Posted October 14, 200816 yr Hello, Not sure if this got answered or not but here goes from a non pro. I had this problem and fought with it for 6 hours. Finally, after reading a lot of the posts, I went to the microsoft express download site and wrote down all the download names. KB905474,KB110806,KB954154,ETC. then instead of trying to get the microsoft system to download all 11 critical updates, i just typed in each individual download name and downloaded it. I rebooted each time and it all got downloaded. The crux of the SOLUTION is to go to the firewall/proxy settings and type in the following exactly, http://*.update.microsoft.com and add it to your site. Additional sites are: https://*.update.microsoft.com and add it to your site. Additional sites are: http://download.windowsupdate.com and add that to your permissible sites. You get to this firewall/proxy setting by clicking on tools then internet options then click the Security header then click on the " trusted sites " and then type in the three names that I gave you at the beginning. Close the box. I went back to the microsoft update site and tried to download any updates that I hadn't already individually downloaded and it went as smooth as silk. Hope it's not too confusing to follow the above instructions. This was unnecessarily mind ripping and for no real reason. It should have been an easy fix. Good Luck !!! I have windows xp professional with service pack 3 "Vinay" wrote: > I have tried over 50 times to download windows updates (both express > automatic and custom) over the last two weeks but everytime I get a message > that updates failed to install. However, I am able to download "office" > updates. I have windows XP professional.
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