Unable to get Windows XP updates

The Automatic Updates haven't been working lately because my computer's last update was Dec 2012.

Therefore I checked the MS website to see if there were any updates needed and ran the manual update.

It displayed a list of 17 updates needed but when Install was selected it gave an error that 0 of 17 updates were installed.

Problem: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded or installed

Microsoft Windows XP

Security Update for Windows XP (KB2758857)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2770660)Update for Windows XP (KB2779562)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2753842)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2757638)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB2742596)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 x86 (KB2736416)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB2756918)Update for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (KB2798897)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2778344)Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2792100)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2799494)Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP x86 (KB2789643)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2802968)Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2797052)Security Update for Windows XP (KB2780091)Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - February 2013 (KB890830)

I tried running the Updates again but had the same problem.

The MS error screen only displays the names of the updates that failed (see above) without any steps for resolution.

Any suggestions?

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