[Referee 06]

Jim I am having the same problem, i.e., I can't download and install critical
updates. I have been "surfing" the web in order to resolve this problem with
no success thus far. Does anyone have any ideas re: this? I am running
Windows XP (Home) edition. I have read that if a system was restored to a
previous time and SP 1a was deleted or changed this can cause the problem???
Thanks for any assistance.

"Jim Norton" wrote:

> I was notified that there are three critical updates ready for downloading.
> Ihave tried several times to do so but get the message that the downloads
> "failed". What causes this? Is it because of Service Pack 2 which I recently
> installed?

[Jake]

Yesterday I was notified that KB898461 was available to download. I tried
numerous times and no luck. The 'Installing Updates' window appears, and the
computer freezes and I am then informed that the install was not successful.
My last updates were June 14 and all worked fine. I have sp2 installed. Must
be a Microsoft problem if more and more people are having problems.

Jake

"Referee 06" <Referee 06@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F0386ED6-A5EF-4FE6-BFB4-ACF258137F54@microsoft.com...
> Jim I am having the same problem, i.e., I can't download and install
> critical
> updates. I have been "surfing" the web in order to resolve this problem
> with
> no success thus far. Does anyone have any ideas re: this? I am running
> Windows XP (Home) edition. I have read that if a system was restored to a
> previous time and SP 1a was deleted or changed this can cause the
> problem???
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> "Jim Norton" wrote:
>
>> I was notified that there are three critical updates ready for
>> downloading.
>> Ihave tried several times to do so but get the message that the downloads
>> "failed". What causes this? Is it because of Service Pack 2 which I
>> recently
>> installed?