TheGrimm
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Windows update fails to download updates
Hello all,
I have recently come across an interesting problem with a server running Windows 2000 server with SP4. When attempting to download and apply selected patches etc from Windows update the update process constantly ends up in failure. I have attempted the updates several times (as per the Microsoft instructions) and in each case my browser ends up on the end page with the list of patches I selected in red. Any help any of you can provide would be appreciated.
TG
I have recently come across an interesting problem with a server running Windows 2000 server with SP4. When attempting to download and apply selected patches etc from Windows update the update process constantly ends up in failure. I have attempted the updates several times (as per the Microsoft instructions) and in each case my browser ends up on the end page with the list of patches I selected in red. Any help any of you can provide would be appreciated.
TG
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You can also make a note of the patches "KBnnnn" and go to download.microsoft.com and get them yourself.
Also, check the security attributes for the various "application" directory that MS chose to comingle as part of the operating system - ie, Internet Explorer, NetMeeting, Outlook Express, Games, etc. If windows can't write to these directories because they've been restricted, hidden, etc. then this will cause many updates to fail. This is because Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, etc. are "parts of the operating system" and not the standalone "applications" that any sane company would have made them.
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As an addendum to my original post, the Windows Update log also contains the following errors:
"Library download error. Will retry. (Error 0x80190193)"
Thanks.
"Library download error. Will retry. (Error 0x80190193)"
Thanks.
ThanQ