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Windows Updates - Status is either cancelled or failed yet Windows Updates does not prompt for a redownload
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Windows Updates - Status is either cancelled or failed yet Windows Updates does not prompt for a redownload
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 5:33 am
Posted by Freakish
(21 messages posted)
After viewing my update history in the Windows Update website, I have found out that
some of my updates have either 'cancelled' or 'failed' as their status. Most of the
new updates have 'succeeded' as their status.
The problem is that the Windows Update website and Windows XP's Automatic Updates
do not prompt me to redownload these updates. (I set Automatic Updates to notify
before downloading.)
I have also viewed the hidden updates in the Windows Update website in case I have
accidentally hidden some updates, but there are none listed there.
The updates that have either 'cancelled' or 'failed' as their status are not listed
on the Windows Update website updates list even if they have been marked as high
priority.
Does anyone know of a fix for this? I am worried that my copy of XP contains security
problems that not have been patched for months.
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re: Windows Updates - Status is either cancelled or failed yet Windows Updates does not prompt for a redownload
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 6:04 am
Posted by Deb
(916 messages posted)
Have you tried going to the windows update website and scanning for updates, then
downloading them?
On Friday, October 19, 2007 at 5:33 am, Freakish wrote:
>After viewing my update history in the Windows Update website, I have found out
that
>some of my updates have either 'cancelled' or 'failed' as their status. Most of
the
>new updates have 'succeeded' as their status.
>
>The problem is that the Windows Update website and Windows XP's Automatic Updates
>do not prompt me to redownload these updates. (I set Automatic Updates to notify
>before downloading.)
>
>I have also viewed the hidden updates in the Windows Update website in case I have
>accidentally hidden some updates, but there are none listed there.
>
>The updates that have either 'cancelled' or 'failed' as their status are not listed
>on the Windows Update website updates list even if they have been marked as high
>priority.
>
>Does anyone know of a fix for this? I am worried that my copy of XP contains security
>problems that not have been patched for months.
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re: Windows Updates - Status is either cancelled or failed yet Windows Updates does not prompt for a redownload
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 6:57 am
Posted by Freakish
(21 messages posted)
I have downloaded some updates from the Windows Update website but most of the time
I just get them from Automatic Updates.
The updates that are marked as 'cancelled' and 'failed' don't appear as available
updates in Windows Updates. Automatic Update does not prompt me to download them,
as if those updates are treated as 'successful' updates.
On Friday, October 19, 2007 at 6:04 am, Deb wrote:
>
>Have you tried going to the windows update website and scanning for updates, then
>downloading them?
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>
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re: Windows Updates - Status is either cancelled or failed yet Windows Updates does not prompt for a redownload
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 7:34 am
Posted by Mark
(328 messages posted)
Not sure if this is your plight, but I ran into this after a repair install and I
went to "re-update" my Windows Updates, I had to choose method 2....
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
try this.....
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