I have a question about Downloading Windows Updates:

My automatic updates haven't worked in a very long time. When I right click on the yellow shield on the task bar, it states I have 9 updates needed to install. However, whenever I try to install these updates, they fail. I don't know why this is but some help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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On the bottom of linked page are directions to reset, or repair Auto update. If it was Me, I would just turn it off. MS only releases them once a month anyway. http://www.amset.info/windows/auto-updates.asp

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Visited a friend's house the other day who had the same problem; I went to the Microsoft/Windows Update site & eventually it reported that "Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool ( KB 892130 ) " was needed. I proceeded to download, install, etc & after it rebooted, the "other" Updates were available. I did turn OFF the Automatic Updates & "hid" KB 905474 so it would not accidently be downloaded.

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You could try getting your updates through www.windizupdate.com.

The updates themselves come straight from M$, but instead of using M$s many megabytes 
of buggy update code scattered over countless files, widizupdate delivers all your 
updates through a deadly efficient browser plugin of only 350 kb. Works with Firefox, 
Netscape, Opera, K-Meleon...

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