can't download security updates

[dorothy]

I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to download
then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried turning
off the firewall but that did not make any difference.

I have XP home, SP2, a dial-up connection to internet which means the
downloads should take hours so I know nothing has come in.

 

[Ron Badour]

Try this newsgroup which is dedicated to update problems:
microsoft.public.windowsupdate

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Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007


"dorothy" <dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:734ECC7C-F006-4A7D-8753-BDBEAC9B1D57@microsoft.com...
>I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to
>download
> then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried
> turning
> off the firewall but that did not make any difference.
>
> I have XP home, SP2, a dial-up connection to internet which means the
> downloads should take hours so I know nothing has come in.

 

[Clark]

"dorothy" <dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:734ECC7C-F006-4A7D-8753-BDBEAC9B1D57@microsoft.com...
>I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to
>download
> then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried
> turning
> off the firewall but that did not make any difference.
>
> I have XP home, SP2, a dial-up connection to internet which means the
> downloads should take hours so I know nothing has come in.

What update is not working, you know update yada yada failed to install.
(that would really help)

Clark

 

[dorothy]

I can't download any thing. There is no specific error message, it just says
it didn't download. I have never been able to get updates since I upgraded to
XP about 6 mos ago. Going directly to the microsoft site doesn't help.

It says I need some tool to download, but that won't work either, same thing.

I did get something initially, awhile back, but they were incomplete.

Thanks for replying.
"Clark" wrote:

>
> "dorothy" <dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:734ECC7C-F006-4A7D-8753-BDBEAC9B1D57@microsoft.com...
> >I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to
> >download
> > then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried
> > turning
> > off the firewall but that did not make any difference.
> >
> > I have XP home, SP2, a dial-up connection to internet which means the
> > downloads should take hours so I know nothing has come in.
>
> What update is not working, you know update yada yada failed to install.
> (that would really help)
>
> Clark
>
>
>

 

[dorothy]

I don't find a forum with that specific name. I can't figure out how to get
to the windows update forum. I am probable dense but this site is very
difficult to use and find what I want.

Thanks

"Ron Badour" wrote:

> Try this newsgroup which is dedicated to update problems:
> microsoft.public.windowsupdate
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
>
>
> "dorothy" <dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:734ECC7C-F006-4A7D-8753-BDBEAC9B1D57@microsoft.com...
> >I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to
> >download
> > then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried
> > turning
> > off the firewall but that did not make any difference.
> >
> > I have XP home, SP2, a dial-up connection to internet which means the
> > downloads should take hours so I know nothing has come in.
>
>
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Click here:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...655-a5d5-4c07-bdb0-90caf9f30c42&lang=en&cr=us
Or here:
http://tinyurl.com/g4gm2 (same place, just a shorter URL.)

Or, use a real newsreader like Outlook Express. Just click here:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"dorothy" <dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05946201-DD32-475E-AB23-08C80DC51E36@microsoft.com...
>I don't find a forum with that specific name. I can't figure out how to get
> to the windows update forum. I am probable dense but this site is very
> difficult to use and find what I want.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Ron Badour" wrote:
>
>> Try this newsgroup which is dedicated to update problems:
>> microsoft.public.windowsupdate
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Ron Badour
>> MS MVP 1997 - 2007
>>
>>
>> "dorothy" <dorothy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:734ECC7C-F006-4A7D-8753-BDBEAC9B1D57@microsoft.com...
>> >I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to
>> >download
>> > then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried
>> > turning
>> > off the firewall but that did not make any difference.
>> >
>> > I have XP home, SP2, a dial-up connection to internet which means the
>> > downloads should take hours so I know nothing has come in.
>>
>>
>>

 

[Plato]

=?Utf-8?B?ZG9yb3RoeQ==?= wrote:
>
> I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to download
> then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried turning
> off the firewall but that did not make any difference.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4

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[Plato]

=?Utf-8?B?ZG9yb3RoeQ==?= wrote:
>
> I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to download
> then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried turning
> off the firewall but that did not make any difference.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4

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http://www.bootdisk.com/

 

[Paul Knudsen]

> I choose update and get the list. I choose to download. It starts to download
> then a window pops up that says updates failed to download. I tried turning
> off the firewall but that did not make any difference.

Maybe something messed up your system. Try a repair install. If that
doesnt' help you may have to do a format and clean install. Take a
backup of course.
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