Running XP Media Centre Edition

Auto Update stops and presents a window saying

"Some updates could not be installed" (with no explanation as to why)

The following could not be installed

Security Update for Flash Player (KB923789)
Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP (KB950760)
Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5
(KB923689)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB950759)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762)
Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 and 11
(KB941569)
Update for Windows XP (KB942763)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698)
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - June 2008 (KB890830)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376)

Any ideas as to what is wrong?

Rob...

Ignore the title of the KB - Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update,
from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Try Method 1, if not then Method 2.

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| Running XP Media Centre Edition
|
| Auto Update stops and presents a window saying
|
| "Some updates could not be installed" (with no explanation as to why)
|
| The following could not be installed
|
| Security Update for Flash Player (KB923789)
| Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP (KB950760)
| Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5
| (KB923689)
| Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB950759)
| Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762)
| Security Update for Windows XP with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 and 11
| (KB941569)
| Update for Windows XP (KB942763)
| Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698)
| Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
| Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - June 2008 (KB890830)
| Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376)
|
|
| Any ideas as to what is wrong?
|
| Rob...
|
|

That worked great.  Thanks, TaurArian!

I had exactly the same problem. Method 1 worked for me. Thanks very much.

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Thanks TaurArian, number one sorted me,

Rob...

I had same problem on my desktop and laptop. Method 1 worked for me

Method 1: Register the Wups2.dll file in Windows
To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:1. Stop the
Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:a.  Click Start,
click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b.  At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv

2. Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:a.  At the
command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll
Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition,
type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll  
b.  Click OK on each verification message that you receive.

3. Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following
command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
4. Exit the command prompt. To do this type exit, and then press ENTER.

Enjoy