Windows updates failed to install, then disappeared!!!

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I am setting up a PC by wiping out Win2K and installing WinXP Pro. It
installed fine then I went to do Windows updates. I selected 18 or 20 of
them and told it to go ahead and install. I came back a while later and
there was a message listing all of the updates in red, saying none of them
installed properly. So I rebooted.

Now Windows update only shows updates I have installed since then, only 4 or
5. The others don't show up as failed installed, missing installs or
anything - they just don't appear anyhere!

Are they installed or not? How can I check?

Thanks,
Mich

 

[alceryes]

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Are you sure ALL of them had the red X? You can check your add/remove
programs list many of the installs show up there.
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"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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>I am setting up a PC by wiping out Win2K and installing WinXP Pro. It
> installed fine then I went to do Windows updates. I selected 18 or 20 of
> them and told it to go ahead and install. I came back a while later and
> there was a message listing all of the updates in red, saying none of them
> installed properly. So I rebooted.
>
> Now Windows update only shows updates I have installed since then, only 4
> or
> 5. The others don't show up as failed installed, missing installs or
> anything - they just don't appear anyhere!
>
> Are they installed or not? How can I check?
>
> Thanks,
> Mich
>
>

 

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Yes they do show up there. Why don't they show up when I am on the Updates
site and ask to see updates I have installed?

"Alceryes" <replytopost@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:ufGdnbxPHdFfP7ncRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> Are you sure ALL of them had the red X? You can check your add/remove
> programs list many of the installs show up there.
> --
>
>
> "I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
> - Alceryes
>
> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
> news:uhEjMiehEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >I am setting up a PC by wiping out Win2K and installing WinXP Pro. It
> > installed fine then I went to do Windows updates. I selected 18 or 20
of
> > them and told it to go ahead and install. I came back a while later and
> > there was a message listing all of the updates in red, saying none of
them
> > installed properly. So I rebooted.
> >
> > Now Windows update only shows updates I have installed since then, only
4
> > or
> > 5. The others don't show up as failed installed, missing installs or
> > anything - they just don't appear anyhere!
> >
> > Are they installed or not? How can I check?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mich
> >
> >
>
>

 

[alceryes]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Was one of the updates new drivers for your network card or modem (whatever
you use to connect to the internet)? I've had it happen before where I
downloaded Microsoft's update for a NIC and before it was finished
installing it tried to go to the 'finished installing updates' page in IE.
Of course I got a 'page cannot be displayed' but everything worked on
reboot. If it doesn't get to the finished page MS might not log that you
installed the updates properly.
In any case I wouldn't worry about it. As long as the updates got installed
your OK.
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"I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
- Alceryes

"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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> Yes they do show up there. Why don't they show up when I am on the
> Updates
> site and ask to see updates I have installed?
>
> "Alceryes" <replytopost@thankyou.com> wrote in message
> news:ufGdnbxPHdFfP7ncRVn-tA@comcast.com...
>> Are you sure ALL of them had the red X? You can check your add/remove
>> programs list many of the installs show up there.
>> --
>>
>>
>> "I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
>> - Alceryes
>>
>> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
>> news:uhEjMiehEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >I am setting up a PC by wiping out Win2K and installing WinXP Pro. It
>> > installed fine then I went to do Windows updates. I selected 18 or 20
> of
>> > them and told it to go ahead and install. I came back a while later
>> > and
>> > there was a message listing all of the updates in red, saying none of
> them
>> > installed properly. So I rebooted.
>> >
>> > Now Windows update only shows updates I have installed since then, only
> 4
>> > or
>> > 5. The others don't show up as failed installed, missing installs or
>> > anything - they just don't appear anyhere!
>> >
>> > Are they installed or not? How can I check?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Mich
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>