreen/index.php?showentry=1122 and/or go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com > click on Help and Support link in left pane > Solve problems on your own.
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debraleecarlin wrote:
Windows Update offered to update my computer to SP3. I accepted, and a box
came up saying it was getting ready to download. Then the box disappeared,
and there was no evidence of Windows update, and I still was at SP2. Does
anyone know what would cause this behaviour? Thanks.

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