Window Update

I get a message to install update on the update icon in my task bar, and
nothing updates. If I go to the update zone It tells me to update "Xp SP3"
but there is 0 on the size of the files. If I click download updates nothing
download. Anyone can help? Same thing happens every day

When I try to install certain updates I get the code 80070005.

When I try to install certain updates I get the code 80070005.  Annyone got
the answer?
Bill Weaver

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installationhttp://msmvps.

WinXP SP3 - Read all prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2008/05/08/windows-xp-sp3-read-all-prerequisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx

You are not offered the option to install Windows XP Service Pack 3 when you
use the Windows Update Web site or Automatic Updates:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955307


Translation: The installer for SP3 has already been downloaded by Automatic
Updates.

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support for WinXP SP3 was
available from 14 April 2008 thru May 2009.  Such support will cost you
US$59 per incident now.

HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com

frustratedUser wrote:Assuming it really is SP3 for Windows XP and *not*

Assuming it really is SP3 for Windows XP and *not* something else...

Verify what specific version of Windows XP you have first...

Start button --> RUN
(no "RUN"?  Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
--> type in:
winver
--> Click OK.

The picture at the top of the window that opens will give you the general
(Operating System name) while the line starting with the word "version" will
give you the rest of the story.  Post _both_ in response to this message
verbatim.  ;-)

Do you have an HP branded computer with an AMD processor?
(If so - answer and wait.  If not, answer and continue with the steps.)

Once you have provided that information, I suggest a little cleanup...

Do all of this in the order given.  Do not skip a step because you
think/know you have done it before.

If you experience any errors, get any strange messages, want further
explanation for any step - come back.  Post messages word-for-word.
Describe exactly what you see around the message and what you did right
before that may have caused the message.

Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.

Download and run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

Reboot.

Search your registry for %fystem and replace the "f" with an "s".  May be
three or four matches, may be none.  You may even have to take ownership
of the keys in order to make the change.

Then...

Ignore the title and follow the sub-section under "Advanced Troubleshooting"
titled, "Method 1: Reset the registry and the file permissions"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949377
*will take time
(** Ignore the last step - you will install SP3 - but not now.)

Reboot.

Download/install this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

After installing, do the following:

Start button --> RUN --> type in:
--> Click OK.
(The quotation marks and percentage signs and spacing should be exact.)

Reboot.

Download/Install the latest Windows Installer (for your OS):
( Windows XP 32-bit : WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe )
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

Reboot.

and...

Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive.  After saving it to the root
of the C:\ drive, do the following:

Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.

Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
--> Click OK.

(If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and click on
NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...

Bill Weaver wrote:Verify what specific version/edition of Windows you have

Verify what specific version/edition of Windows you have first...

Start button --> RUN
(no "RUN"?  Press the "Windows Key" + R on your keyboard)
--> type in:
winver
--> Click OK.

The picture at the top of the window that opens will give you the general
(Operating System name) while the line starting with the word "version" will
give you the rest of the story.  Post _both_ in response to this message
verbatim.  ;-)

Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.

Download and run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

Reboot.

If you have 32-bit Windows - try this...

How do I reset Windows Update components?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

Reboot and try to update again.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of theseWeb

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
Consider this: Whenever a new error condition appears on your computer, it
is almost certain that there was some change to the computer soon before the
problem began.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it is by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware do not identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is
being carried along. Don't install any extras you are not sure of.

Bill Weaver wrote:Bill, is there a reason why you hijacked another's thread?

Bill, is there a reason why you hijacked another's thread?
Perhaps you could start your own thread, detailing the problem. Make sure
you tell us what updates and perhaps you could even tell us what operating
system.

BTW - 80070005 - is Access Denied
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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
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